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Law Professor LaVonda Reed Named Associate Provost for Faculty Affairs

Wednesday, February 11, 2015, By Carol Boll

Interim Vice Chancellor and Provost Liz Liddy today announced that LaVonda N. Reed, professor in the College of Law, will join the Office of the Provost as associate provost for faculty affairs. In her new capacity, Reed will be a…

Campus & Community

16 Upperclassmen Selected to Prestigious Leadership Program

Tuesday, February 10, 2015, By News Staff

Sixteen Syracuse University students have earned full scholarships to participate in the 2015 Dulye Leadership Experience, a highly selective, professional development program that a handful of upperclassmen experience each year. Founded by Linda Dulye, ’77/Arts & Sciences, the Dulye Leadership…

Arts & Culture

Martin Bandier ’62 Receives Recording Academy’s President’s Merit Award

Tuesday, February 10, 2015, By Erica Blust

Martin N. Bandier ’62, chairman and CEO of Sony/ATV Music Publishing, was honored with the Recording Academy’s President’s Merit Award on Feb. 7 at the Pre-Grammy Gala hosted by Clive Davis in Beverly Hills, Calif. Presented the night before the…

Campus & Community

Contemplative Collaborative Brownbag Series Continues with ‘Learning to Be Present’

Monday, February 9, 2015, By Sarah Scalese

The Syracuse University Humanities Center’s Spring Symposia will continue on Friday, Feb. 13, with the second installment of its three-part Contemplative Collaborative Brownbag Series titled, “Learning to Be Present: Mindfulness Practices for Writing, Research and Creativity.” The event, which will…

Health & Society

Because Social Security Is a Legacy for All Generations

Monday, February 9, 2015, By Michele Barrett

A sign outside of Professor of Social Work Eric Kingson’s campus office reads, “Hands off our children & grandchildren’s Social Security,” which is one of several key messages found in the book he recently co-authored with attorney, author and long-time…

Arts & Culture

SUArt Galleries Announces Grand Opening of New Galleries

Monday, February 9, 2015, By Syracuse University Art Museum

The creation of these newly constructed spaces will help the Syracuse University Art Galleries better serve the needs of Syracuse University students and visitors for years to come.

STEM

Maroo Receives CAREER Grant to Investigate Cooling Next-Gen Tech

Friday, February 6, 2015, By Matt Wheeler

As technology advances to meet our ever-growing needs, the size of our electronics is decreasing while their performance is increasing. Computer chips are a good example of this. We want them to be small, yet capable of faster processing speeds….

Health & Society

SU Press Book ‘Disability Rhetoric’ Wins PROSE Award

Thursday, February 5, 2015, By Pamela Whiteley McLaughlin

Syracuse University Press title “Disability Rhetoric” by Jay Timothy Dolmage won a 2015 PROSE Award in the Language and Linguistics category. Dolmage is associate professor of English at the University of Waterloo and founding editor of the Canadian Journal of…

Librarian Barbara Opar receives Association of Architecture School Librarians Award

Thursday, February 5, 2015, By Pamela Whiteley McLaughlin

Syracuse University Librarian Barbara Opar has been awarded the 2015 Distinguished Service Award from the Association of Architecture School Librarians (AASL). The annual award recognizes an individual member of the library profession who has, over a significant period of time,…

Health & Society

Women’s Studies Pioneer Rosi Braidotti to Speak Feb. 12-13

Thursday, February 5, 2015, By Rob Enslin

One of Europe’s leading contemporary philosophers and feminist theoreticians is giving two lectures at Syracuse University. Rosi Braidotti, Distinguished University Professor and founding director of the Centre for the Humanities at Utrecht University (Netherlands), will discuss “The Political: What Does…