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Campus & Community

December Construction Update

Tuesday, December 6, 2016, By News Staff

Dear Students, Faculty and Staff: Though we spend quite a bit of time in preparation for our annual summer construction season, we always take advantage of windows of opportunity with less people on campus to accomplish work with minimal or…

Campus & Community

Alpha Phi Alpha Celebrates Founder’s Week

Monday, December 5, 2016, By News Staff

Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.’s Delta Zeta Chapter will be celebrating the general organization’s 110th anniversary with a series of events that are committed to manly deeds, scholarship and love for all mankind. The fraternity’s commitment to service, leadership and…

STEM

Researchers Discover Way to Make Surfaces Less Vulnerable to Disease-Causing Bacteria

Wednesday, November 30, 2016, By Kathleen Haley

Professor Dacheng Ren and his team of researchers are seeking ways to stop the spread of microbes, and they may have found a solution.

Arts & Culture

Mexican Immigration Scholar Gilberto Cárdenas to Visit Syracuse Dec. 1

Tuesday, November 29, 2016, By Rob Enslin

A leading scholar of Mexican immigration, who is also the owner of the world’s largest private collection of Latino art, is making a rare visit to Syracuse University. Gilberto Cárdenas, professor of sociology and executive director of the Notre Dame…

Campus & Community

Law Enforcement Officers Take Part in Training on Implicit Bias

Wednesday, November 23, 2016, By Ellen Mbuqe

Public safety personnel from all over Central New York met for a unique training seminar at Syracuse University to tackle the issues of unconscious bias. The training was led by minister, researcher, master teacher and human developmentalist Bryant T. Marks….

STEM

Stanford’s Carla Shatz to Deliver Kameshwar C. Wali Lecture Dec. 8

Wednesday, November 23, 2016, By Rob Enslin

Syracuse Symposium continues its yearlong look at “Place” with a visit by world-renowned neurobiologist Carla Shatz. A professor of biology and neurobiology at Stanford University, Shatz will deliver this year’s Kameshwar C. Wali Lecture in the Sciences and Humanities titled…

Business & Economy

Whitman School Establishes Institute for Entrepreneurial Society

Wednesday, November 23, 2016, By Kerri D. Howell

The Martin J. Whitman School of Management is establishing the Institute for an Entrepreneurial Society (IES), supported by a $1.75 million grant from the Charles Koch Foundation. The institute will produce high-quality research on the political economy of entrepreneurship, educate…

STEM

Four Questions with Professor of Linguistics Jaklin Kornfilt

Monday, November 21, 2016, By Keith Kobland

Linguistics Professor Jaklin Kornfilt, a member of the Languages, Literatures and Linguistics (LLL) faculty since 1983, specializes in syntactic theory, theoretically informed linguistic typology, and the syntax—morphology interface, with special emphasis on the syntax and morphology of Turkish and of…

Veterans

Life Trustee Daniel A. D’Aniello ’68 to Serve as Next Co-Chair of the IVMF Advisory Board

Thursday, November 17, 2016, By Sarah Scalese

A Syracuse University Life Trustee will assume an important, new role on campus. Daniel A. D’Aniello ’68, chair and co-founder of The Carlyle Group, one of the world’s largest and most successful investment firms, is the new co-chair of the…

Campus & Community

University Holds ‘Implicit Bias’ Training for Department of Public Safety and CNY Law Enforcement

Wednesday, November 16, 2016, By Christine Grabowski

As part of an ongoing effort to increase cultural competency, improve understanding of issues related to diversity and inclusion, and provide professional growth opportunities for campus and community law enforcement officers, the Division of Campus Safety and Emergency Services will…