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Falk College Celebrates the 60th Anniversary of the School of Social Work

Wednesday, April 26, 2017, By News Staff

The Falk College School of Social Work commemorated its 60th anniversary at a celebration event Friday, April 21 at Drumlins Country Club in Syracuse. Guests were welcomed with remarks from Keith Alford, director of the School of Social Work, as…

Campus & Community

Student Teams Advance to State Business Plan Competition Finals

Wednesday, April 26, 2017, By Pamela Whiteley McLaughlin

SUNY Polytechnic Institute (SUNY Poly), University at Albany’s School of Business and Syracuse University will host the eighth annual New York Business Plan Competition (NYBPC) on Friday, April 28, in Albany, New York. Eleven Syracuse University student venture teams will…

Media, Law & Policy

Syrian Accountability Project to Release Report on the 2016 Siege of Aleppo

Wednesday, April 26, 2017, By Martin Walls

Siege—the blockade and subjugation of a city—is an ancient and enduring strategy of war, responsible for some of the cruelest events in modern conflict: the battles of Sevastopol during the Crimean War, of Leningrad during World War II, and of…

Campus & Community

McNair Research Symposium: In Honor of an Astronaut, a Path at Syracuse to Hope and Dreams

Wednesday, April 26, 2017, By Sean Kirst

Ericka Jones-Craven grew up with a deep presence in the church. Jones-Craven’s father was an Apostolic elder. Her mother served as a missionary. Attending worship services was a regular part of Jones-Craven’s Georgia childhood. That ended, at least for a…

Campus & Community

Humanities Center Fellowships Underscore University Commitment to High-Impact Research

Tuesday, April 25, 2017, By Rob Enslin

Every year, the Humanities Center in the College of Arts and Sciences offers a range of highly competitive fellowships to Syracuse University faculty and graduate students. These awards, which directly align with the University’s commitment to high-impact research, encompass semester-long…

Syracuse.com

Cripping the Comic Con: A New Super Hero

Tuesday, April 25, 2017, By Ellen Mbuqe

Kate Corbett Pollack ‘16, from the Disability Cultural Center, was quoted in a Syracuse.com story “SU’s ‘Cripping’ the Comic Con event teaches how not all heroes have super-strength.”

Campus & Community

Winners of the Excellence in Graduate Education Faculty Recognition Award Announced

Tuesday, April 25, 2017, By News Staff

The Syracuse University Graduate School Programs has announced the winners of the annual Excellence in Graduate Education Faculty Recognition Award. The winners are Mark Heller, James H.  Henderson, Azra Hromadžić, Elisabeth Lasch-Quinn, Zunli Lu and Erin J. Rand. The Graduate…

Legal Insurrection

Associate Professor Miriam Elman writes about the teenagers who objected to assignment to defend the Holocaust

Tuesday, April 25, 2017, By Ellen Mbuqe

Miriam Elman, associate professor of political science, wrote a news article for Legal Insurrection entitled Teens Honored for Objecting to School Assignment to Defend Hitler’s Genocide Against Jews

Leonard Burman

Professor, Public Administration and International Affairs and Paul Volcker Chair in Behavioral Economics
Campus & Community

Syracuse University Recognized as the ACC Conference Winner for the EPA Green Power Challenge

Monday, April 24, 2017, By News Staff

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has recognized Syracuse University as an Individual Conference Champion of the 2016-17 College & University Green Power Challenge for using more green power than any other school in the Atlantic Coast Conference. In addition, the…