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Arts & Culture

School of Architecture Announces Harry der Boghosian Endowed Fellowship

Thursday, February 12, 2015, By News Staff

The School of Architecture has announced the creation of the Harry der Boghosian Endowed Fellowship Program. This transformational gift makes possible a one-of-a-kind fellowship designed to give faculty members, early in their careers, the opportunity to spend a year developing…

Media, Law & Policy

Law Professor LaVonda Reed Named Associate Provost for Faculty Affairs

Wednesday, February 11, 2015, By Carol Boll

Interim Vice Chancellor and Provost Liz Liddy today announced that LaVonda N. Reed, professor in the College of Law, will join the Office of the Provost as associate provost for faculty affairs. In her new capacity, Reed will be a…

STEM

Nangia Awarded CAREER Grant to Break Barriers in Treating Alzheimer’s

Tuesday, February 10, 2015, By Matt Wheeler

The 2014 report from the Alzheimer’s Association shows that there are more than 5 million people living with Alzheimer’s in America, which is expected to cost hundreds of billions of dollars in caregiving this year. But treatment of diseases like…

STEM

Project ENABLE’s New Site Extends Information to More Librarians

Tuesday, February 10, 2015, By Diane Stirling

Public and academic librarians across the United States now have a comprehensive, easily accessible, hands-on informational resource to help them increase their competence and confidence to provide high-quality services to people with disabilities. Project ENABLE (Expanding Nondiscriminatory Access By Libraries Everywhere)…

Business & Economy

Syracuse Scholar: Timothy O’Connell

Tuesday, February 10, 2015, By News Staff

A first-year M.B.A. candidate at the Whitman School of Management, Timothy O’Connell recently secured a position in the Bloomberg Hall of Fame by being one of the top five scorers in the country on the Bloomberg Aptitude Test. As a long distance runner,…

Campus & Community

Help Syracuse Beat Boston College, Help Save Lives in Annual Blood Battle

Monday, February 9, 2015, By Shannon Andre

Syracuse University students, faculty and staff will once again compete in the annual Blood Battle kickoff drive. The blood drive will run from 1-9 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 11, in Goldstein Auditorium. The Syracuse University vs. Boston College men’s basketball…

Arts & Culture

VPA’s New Turner Semester Focuses on Artistic Professional Practice

Monday, February 9, 2015, By Erica Blust

Artistic professional practice and engagement with contemporary artists and curators in the culturally rich setting of Los Angeles is the focus of the Turner Semester, the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ (VPA) newest immersion experience. Funded through a gift…

Arts & Culture

Architecture Students Blend Safety, Community Spaces for Church

Friday, February 6, 2015, By Kathleen Haley

When Freedom by Design took on the task to create a handicap-accessible ramp at the Westminster Presbyterian Church, they decided to expand on the concept. Students are constructing the ramp, along with a shelter, outdoor storage and community spaces.

Campus & Community

LGBT Resource Center Hosts New Discussion Group

Thursday, February 5, 2015, By Shannon Andre

This year, the LGBT Resource Center, an office within the Division of Student Affairs, has launched a new discussion group for people with family members who identify with lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans*, queer and asexual (LGBTQA) communities. The discussion group,…

Arts & Culture

El Punto Art Studio 2015 Partners with Setnor School of Music and School of Education

Thursday, February 5, 2015, By News Staff

In an effort to reach out to youths in the Syracuse community, the University’s music education program has partnered with El Punto Art Studio, a contemporary arts education program offered at no cost to children and teens. The music education…