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STEM

Craftistas takes top place in Student Sandbox Demo Day competition

Thursday, August 16, 2012, By Diane Stirling

Startup entrepreneur Camille Malkiewicz found out that going last among 15 presenters in the RvD IDEA Student Sandbox Demo Day competition had its benefits, after all. Her company, Craftistas, took first place, winning $1,000, a travel stipend, and most importantly,…

Arts & Culture

Jewish bioethicist headlines Anbar lectures at SU, Temple Adath Yeshurun Sept. 5-6

Thursday, August 16, 2012, By Rob Enslin

Laurie Zoloth, a pioneer in medical and research ethics, is delivering the fifth annual Anbar Family Lecture at Syracuse University and Temple Adath Yeshurun. Her SU lecture, titled “The Second Text: Tradition, Narrative and Translation in Jewish Bioethics,” is Wednesday,…

Media, Law & Policy

Disability law expert named distinguished professor

Monday, August 13, 2012, By Jaclyn D. Grosso

Dean Hannah Arterian recently announced that Professor Arlene Kanter was named the Bond, Schoeneck & King Distinguished Professor at Syracuse University College of Law for 2012-14. Kanter teaches courses on U.S., comparative and international disability law and policy; education and…

Veterans

IVMF partners with US Business Leadership Network to further advance service-disabled veterans in employment and entrepreneurship

Monday, August 13, 2012, By News Staff

The Institute for Veterans and Military Families at Syracuse University (IVMF) is pleased to announce a partnership with the US Business Leadership Network (USBLN®) focused on service-disabled veterans in employment and entrepreneurship. The partnership will advance joint initiatives undertaken by…

Campus & Community

SU in the News: Monday, August 13

Monday, August 13, 2012, By News Staff

SU NEWS AND EVENTS COVERAGE The Tacoma Weekly reported on Operation Boots to Business: From Service to Startup, a program to help transitioning service members and veterans become entrepreneurs. The pilot program was launched by the Institute for Veterans and…

Campus & Community

Timothy Eatman and Scott Peters named Imagining America co-directors

Monday, August 13, 2012, By Jamie Haft

Syracuse University and Imagining America: Artists and Scholars in Public Life (IA) announce the appointments of Timothy K. Eatman and Scott J. Peters as IA co-directors, effective Aug. 1. “With Eatman and Peters as directors, IA will continue to advance…

STEM

Earth sciences major spends summer in Costa Rican cloud forest

Saturday, August 11, 2012, By News Staff

Waking up to howler monkeys greeting the morning, hiking past colorfully plumed toucans flying through the trees and looking out for poisonous vipers winding through the forest, Natalie Teale, a senior Earth sciences and geography major in Syracuse University’s College…

Campus & Community

OIRA Director Bobbi Yonai to retire in 2013

Friday, August 10, 2012, By News Staff

After nearly 30 years as a member of the Syracuse University community, Barbara (Bobbi) A. Yonai, director of the Office of Institutional Research and Assessment (OIRA), has announced plans to retire from the University in January 2013. Yonai joined the…

News Contacts–Schools and Colleges

Wednesday, August 8, 2012, By News Staff

To make an inquiry about a topic that falls within one of Syracuse University’s schools, colleges, or specific administrative units, please contact the appropriate communications officer listed below. If you are unsure of who to contact, or if you have…

Veterans

IVMF announces appointment of VMI’s Roger Thompson as senior fellow

Wednesday, August 8, 2012, By News Staff

Continuing its commitment to leveraging the national resources of higher education in service to the nation’s veterans and military families, the Institute for Veterans and Military Families at Syracuse University (IVMF) has announced the appointment of Roger Thompson, professor of…