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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

Falk College Research Center Hosts Falk Student Research Celebration April 17-20

Tuesday, April 11, 2017, By News Staff

The Falk College Research Center will host the inaugural Falk Student Research Celebration April 17-20 to highlight Falk students’ research collaboration and their dedication to advancing research knowledge. Posters will be on display beginning April 17 near the second-floor student…

STEM

Biology Professor Named to National Academy of Sciences Committee

Monday, April 10, 2017, By Amy Manley

Susan Parks, assistant professor of biology in the College of Arts and Sciences, has been appointed to the National Academy of Sciences Committee on Offshore Science and Assessment. As part of the National Academies’ Ocean Studies Board and Board on…

Media, Law & Policy

Christine Jolls to Deliver the Third Annual Paul Volcker Lecture

Monday, April 10, 2017, By News Staff

Christine Jolls will deliver the Third Annual Paul Volcker Lecture in Behavioral Economics from 4-5:30 p.m. Thursday, April 13, in Maxwell Auditorium. The lecture, “Lawmaking in a Behavioral Economics World: The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s Present and Future,” is free…

Arts & Culture

Fifth Annual ‘Cripping’ the Comic Con Goes Global, Registration Now Open

Friday, April 7, 2017, By Shannon Andre

The fifth annual “Cripping” the Comic Con symposium is Saturday, April 22, from 9 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. in Schine Student Center.  Students, faculty, staff and community members can register now using the “Cripping” the Comic Con online registration form….

Arts & Culture

SUArt Galleries Presents ‘Let’s Be Dragons: Wild Seeds’; Annual Master Of Fine Arts Exhibition

Friday, April 7, 2017, By News Staff

The Syracuse University Art Galleries announces “Let’s Be Dragons: Wild Seeds,” the annual exhibition of the master of fine arts [M.F.A.] thesis candidates from the College of Visual and Performing Arts. Wild Seeds features the artwork of nine emerging artists: Loren…

Business & Economy

WISE Symposium to Inspire and Empower Women Entrepreneurs and Business Leaders

Friday, April 7, 2017, By Lindsay Wickham

Women Igniting the Spirit of Entrepreneurship (WISE) is bringing powerhouse guest speakers to the 15th annual WISE Symposium on Tuesday, April 25, to inspire an anticipated audience of hundreds at SKY Armory in Syracuse. The event runs from 8 a.m….

Campus & Community

School of Architecture Awards 2017-18 Boghosian Fellowship to Linda Zhang

Thursday, April 6, 2017, By Elaine Wackerow

Syracuse Architecture has selected architectural designer and educator Linda Zhang as the Harry der Boghosian Fellow for 2017-18. She will succeed Assistant Professor Maya Alam, the school’s inaugural Boghosian Fellow. Zhang is currently a Fellow in Residence at the Center…

Arts & Culture

Libraries’ Spring Exhibition ‘You Are Here’ Opens April 20

Wednesday, April 5, 2017, By Pamela Whiteley McLaughlin

Syracuse University Libraries’ spring exhibition, “You Are Here: Expanding the Concept of Place,” opens with a reception on April 20 from 4:30-6 p.m. in the gallery on the sixth floor of Bird Library. Through a selection of rare books, pamphlets,…