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Arts & Culture

Finnish Professorship Done but Not Forgotten

Friday, June 27, 2014, By Rob Enslin

A mathematician in the College of Arts and Sciences may have found the equation for happiness, thanks to a recent professorship in Finland. In May, Tadeusz Iwaniec returned from the University of Helsinki, where he spent the past six years…

Campus & Community

$1 Million Gift Launches fund to Aid Students with Disabilities

Thursday, June 26, 2014, By News Staff

Syracuse University has received a $1 million gift from alumnus and former Orange basketball star George Hicker ’68 to launch a new fund to expand access and opportunities for students with disabilities. Hicker, president of Cardinal Industrial Real Estate, based…

Media, Law & Policy

Communications Law Professor Roy Gutterman Reacts to SCOTUS Aereo Ruling

Thursday, June 26, 2014, By Keith Kobland

A Supreme Court ruling on streaming TV startup Aereo was watched with keen interest by Professor Roy Gutterman. By a 6-3 vote the high court ruled that Aereo’s service, providing online streaming access to TV broadcasts, is in violation of…

Health & Society

A Reason to Smile on South Campus

Tuesday, June 24, 2014, By Michele Barrett

The recent gift of a Syracuse University alumna and her family is bringing a big smile to the Bernice M. Wright (BMW) Child Development Laboratory School every day. Literally.   Earlier this month, a 12-foot blue and orange “happy face”…

Campus & Community

Food Works Update Wins Award

Monday, June 23, 2014, By News Staff

Syracuse University Food Services is being recognized by the National Association of College & University Food Services (NACUFS) with an award to be presented at the NACUFS national convention in Baltimore on July 8. The University won a C-Store Best…

Media, Law & Policy

College of Law Professor Lisa Dolak L’88 to Present Two Webcasts on Patent Issues

Monday, June 23, 2014, By Jaclyn D. Grosso

Lisa A. Dolak L’88, Angela S. Cooney Professor of Law at the Syracuse University College of Law, will present two free webcasts on patent issues for the New York State Science and Technology Law Center (NYS STLC) examining new patent…

STEM

Scientist Is Recipient of $1.6 Million NIH Research Grant

Friday, June 20, 2014, By Sarah Scalese

Kate Lewis, an associate professor of biology in The College of Arts and Sciences, has added yet another award to her already extensive list of accolades. Lewis, who earlier this year was awarded a research grant by the Human Frontier…

STEM

Pramod Varshney Receives Honorary Doctorate from Drexel University

Thursday, June 19, 2014, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Pramod K. Varshney, Distinguished Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science in the College of Engineering and Computer Science and director of Syracuse University’s Center for Advanced Systems and Engineering (CASE), received an honorary Doctor of Engineering degree from Drexel…

Campus & Community

Chancellor Syverud and Dr. Chen Meet Students, University Stakeholders in Middle East

Thursday, June 19, 2014, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Chancellor Kent Syverud, accompanied by his wife, Dr. Ruth Chen, made his first trip to visit Syracuse students, alumni and supporters in the Middle East, when he recently visited Dubai, Kuwait and Bahrain. As a guest in Dubai of Trustee…

Campus & Community

Writer Publishes Book on Iconic Arts Leader, Music Educator

Tuesday, June 17, 2014, By News Staff

One of today’s leading arts leaders is the subject of a new book by a member of the College of Arts and Sciences.

Rob Enslin, The College’s communications manager, has co-written the Ned Corman memoir, Now’s the Time: A Story of Music, Education, and Advocacy (Epigraph, 2014). A resident of Rochester, N.Y., Corman is best known as founder of the Penfield Music Commission Project (PMCP) and its national successor, The Commission Project (TCP). He also is closely associated with several major festivals, including the Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival (XRIJF).