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Campus & Community

LGBT Resource Center Hosts 15th Annual Rainbow Banquet

Friday, April 7, 2017, By Justin Kim

The LGBT Resource Center will host its 15th annual Rainbow Banquet on Wednesday, April 19, at 5:30 p.m. in the Schine Student Center’s Goldstein Auditorium. Students, staff, faculty and community members are invited to celebrate the end of the academic…

Professor Bill Banks on the news that the senate has changed the rules of filibustering Supreme Court nominees

Thursday, April 6, 2017, By Ellen Mbuqe

Professor of Law William Banks offered commentary on the news that the Senate has changed rules on filibustering Supreme Court nominations, thus bypassing any planned filibustering of Judge Neil Gorsuch. “The Senate (like the House) retains the power to establish…

Campus & Community

School of Architecture Awards 2017-18 Boghosian Fellowship to Linda Zhang

Thursday, April 6, 2017, By Elaine Wackerow

Syracuse Architecture has selected architectural designer and educator Linda Zhang as the Harry der Boghosian Fellow for 2017-18. She will succeed Assistant Professor Maya Alam, the school’s inaugural Boghosian Fellow. Zhang is currently a Fellow in Residence at the Center…

Arts & Culture

Summer Linguistics Boot Camp Immerses Students in African Luyia Languages

Wednesday, April 5, 2017, By Kathleen Haley

Students interested in learning more about the field of linguistics—and delving deep into a set of African languages—are encouraged to enroll in a new summer course, Linguistics Boot Camp. Under the direction of Assistant Professor Christopher Green, students will review…

Arts & Culture

Phonologist Documents Tonology, Syntax of Distinctive Kenyan Languages With NSF Grant

Wednesday, April 5, 2017, By Kathleen Haley

Last year, Christopher Green, assistant professor of linguistics, spent a month in Kenya with colleagues at Kenyatta University and members of the Luyia ethnic group to continue to explore and better understand the richness of their languages. Green spent many…

Campus & Community

Reminder of International Student Survey Closing Soon

Wednesday, April 5, 2017, By Carol Boll

International students have through Thursday of this week to fill out an online survey developed and distributed by Syracuse University’s Internationalization Council. The survey—which is available via the Internationalization Council website—will close Friday morning, April 7. The survey is designed…

Media, Law & Policy

Judge Katzmann Visit Postponed Due to Illness

Wednesday, April 5, 2017, By Keith Kobland

Due to an illness, today’s appearance by Chief Court of Appeals Judge Robert Katzmann as part of the Tully Center for Free Speech lecture series has been postponed. The event will be rescheduled for a later date.

STEM

Q&A With Victoria Tumanova

Tuesday, April 4, 2017, By News Staff

Victoria Tumanova, assistant professor of communication sciences and disorders in the College of Arts and Sciences, recently received a $10,000 New Investigators Research Grant from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. The award supports new scientists who have earned their doctorate degree…

Campus & Community

Call for Nominations: 44 Stars of Excellence Awards

Tuesday, April 4, 2017, By Shannon Andre

The 44 Stars of Excellence Awards acknowledge students, advisors and recognized student organizations (RSOs) who demonstrate outstanding dedication and commitment to their organization and its mission. Students, faculty and staff can submit nominations for the awards now through April 10…

Business & Economy

Alumnus Honored for Entrepreneurship in Making Bagels an American Staple, Philanthropy

Monday, April 3, 2017, By Kathleen Haley

Marvin Lender ’63 has many wonderful memories about his family’s bagel bakery while growing up. Lender remembers the times he would stand at a bench making bagels by hand—a skill that could take up to a year to learn—in the…