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Campus & Community

Study participants needed

Monday, July 11, 2011, By News Staff

A graduate student in the Department of Child and Family Studies at Syracuse University is looking for families in Central New York to participate in a study on sibling relationships and family support for children who have experienced bullying in
elementary school.

Bertini to receive Borlaug CAST Communication Award

Friday, May 20, 2011, By News Staff

Catherine Bertini, professor of practice in public administration, has been awarded the 2011 Borlaug CAST Communication Award by the Council for Agricultural Science and Technology (CAST). Established in 1986, the annual award honors Nobel Prize winner Norman Borlaug and Charles…

Arts & Culture

Syracuse International Film Festival announces visiting artist

Tuesday, May 17, 2011, By News Staff

Israeli film director Dani Menkin has been selected to receive a visiting artist grant that will bring him to Syracuse for four months to live and work in the community. Menkin recently was awarded a Schusterman Visiting Artist Grant from…

Arts & Culture

SU unveils professional graduate certificate in language teaching

Monday, May 16, 2011, By Rob Enslin

In response to the shrinking global economy and the growing influx of immigrants to the United States, Syracuse University’s College of Arts and Sciences is offering the certificate of advanced studies (CAS) in language teaching. The certificate is a 12-credit…

Catherine Bertini appointed to USAID Advisory Committee

Friday, May 13, 2011, By News Staff

Catherine Bertini, professor of practice in public administration, has been appointed by the administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to a two-year term on its Advisory Committee on Voluntary Foreign Aid, which facilitates the exchange of ideas…

Coplin authors article on making high school instruction more skills-friendly

Thursday, April 21, 2011, By News Staff

Professor Bill Coplin, director of the public affairs program in the Maxwell School, has coauthored an article “Skills for Career, College and Citizenship: Five Steps to Improve High School Education.”

Arts & Culture

‘Many Faiths One Humanity’ participants to share contemplative videos April 25

Thursday, April 21, 2011, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

In March, a diverse group of 11 Syracuse University students—Buddhist, Catholic, Jewish, Muslim, Pagan, undecided and hyphenated combinations thereof—traveled to London for “Many Faiths, One Humanity,” an interfaith study experience and experiment in religious pluralism. Interlaced among the experiences were…

Campus & Community

SU improves conflict-of-interest reporting

Wednesday, April 20, 2011, By News Staff

To improve transparency and accountability in Syracuse University’s business transactions, employment practices and relationships with external parties, SU is instituting a new way to facilitate disclosure of potential conflicts of interest (COI) for all full-time and regular part-time faculty and…

Wiles quoted in Bioscience journal article on teaching evolution

Tuesday, April 19, 2011, By News Staff

Jason Wiles, assistant professor of biology in Syracuse University’s College of Arts and Sciences, is mentioned and quoted in a journal article on expanding the understanding of evolution.

Campus & Community

Participate in a research study on ADHD

Monday, April 18, 2011, By News Staff

Participants are needed for a study on extended time as a test accommodation for college students with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder.