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SU’s Bruce Smith a finalist for LA Times Book Prize

Thursday, February 23, 2012, By Rob Enslin

Bruce Smith, professor of English in Syracuse University’s College of Arts and Sciences, has been named a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize. The critically acclaimed poet was nominated on the merit of his latest book, “Devotions” (University…

IJPM’s fifth annual Law, Politics and the Media Lecture Series kicks off Feb. 8

Friday, January 27, 2012, By News Staff

The fifth annual Law, Politics and the Media Lecture Series presented by the Institute for the Study of the Judiciary, Politics, and the Media at Syracuse University will run from Feb. 8 to April 18, with eight scheduled lectures designed…

STEM

Research by LCS professor expected to help utility companies predict service life of pipeline infrastructure

Friday, January 20, 2012, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Regression models presented in the American Society of Civil Engineers’ Journal of Infrastructure Systems by researchers at Syracuse University’s L.C. Smith College of Engineering and Computer Science are expected to help utility companies predict the service life of wastewater pipeline…

SU Press publishes ‘Off the Beaten Path,’ stories of people around the world from ProLiteracy’s Ruth Colvin

Wednesday, January 11, 2012, By News Staff

From the Sunshine Coast of South Africa to a remote ashram in India, Ruth Colvin and her husband have traveled around the world, visiting 62 countries and providing literacy training in 26 developing countries. The founder of Literacy Volunteers of…

Five will receive Martin Luther King Jr. Unsung Hero Awards at Jan. 21 celebration

Monday, January 9, 2012, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

The 2012 Martin Luther King Jr. Unsung Hero Awards will be presented to five members of the Syracuse University or greater Syracuse communities during Syracuse University’s 27th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration, “A Living Legacy: The Fierce Urgency of…

Business & Economy

Whitman’s Smith chosen by NAED to conduct study

Tuesday, December 20, 2011, By News Staff

Susan Smith, professor of marketing practice in the Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University, has been selected by the National Association of Electrical Distributors (NAED) Education and Research Foundation to conduct its next research study, “Maximizing Marketing Efforts in…

Elman receives $600,000 National Science Foundation grant to establish Qualitative Data Repository

Thursday, December 1, 2011, By News Staff

The Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs at the Maxwell School will be the home of the new Qualitative Data Repository, which is to be established with a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant of $600,000. Associate Professor of Political Science Colin…

Samba Laranja wins Syracuse Area Music Award for ‘Native Orange’

Wednesday, November 30, 2011, By Erica Blust

On Nov. 11, Samba Laranja: the Syracuse University Brazilian Ensemble won a 2011 Syracuse Area Music Award (SAMMY) in the category Best Recording, Other Styles, for its second and most recent album “Native Orange.” The SAMMYs celebrate the Syracuse music…

SU’s Bruce Smith named a 2011 National Book Award finalist

Friday, November 18, 2011, By Rob Enslin

An English professor in Syracuse University’s College of Arts and Sciences has been named a finalist for the 2011 National Book Award (NBA) in poetry. Bruce Smith, who also teaches in the college’s creative writing program, was nominated for the prestigious…

Brand Yourself, a Student Sandbox Company, receives White House recognition

Thursday, November 17, 2011, By J.D. Ross

Brand Yourself, the Syracuse Student Sandbox business started by School of Information Studies (iSchool) students Pete Kistler ’10 and RJ Sherman ’09, G’11, is being honored at the White House for their placement on the Empact 100 list. The Empact…