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New endowed chair in Newhouse School will support journalism innovation

Thursday, June 28, 2012, By Wendy S. Loughlin

Digital journalist Dan Pacheco was named Horvitz Chair last month The Peter A. Horvitz Endowed Chair in Journalism Innovation, newly established in Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, will help lead the school’s continued efforts toward expanding teaching…

Jan Cohen-Cruz to be honored by ATHE for leadership in community-based theater

Wednesday, June 27, 2012, By Jamie Haft

Jan Cohen-Cruz, University Professor and director of Imagining America: Artists and Scholars in Public Life (IA) from 2007-2012, will receive the prestigious Award for Leadership in Community-Based Theatre and Civic Engagement from the Association for Theatre in Higher Education (ATHE)….

Carl Schramm named University Professor

Wednesday, June 27, 2012, By News Staff

SU Vice Chancellor and Provost Eric F. Spina today announced the appointment of Carl J. Schramm as University Professor. An internationally recognized leader in entrepreneurship, innovation and economic growth, Schramm comes to Syracuse following a decade as president of the…

Stuart Taub named director of Office of Sponsored Programs

Tuesday, June 26, 2012, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Stuart Taub, interim director at Syracuse University’s Office of Sponsored Programs, has been appointed director of the Office of Sponsored Programs. Taub’s appointment, made by Vice President for Research Gina Lee-Glauser, is effective July 1 and represents a service-centered support role…

Portrait of Thomas V. Wolfe unveiled at Hendricks Chapel

Tuesday, June 26, 2012, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

A portrait of Thomas V. Wolfe was formally unveiled at Hendricks Chapel on June 1. The portrait, part of the Syracuse University Art Collection, will be hung in the chapel’s narthex this summer, displayed alongside four other portraits of previous…

Syracuse University receives two water quality awards

Tuesday, June 19, 2012, By News Staff

Syracuse University’s Steam Station and Chilled Water Plant have been recognized for protecting local waterways from pollutants by carefully managing wastewater discharges. Both plants received an Onondaga County Industrial Achievement Award for maintaining 100 percent compliance with their Onondaga County…

Campus & Community

SU in the News: Monday, June 18

Monday, June 18, 2012, By News Staff

SU NEWS AND EVENTS COVERAGE Research by Mathew Maye, assistant professor of chemistry in The College of Arts and Sciences, and Rabeka Alam, chemistry doctoral student, on harnessing bioluminescence by using nanotechnology, is featured in Futurity, Science Daily, Phys.org, Smart…

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SU students take second place in robotic lawnmower competition

Friday, June 15, 2012, By News Staff

A team of four Syracuse University students took second place in the static competition at the ninth annual ION Robotic Lawnmower Competition in Beavercreek, Ohio. The SU team spent $37,000 less on its design than the winning team. Andrew Cash,…

SU researchers use nanotechnology to harness power of fireflies

Friday, June 15, 2012, By News Staff

Research published in Nano Letters

‘Smart Kids Visual Stories’ student-produced films about urban education to premiere at SU June 15

Thursday, June 14, 2012, By Jennifer Russo

The “Smart Kids: Visual Stories” project will hold a red carpet premiere of student documentaries on Friday, June 15, at 7 p.m. in the Joyce N. Hergenhan Auditorium in Newhouse 3. The event, sponsored by the Syracuse University School of…