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Onondaga Citizens League to Begin New Study
The Onondaga Citizens League (OCL) will begin its latest community study–“How CNY Works”–with three identical “scoping” (or design) sessions the week of August 22-26. The sessions are free and open to the public. The sessions will be held as follows:…
Sociology Department Presenting at ASA Conference in Seattle
More than a dozen professors, Ph.D. students and researchers in the Department of Sociology are participating in the 111th Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association (ASA) in Seattle Aug. 20-23. They join approximately 4,000 other sociologists for four days…
Lillian Slutzker, Longtime Benefactor of Syracuse University, Passes Away
Lillian Slutzker, a longtime supporter of Syracuse University and the former owner of Manny’s athletic apparel store on Marshall Street, passed away on Thursday, August 18, at the age of 98. She is predeceased by her husband, Emanuel, who died…
VPA’s Warren Named New York Choral Director of the Year
The New York chapter of the American Choral Directors Association (NYACDA) has named John Warren, associate professor and director of choral activities in the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ Rose, Jules R. and Stanford S. Setnor School of Music,…
Campus Framework Open Forums, Fall Construction Information Sessions Announced
As students, faculty and staff return to campus for the start of the fall 2016 semester, Syracuse University today announced an extensive slate of Campus Framework open forums and fall construction information sessions. The new schedule comes on the heels…
Physicist Awarded NSF Grant to Study Collective Behavior of Active Matter
A physicist in the College of Arts and Sciences has been awarded a major grant to support her ongoing study of active matter—collections of self-driven entities that take energy from the environment to produce coordinated motion. Syracuse’s newest Distinguished Professor,…
University Prepares to Welcome Newest Students
Each year, the Office of First-Year and Transfer Programs, in collaboration with a number of University departments, hosts Syracuse Welcome, the University’s new student orientation program for incoming, full-time, undergraduate students. Preparations to welcome the more than 4,000 first-year and…
Burdick Leads Study on Social Housing Projects in Brazil
The National Science Foundation and the Economic and Social Research Council of the United Kingdom have awarded $597,000 to a project led by Professor John Burdick (anthropology) to observe differently organized social housing projects in downtown Rio de Janeiro, to…
Alumni Welcomed Back to ‘Your Happy Place’ for Orange Central
Alumni from around the world will be welcomed back to campus for Orange Central homecoming weekend Sept. 15-18. This year, the theme for Orange Central is “Welcome Back to Your Happy Place.” Orange Central is a once-a-year celebration for the…
Summer Snaps 2016
What are you doing on your summer vacation? See how members of the University community are having fun as the summer kicks into gear.