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Psychologist to Study Smoking, Painkiller Misuse Among Older Adults with HIV, Chronic Pain
Joseph Ditre, assistant professor of psychology in the College of Arts and Sciences, is readying a significant study that may help older adults with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and chronic pain quit tobacco smoking and reduce their misuse of prescription…
Communication Sciences and Disorders’ Beth Prieve Awarded $1.4 Million Grant
The most common birth defect among newborn babies is hearing loss. In fact, according to the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, more than 12,000 babies are born each year with some degree of hearing loss. But Beth Prieve, professor of communication sciences…
Biologist Awarded National Institutes of Health Grant
James Hewett, an associate professor of biology and neuroscientist, was recently awarded a $440,000 Academic Research Enhancement Award (AREA) from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) within the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Hewett will use this…
CFAC Executive Director Elected to Association of African American Museums
Kheli Willetts ’92, G’94, G’02, executive director of the Community Folk Art Center (CFAC) and professor of practice of African American Studies (AAS) in Syracuse University’s College of Arts and Sciences, is one of three scholars elected to the Association…
Physicist John Laiho Awarded National Science Foundation Grant
John “Jack” Laiho recently completed his first year as a member of the Syracuse University faculty, and what better way to celebrate than by receiving a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to support his cutting-edge research. Laiho, who earned a…
College of Arts and Sciences Launches Minor in Arabic
In response to the growing interest in understanding Arab contemporary society, the College of Arts and Sciences has launched a minor degree program in Arabic. The 20-credit-hour program prepares students to read, write and communicate orally in Arabic at a…
Arts and Sciences Welcomes New Associate Dean, Academic Chairs
Karin Ruhlandt, interim dean of Syracuse University’s College of Arts and Sciences, has appointed a new associate dean and four new academic chairs. The appointments, which go into effect immediately, are as follows: Paul Fitzgerald, associate dean for science, mathematics…
National Science Foundation Awards Elite Team of Physicists $5.2 Million
The Syracuse University Experimental High Energy Physics Group has several reasons to celebrate—more than five million, in fact. The elite team of physicists, which includes professors Marina Artuso, Steven Blusk, Tomasz Skwarnicki and Sheldon Stone, was recently awarded $5.2 million…
SU Mathematician Invited to Speak at ‘MathFest’ in Oregon
A professor in the College of Arts and Sciences has been invited to speak at the country’s largest annual summertime gathering of mathematicians, taking place next month in Portland, Ore. Jack Graver, professor of mathematics, will address attendees at the…
SU Arts Leadership Expert to Speak at Rochester Institute of Technology
Mark Nerenhausen, professor of practice and founding director of Syracuse University’s Janklow Arts Leadership Program, will be among the guest speakers at Thursday’s Diversity in the Arts: A Call to Action in ROC symposium. The one-day symposium, which will be…