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STEM

STEM Faculty Land Grant to Recruit, Retain Underrepresented Students

Tuesday, April 11, 2017, By Elizabeth Droge-Young

Four Syracuse University professors, led by John Tillotson, associate professor and department chair of science teaching, have received a three-year, $999,719 National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to support recruitment and retention of underrepresented students in science, technology, engineering and math…

Campus & Community

Register Now to Explore the University’s Robust Research Computing Resources

Tuesday, April 11, 2017, By Christopher C. Finkle

The upcoming series of Computing Colloquies is designed to help campus researchers identify and make the most of the diverse array of campus computing resources available at Syracuse University. All faculty, students and staff conducting, planning or supporting research activities…

Campus & Community

2017 University Scholars Selected

Monday, April 10, 2017, By News Staff

Twelve graduating seniors have been named as the 2017 Syracuse University Scholars, the highest undergraduate honor that the University bestows. The University Scholars will represent the entire graduating class at the May 14 Commencement ceremony. On Wednesday, May 10, the…

Campus & Community

Peter Cronin Named Vice President for Development

Thursday, April 6, 2017, By News Staff

A highly accomplished institutional advancement officer with more than 30 years of experience in higher education has been named Syracuse University’s new vice president for development. Peter Cronin, who has spent the last three decades conceptualizing, leading and managing comprehensive…

STEM

Martin J. Whitman School of Management’s M.S. in Finance Program Achieves STEM Designation

Wednesday, April 5, 2017, By Kerri D. Howell

The Martin J. Whitman School of Management’s M.S. in Finance program has been designated as a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) program, effective May 15, 2017. This marks the second graduate program at the Whitman School with the STEM…

Arts & Culture

Summer Linguistics Boot Camp Immerses Students in African Luyia Languages

Wednesday, April 5, 2017, By Kathleen Haley

Students interested in learning more about the field of linguistics—and delving deep into a set of African languages—are encouraged to enroll in a new summer course, Linguistics Boot Camp. Under the direction of Assistant Professor Christopher Green, students will review…

Campus & Community

SBIR/STTR Federal Grant Opportunities Workshop on April 21

Wednesday, April 5, 2017, By Pamela Whiteley McLaughlin

Learn how to access over $2 billion in annual grant opportunities. The Blackstone LaunchPad is sponsoring a SBIR/STTR Federal Grant Opportunities workshop on April 21 from 1–3:30 p.m., in the Blackstone LaunchPad and Peter Graham Scholarly Commons on the first…

STEM

Q&A With Victoria Tumanova

Tuesday, April 4, 2017, By News Staff

Victoria Tumanova, assistant professor of communication sciences and disorders in the College of Arts and Sciences, recently received a $10,000 New Investigators Research Grant from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. The award supports new scientists who have earned their doctorate degree…

Campus & Community

Memorial Service to Be Held for Professor Emeritus William Mangin

Tuesday, April 4, 2017, By News Staff

A memorial service will be held for William “Bill” Mangin, emeritus professor of anthropology in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs and College of Arts and Sciences, on Monday, April 17, from 4-6 p.m. in the Founders Room…

Business & Economy

Alumnus Honored for Entrepreneurship in Making Bagels an American Staple, Philanthropy

Monday, April 3, 2017, By Kathleen Haley

Marvin Lender ’63 has many wonderful memories about his family’s bagel bakery while growing up. Lender remembers the times he would stand at a bench making bagels by hand—a skill that could take up to a year to learn—in the…