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IVMF acknowledged for support of veterans, military families on first anniversary of Joining Forces

Wednesday, April 11, 2012, By News Staff

Haynie attends celebration at White House On Wednesday, April 11, First Lady Michelle Obama and Jill Biden kicked off a White House celebration for military families and organizational leaders that have played key roles in supporting the nation’s troops, veterans…

Long-term research reveals causes, consequences of environmental change

Tuesday, April 10, 2012, By News Staff

As global temperatures rise, the most threatened ecosystems are those that depend on a season of snow and ice, scientists from the nation’s Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) Network say.“The vulnerability of cool, wet areas to climate change is striking,”…

Media, Law & Policy

Two anthropology Ph.D. students receive major NSF fellowships

Tuesday, April 10, 2012, By News Staff

Melinda Gurr and Lauren Hosek, both second-year doctoral students in anthropology, have received highly prestigious National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships. The awards support advanced graduate study for three years, at $30,000 per year. In selecting Gurr and Hosek, the…

Short films by Department of Transmedia students to screen at Everson Museum April 24

Tuesday, April 10, 2012, By Erica Blust

The Everson Museum of Art will present “Video Now,” its annual screening of short videos created by students in the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ Department of Transmedia, on Tuesday, April 24, at 7 p.m. at the museum, 401…

Campus & Community

SU in the News: Tuesday, April 10

Tuesday, April 10, 2012, By News Staff

Southern California Public Radio interviews College of Law’s David Cay Johnston on elimination of universal service obligation for landlines

Syracuse University Libraries external review planned for fall 2012

Tuesday, April 10, 2012, By News Staff

Given the rapidly changing environment for academic libraries on campuses across the nation, the investments being made in the SU Libraries and the range of discussion on campus about desired library investments and services, the University is planning to conduct…

Verbal Blend hosts citywide college poetry slam

Monday, April 9, 2012, By News Staff

Verbal Blend, a spoken-word poetry program out of the Office of Multicultural Affairs at Syracuse University, will host its citywide “Take the Mic” poetry slam on Thursday, April 12, at 7:30 p.m. in the Schine Student Center Underground. Doors will…

Former Senator Bill Bradley to kick off new lecture series with talk ‘We Can All Do Better’

Monday, April 9, 2012, By News Staff

Former senator, presidential candidate, NBA Hall of Famer and author Bill Bradley will be the inaugural speaker for an upcoming lecture series at the Maxwell School. The Tanner Lecture Series on Ethics, Citizenship and Public Responsibility launches on Tuesday, April…

iSchool adviser/SU Trustee creates new summer Ph.D. fellowships

Monday, April 9, 2012, By Diane Stirling

Believing that “the research from the Ph.D. program is fundamental to what the School of Information Studies is and what it becomes,” iSchool Board of Advisors member and Syracuse University Trustee Christine Larsen has established a summer fellowship to support…

Lebowitz, Moore, Schramm and Sorkin to receive Syracuse University honorary degrees

Monday, April 9, 2012, By News Staff

At Syracuse University’s 158th Commencement exercises on Sunday, May 13, four honorary degrees will be presented to individuals of outstanding achievement who have made a difference in the world and in the lives of others. The four 2012 honorary degree…