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‘Now and Then’ at XL Projects features work from Syracuse’s Open Figure Drawing group
New and past works created by artists from Open Figure Drawing, Syracuse’s community-based drawing group for people of all abilities, are the subject of the exhibition “Now and Then: Open Figure Drawing Group Exhibition 2011” at XL Projects, 307–313 S….
Celebrated Syracuse University linguist and teacher of English as second language dies at age 80
Syracuse University Associate Professor Emerita Jeanette D. Macero died on May 9 in Boston, Mass.
SU director of multicultural affairs honored by city and community
James Duah-Agyeman, director of Syracuse University’s Office of Multicultural Affairs, was recognized on Saturday, April 30, at the City Hall Commons as part of Ms. Mary’s Philanthropy Day.
BBI’s Marcia Scherer ’70 to receive mentor award from Rehabilitation Engineering Society of North America
Marcia Scherer ’70, of the Burton Blatt Institute (BBI) at Syracuse University, will receive the Sam McFarland Memorial Mentor Award from the Rehabilitation Engineering Society of North America (RESNA). The award recognizes Scherer for having influenced, counseled and nurtured others…
Bertini to receive Borlaug CAST Communication Award
Catherine Bertini, professor of practice in public administration, has been awarded the 2011 Borlaug CAST Communication Award by the Council for Agricultural Science and Technology (CAST). Established in 1986, the annual award honors Nobel Prize winner Norman Borlaug and Charles…
BBI research associate elected to Society for Disability Studies board
Omolara Funmilola Akinpelu, research associate with the Burton Blatt Institute (BBI) at Syracuse University, has been elected to serve on the board of directors of the Society for Disability Studies (SDS). Akinpelu’s three-year term begins at the conclusion of June’s…
Sarkar named IEEE Distinguished Lecturer
Tapan K. Sarkar, professor of electrical engineering and computer science in Syracuse University’s L.C. Smith College of Engineering and Computer Science (LCS), has been named a distinguished lecturer of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Antennas and Propagation…
SU mourns Maxwell Emeritus Professor John Cleverdon Honey II
John Cleverdon Honey II, professor emeritus of public policy at the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, died on May 17 at the age of 94.
College of Law tradition continues with Res Ipsa Loquitur faculty honor
The Class of 2011 awarded College of Law Professor Nina A. Kohn the Res Ipsa Loquitur Award at the May 13 Commencement ceremony. This award recognizes an outstanding member of the faculty for his or her service, scholarship and stewardship…
Catherine Bertini appointed to USAID Advisory Committee
Catherine Bertini, professor of practice in public administration, has been appointed by the administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to a two-year term on its Advisory Committee on Voluntary Foreign Aid, which facilitates the exchange of ideas…