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MLA Past President to Discuss Humanities Advocacy Nov. 6
The Ray Smith Symposium in the College of Arts and Sciences continues with a lecture on the role of advocacy in humanities education. Margaret Ferguson, Distinguished Professor of English at the University of California, Davis (UC Davis), and past president…
Scholar Spotlight: Nina Rodgers ’16
Nina Rodgers, one of the 2015-16 Remembrance Scholars, applied to college with the idea of becoming a sports physician. But when she was rejected from some of her top schools for pre-med, she indulged her passion for journalism and applied…
Letter from DPS Chief Bobby Maldonado
Dear Students, Parents, Faculty, and Staff: Yesterday morning, the Department of Public Safety (DPS) distributed information about two off-campus incidents involving two Syracuse University students. As Chief of DPS and as the father of two Syracuse University students, my number…
Larry Martin, Longtime Vice President for Program Development, to Retire
After 40 years of leadership and service to Syracuse University, Larry Martin announced he will retire from his post as vice president of program development at the end of 2015. Martin has served at the helm of Syracuse’s Office of…
VetSuccess on Campus Program Available at University
Through the VetSuccess on Campus (VSOC) program, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has an experienced vocational rehabilitation counselor on the Syracuse University campus to assist the growing number of service members, veterans, and dependents attending school under the Post-9/11…
Associate Psychology Professor Amy Criss Receives Awards for Work on Memory
Amy Criss, associate professor in the Department of Psychology in the College of Arts and Sciences, has recently received two awards for her research. The first award comes from the Federation of Associations in Behavioral and Brain Sciences (FABBS), which…
Memory Is All in the Wrinkles. Or Is It?
That many animals have naturally wrinkle-free brains but are still able to learn complex tasks suggests wrinkles aren’t all there is to intelligence.
Chancellor Syverud, University Dedicate Wheelchair Ramp for Holden Observatory
The moon and the stars—and all the universe—as viewed through the lens of Holden Observatory became accessible to everyone Friday. The University celebrated the dedication and opening of the new wheelchair entrance ramp for Holden Observatory in honor of Disability…
Maxwell School Names Inaugural Tenth Decade Faculty Scholars
Dean James B. Steinberg has announced the creation of a new faculty award, the Maxwell School Tenth Decade Faculty Scholar, to recognize and encourage excellence in citizenship teaching, research and public engagement at the Maxwell School. Three current Maxwell School…
School Food Policy and Its Impact on Childhood Obesity
Professor Amy Schwartz has for many years studied the school lives of New York City children, looking at educational inequalities and school finance. Much of the work focused on looking at test score results but more recently Schwartz wanted to look at a broader picture of student success.