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Vice President Biden to Deliver Keynote at Toner Prize Celebration in Washington, D.C.

Friday, February 21, 2014, By Cyndi Moritz

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden L’68 will be the keynote speaker at the award celebration for the Toner Prize for Excellence in Political Reporting on March 24 in Washington, D.C. The Toner Prize, sponsored by the S.I. Newhouse School of…

Accounting Students to Offer Free Income Tax Assistance

Friday, February 21, 2014, By News Staff

Accounting students in the Whitman School of Management will offer free income tax assistance to SU students, faculty and staff on three Fridays: Feb. 28 and March 21 and 28. The Beta Alpha Psi Free Tax Assistance group will be in…

New Director of Native American Studies Program Named

Thursday, February 20, 2014, By Sarah Scalese

The Native American Studies Program in The College of Arts and Sciences has a new director. Formerly a visiting faculty member at the University of Notre Dame, Scott Manning Stevens will lead the college’s rapidly growing interdisciplinary program in Native…

Work of Artist Jason Hanasik on View in Smith Hall

Thursday, February 20, 2014, By Erica Blust

The Department of Foundation in the College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) is presenting “Turn, Twirl and Dip,” an exhibition of work by artist Jason Hanasik, through Thursday, March 6, at J&J Smith Gallery in Smith Hall. A closing…

STEM

Physics Professor Lisa Manning Named Sloan Research Fellow

Tuesday, February 18, 2014, By Kathleen Haley

M. Lisa Manning, assistant professor of physics in The College of Arts and Sciences, studies the mechanics of how biological cells move and grow, and how granular materials fail. As an early career scientist, she is being recognized for her…

Health & Society

Falk College Announces New Bachelor of Science in Food Studies

Monday, February 17, 2014, By Michele Barrett

The Falk College has announced a new bachelor of science degree in food studies. The new program, which is now enrolling majors for fall 2014, provides a thorough understanding of food systems, politics and economies, from production to consumption locally,…

Campus & Community

University Lectures’ Spring Semester Kicks Off Feb. 25 with Chris Hayes

Monday, February 17, 2014, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

MSNBC host Chris Hayes will speak about the crisis of authority in American life in the first University Lectures event of the spring 2014 season on Tuesday, Feb. 25, at 7:30 p.m. in Hendricks Chapel. Hayes is the first guest…

Media, Law & Policy

Authority on Mexico-U.S. Relations to Join Maxwell School Faculty

Friday, February 14, 2014, By News Staff

A noted Latin American scholar, policy maker, teacher, diplomat and journalist has been named the inaugural Jay and Debe Moskowitz Endowed Chair at the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs. Rafael Fernández de Castro, founder and chair of the…

Media, Law & Policy

College of Law Student Wins ABA Student Writing Competition

Friday, February 14, 2014, By Cyndi Moritz

Sean J. Quinn ’06, a third-year student in the SU College of Law, has been named the winner of the 12th annual American Bar Association (ABA) Health Law Student Writing Competition. His winning entry was titled “Down on the Pharma:…

Health & Society

National Institute of Health Awards SU Psychologist $2 Million Grant

Friday, February 14, 2014, By Sarah Scalese

The statistics are staggering and the impact on children and their families can be overwhelming. But, one psychologist in The College of Arts and Sciences is preparing to embark on a significant research project that may generate insights that will…