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Syracuse University awarded prestigious Beckman Scholars Program for undergraduate student research

Monday, March 28, 2011, By News Staff

The Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation named Syracuse University an institutional recipient of the 2011 Beckman Scholars Program. The highly competitive grant supports select students interested in chemistry, biochemistry and the biological and medical sciences. “We are honored to be…

BBI Chair Peter Blanck noted as authority in new ADA rules

Monday, March 28, 2011, By News Staff

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) extensively cited the research of University Professor Peter Blanck, chairman of the Burton Blatt Institute (BBI) at Syracuse University, in its final rules and regulations for the employment provisions of the Americans with Disabilities…

Acclaimed food blogger Marla Meridith visits campus March 30

Monday, March 28, 2011, By News Staff

Syracuse University’s Alumni Speaker Series will showcase another fascinating career story on Wednesday, March 30, when Marla Meridith visits campus. A 1992 graduate of SU, Meridith worked as a graphic designer for companies such as Walt Disney and Warner Bros….

LGBT advocate, author Jimmy Creech will discuss his journey April 7-8

Monday, March 28, 2011, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Jimmy Creech, a civil rights activist, author and former United Methodist pastor who was defrocked for performing a same-sex wedding, will visit Syracuse April 7-8 for a series of events titled “Free to Love Without Fear: Defying the Church’s Persecution…

Division of Student Affairs joins in White Ribbon Campaign, March 25-April 1

Friday, March 25, 2011, By News Staff

The Vera House White Ribbon Campaign kicked off March 25 with the goal of distributing 40,000 white ribbons to people in Onondaga County to raise awareness about domestic and sexual violence. The 17th annual campaign will run until April 3….

Science pioneer J. Craig Venter to deliver 2011 Commencement address, six honorary degrees to be conferred

Friday, March 25, 2011, By News Staff

J. Craig Venter, a world-renowned scientist regarded as one of the most influential people in the world for his efforts to decode the human genome, will deliver the Commencement address to the 2011 graduates of Syracuse University, Syracuse University College…

Campus & Community

Awards Notification – Call for Nominations

Thursday, March 24, 2011, By News Staff

The awards committee of the Alumni Association Board of Directors is now seeking nominations for the 2011 Orange Circle Award. Nominations for the awards can be submitted via the Alumni Relations website at http://www.syr.edu/alumni/awards/nominationform.html. Introduced in 2009, the Orange Circle…

TRAC: South Florida leads nation in mortgage fraud prosecutions

Thursday, March 24, 2011, By News Staff

The government’s criminal enforcement efforts to combat mortgage fraud during the last few years have been focused sharply on swindlers operating in a handful of the nation’s federal judicial districts, according to timely Justice Department records obtained by the Transactional…

Campus & Community

The M.E. Show

Thursday, March 24, 2011, By News Staff

Students Matthew S. Lax and Ellen A. Burke cordially invite you to THE M.E. SHOW–a multi-media, multi-personality extravaganza featuring their new work in installation, performance and video.

Cara A. Howe named assistant archivist for Pan Am 103/Lockerbie Air Disaster Archives

Thursday, March 24, 2011, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Cara A. Howe has been named Syracuse University’s assistant archivist for the Pan Am 103/Lockerbie Air Disaster Archives. Howe started her new position on March 16 and reports to Edward L. Galvin, director of archives and records management in the…