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Arts & Culture

Philosopher Wins Major Book Award

Tuesday, January 5, 2016, By Amy Mertz

Frederick Beiser, professor of philosophy in the College of Arts and Sciences, has won the 2015 Journal of the History of Philosophy (The Johns Hopkins University Press) Book Prize. The prize, which includes a $5,000 award, is in recognition of…

Media, Law & Policy

Jay Alter ’16 Continues University Broadcast Tradition

Tuesday, December 22, 2015, By Keith Kobland

For one of the leading broadcast schools in the country, it’s a story with a familiar ring. A young talented broadcaster, after honing his skills at Newhouse and WAER, becomes a familiar voice, announcing regionally and nationally televised sporting events….

Media, Law & Policy

Photographer Gregory Heisler Settles into a New Career

Tuesday, December 22, 2015, By Emily Kulkus

A few decades ago—when darkrooms and Kodachrome were staples of professional photography—a “hotshot” photographer spoke at the Rochester Institute of Technology about his extremely successful career. In the audience sat an eager young college student who worked up enough courage…

Health & Society

School of Education Administrator, Educator Receives Prestigious Award

Thursday, December 17, 2015, By Jennifer Russo

Kathy Hinchman, associate dean for academic affairs in the School of Education and professor in the Reading and Language Arts Center, received the Albert J. Kingston Service Award given by the Literacy Research Association (LRA). Formerly the National Reading Conference,…

A Message from Chancellor Kent Syverud

Wednesday, December 16, 2015, By News Staff

December 16, 2015 Dear Parents: Over the last few days, many of you have reached out to me, the Department of Public Safety (DPS), or a member of the University’s leadership team to express your concern about the safety of…

Arts & Culture

Film Student Inspired by Human Connection

Wednesday, December 16, 2015, By Kathleen Haley

While attending college in her home country of Romania, Ioana Turcan G’17 befriended a family of cemetery caretakers. A close-knit group, they welcome her for weekend visits and holidays. They are also Roma. Turcan spent a year documenting them for her film.

Campus & Community

Scholar Spotlight: Ryan Hackett ’16

Wednesday, December 16, 2015, By Cyndi Moritz

Ryan Hackett, a student in the College of Arts and Sciences and the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, is a double major in political science and international relations. He was recently selected to represent Syracuse University at the…

Arts & Culture

Gift Establishes Joan and Bill Brodsky Image Preservation Initiative

Tuesday, December 15, 2015, By Pamela Whiteley McLaughlin

Dean of Libraries David Seaman has announced the creation of the Joan and Bill Brodsky Image Preservation Initiative, funded by a generous gift from alumni Joan (Breier) and Bill Brodsky. This initiative will contribute substantively to preserving and providing access…

Crowston, Østerlund Funded for New NSF Citizen Science Project

Tuesday, December 15, 2015, By Diane Stirling

Two School of Information Studies (iSchool) faculty members are exploring new ways of combining the efforts of citizen scientists and machine learning algorithms to classify data from a National Science Foundation-funded research initiative called “the most complicated experiment ever undertaken in…