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Maxwell Awarded $1 Million for Programs Connecting Academics, Policy Makers

Tuesday, September 23, 2014, By News Staff

The Carnegie Corp. of New York has named the Maxwell School as one of five institutional recipients of $1 million, two-year grants through its initiative “Rigor and Relevance: Bridging the Academic-Policy Gap.”

Physicists Mark Trodden, Kameshwar Wali to Speak Oct. 2-3

Friday, September 19, 2014, By Rob Enslin

Syracuse Symposium continues its fall theme of “Perspective” with a popular lecture by Mark Trodden and a seminar by Kameshwar Wali, physics professors with ties to the College of Arts and Sciences. Trodden is the Fay R. and Eugene L….

Style Lottery Makes Fashion Sense

Tuesday, September 16, 2014, By Kathleen Haley

Timi Komonibo G’15 has been organizing clothing swaps for several years—events in which participants bring gently used garments to trade. It’s a fun, social experience, but the value in the Style Lottery comes in many layers for Komonibo.

Stanford’s Alexander Nemerov to speak on Faulkner and Bourke-White

Monday, September 15, 2014, By Pamela Whiteley McLaughlin

Alexander Nemerov, the Carl and Marilynn Thoma Provostial Professor in the Arts and Humanities at Stanford University, will present the lecture “Lightness: In the Air with William Faulkner and Margaret Bourke-White” on Wednesday, Oct. 1 at 7 p.m. in the…

‘The Hip-Hop Professional’ Shanti Das Speaks Sept. 18

Monday, September 15, 2014, By Erica Blust

Award-winning music industry executive Shanti Das, known as “The Hip-Hop Professional,” will present a lecture on Thursday, Sept. 18, at 6:30 p.m. in Lender Auditorium (Room 007), located on the concourse level of the Martin J. Whitman School of Management….

Fast Forward Syracuse Town Hall with Chancellor Syverud to Take Place Sept. 22

Friday, September 12, 2014, By Jaclyn D. Grosso

On Monday, Sept. 22, the University community is invited to attend a Town Hall event with Chancellor Syverud focused on Fast Forward Syracuse. The event will take place at 4:30 p.m. in Hendricks Chapel. At the Town Hall, the Chancellor…

Beckman Scholars Making an Impact as Undergraduate Researchers

Wednesday, September 10, 2014, By Kathleen Haley

When Jennifer Lawson’s faculty lab mentor recommended she apply for the Beckman Scholars Program, she wasn’t so sure. It was a boost to her confidence—and to her future—when she was awarded the scholarship.

Campus & Community

“The Unspeakability of Trauma, the Unspeakability of Joy” by Amy Hollywood

Monday, September 8, 2014, By News Staff

Amy Hollywood, the Elizabeth H. Monrad Professor of Christian Studies at Harvard Divinity School, will be presenting a lecture on Thursday, Sept. 18, at 7 p.m. The lecture will take place in Slocum 214. The next morning, Friday, Sept. 19,…

Stand Up, Step In and Speak Out

Friday, August 29, 2014, By Kathleen Haley

Every day, victims of bullying, discrimination, sexual violence, drug abuse and hazing suffer alone and may not always be able to help themselves—as others stand by and do nothing. Advocates for “courageous leadership” know it doesn’t have to be that way.

Media, Law & Policy

No Summer Break for Technology Commercialization Law Program

Friday, August 15, 2014, By News Staff

A team of students in the College of Law’s Technology Commercialization Law Program (TCLP) spent their summer working with entrepreneurs, startups and inventors to provide information on the legal and regulatory issues involved with bringing new technologies to the market….