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South Asia Center Receives $1.3 Million ED Grant
The South Asia Center has been awarded a $1.3 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education (ED). The grant renews the center’s designation as a National Resource Center and provides funding for graduate and undergraduate students, course development, Hindi…
Engagement Scholar Program Seeking Candidates
Undergraduate students graduating in December 2014 or May 2015 can apply to be Entrepreneurship Engagement Scholars or Imagining America Engagement Scholars. The yearlong program supports recent graduates with a strong academic record to become civic-minded professionals or entrepreneurs in Central New…
Verbal Blend Hosts Spoken Word Poetry Institute Oct. 23 and 25
Verbal Blend, a spoken-word poetry program coordinated by the Office of Multicultural Affairs within the Division of Student Affairs, will host its secpnd annual Spoken Word Poetry Institute on Oct. 23 and 25. Toni Blackman, creator of Freestyle Union, will…
Jeffrey Karson’s Latest Trip to Iceland Was One of Seismic Proportions
Iceland is once again erupting onto the world stage, thanks to a spectacular volcanic system that has been spewing lava since early September. Jeffrey Karson, a Syracuse University geologist, recently traveled to Iceland to monitor the early stages of the eruption.
Spectacular Tectonics in Iceland
Structural geology and tectonics expert Jeffrey Karson, co-founder of the Syracuse University Lava Project with sculptor Bob Wysocki, recently traveled to Iceland to monitor early stages of the Holuhraun lava field eruption, a volcanic system that has been spewing lava…
NYS Broadcasters Association Hall of Fame to be Installed at Newhouse Oct. 29
The New York State Broadcasters Association (NYSBA) will celebrate the installation of its Hall of Fame at the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications with a panel discussion and special ceremony on Wednesday, Oct. 29. The panel discussion, “Careers in…
Maxwell School’s Dana Radcliffe Explores Ethical Leadership with Army Generals
Dana Radcliffe, adjunct professor of public administration and international affairs in the Maxwell School and a senior lecturer of business ethics and management at Cornell University, recently led a seminar on “The Consequences of Power” as part of the U.S….
Near Westside Initiative Receives Prestigious Award from USGBC
The Near Westside Initiative, a not-for-profit organization housed in Syracuse University’s Office of Community Engagement and Economic Development, has been named the 2014 recipient of the Mayor Richard M. Daley Legacy Award for Global Leadership in Creating Sustainable Cities from…
Dr. Alice Sterling Honig Endowed Scholarship Announced
In honor of her dedication and service to Syracuse University and its students for more than 40 years as an educator, researcher, scholar, mentor and friend, the Falk College announced the establishment of the Dr. Alice Sterling Honig Endowed Scholarship…
Carrie Mae Weems Weaves Stories With Her Work in Next University Lecture
Over the past 25 years, Weems has worked toward developing a complex body of art that has at various times employed photographs, text, fabric, audio, digital images, installation and video.