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Media, Law & Policy

Hillary Clinton Speaks at Toner Award Ceremony

Tuesday, March 24, 2015, By Wendy S. Loughlin

Dan Balz of The Washington Post is the winner of the 2014 Toner Prize for Excellence in Political Reporting. He was honored at an event Monday night in Washington, D.C., where former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton delivered the…

Campus & Community

Members Named to Group to Assess SA, GSO Concerns on Free Speech

Tuesday, March 24, 2015, By News Staff

Four students, a faculty member and a staff member have been appointed to a new working group to consider revisions to the University’s Computer and Electronic Policy that will address concerns regarding free speech across campus. Chancellor Kent Syverud announced…

Media, Law & Policy

Cold Case Justice Initiative Presents Case on U.S. Human Rights Violations to United Nations

Monday, March 23, 2015, By Scott McDowell

Paula Johnson and Janis McDonald, law professors and co-directors of the Cold Case Justice Initiative (CCJI) at the College of Law, were at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, during the week of March 16. There they met with staff…

Campus & Community

Orange Circle Awards to Be Presented March 26

Monday, March 23, 2015, By News Staff

Syracuse University’s 2015 Philanthropy Week celebration will culminate with the Orange Circle Awards, honoring members of the SU community who have done extraordinary things in the service of others. The awards will be presented after the Phanstiel Lecture on Thursday,…

Arts & Culture

E.C. Osondu G’07 Returns to Syracuse for Carver Reading Series March 25

Friday, March 20, 2015, By Renée K. Gadoua

The Raymond Carver Reading Series in the College of Arts and Sciences continues with E.C. Osondu G’07, the series’ James Breuer Distinguished Author. On Wednesday, March 25, Osondu will participate in a Q&A session from 3:45 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.,…

Arts & Culture

Humanities Center Explores ‘Hoodoo’ Spirituality March 23

Friday, March 20, 2015, By Rob Enslin

The Humanities Center in the College of Arts and Sciences continues its Spring Symposia series with a celebration of contemporary Hoodoo, an indigenous African American spiritual tradition. Katrina Hazzard Donald, a professor at Rutgers University-Camden, will lead a program titled…

Campus & Community

University Signs on to ‘Justice and Dignity’ Resolution

Friday, March 20, 2015, By Kevin Morrow

Syracuse University is a signatory of, and participant in, a resolution supporting social justice and human dignity authored by the National Association of Schools and Colleges of the United Methodist Church (NASCUMC). Chancellor Kent Syverud has appointed Tiffany Steinwert, dean…

Campus & Community

Philanthropy Week Celebration Starts Monday

Friday, March 20, 2015, By News Staff

On Monday, March 23, Syracuse University begins its annual Philanthropy Week celebration, a series of events to raise awareness about the critical role philanthropy plays at the University—and in society as a whole.

STEM

Research Reveals Biological Barrage that Corrodes Orthopedic Implants

Wednesday, March 18, 2015, By Matt Wheeler

About half a million people receive hip replacements worldwide every year. Of these, a small percentage will develop health complications due to their implant. Complications like inflammation and infection, even damage to bone and tissue, can become so severe that…

Nobel Laureate Robert J. Shiller to Speak at Maxwell School

Wednesday, March 18, 2015, By News Staff

Renowned behavioral economist and 2013 Nobel Laureate in Economic Sciences Robert J. Shiller will deliver the inaugural Paul Volcker Lecture in Behavioral Economics on Thursday, March 19, at 4 p.m. in Maxwell Auditorium. The lecture, “Speculative Prices, Inflation, and Behavioral…