|
Recent Headlines 
September 16, 2008
Hall of Fame Astronaut, Fred Gregory,
honors Syracuse University student with “The Right Stuff”
- Three-time Space Shuttle astronaut Fred Gregory will present Syracuse University senior Avi Hameroff with a $10,000 scholarship from the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation (ASF) during a public presentation and ceremony, Thursday, Sept. 25 at 1:30 p.m. in the SU’s College of Law Grant Auditorium. [FULL STORY]
September 15, 2008
Four distinguished alumni to be honored with Arents Awards at Reunion Gala Luncheon
- Four distinguished Syracuse University alumni representing excellence in the areas of literature, publishing, business and medicine will be honored at Reunion + Homecoming Weekend with George Arents Pioneer Awards, the highest alumni honor the University bestows. [FULL STORY]
Friday, September 12, 2008
African American and Latino alumni return to campus Sept. 25-28 as 'Coming Back Together' celebrates 25 years
- Twenty-five years ago this fall, a special reunion weekend took shape that celebrates the pride and dignity of African American and Latino alumni at Syracuse University [FULL STORY]
Thursday, September 11, 2008
Renowned Cambridge professor discusses Spartans on film
Sept. 23 at Syracuse University
- Paul Cartledge, professor of Greek history at the University of Cambridge, kicks off the 2008–09 Moses Finley Memorial Lecture Series at Syracuse University with a presentation titled “The Spartans on the Silver Screen.”
[FULL STORY]
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
Syracuse University researchers part of global scientific achievement in high-energy physics
- A team of Syracuse University scientists celebrated with thousands of scientists across the world as the first beam of protons zoomed at nearly the speed of light around the 17-mile Large Hadron Collider, located at the CERN laboratory near Geneva, Switzerland, around 4 a.m. [FULL STORY]
Frontiers of Science Lecture to explore human impact on
soil and sediment
- Syracuse University’s Fall 2008 Frontiers of Science Lecture Series will begin on Wednesday, Sept. 17 with “Humans as Geologic Agents,” presented by Bruce Wilkinson, associate professor in the Department of Earth Science in SU’s College of Arts and Sciences.
[FULL STORY]
Tuesday, September 9, 2008
"Beyond Tolerance" book signing, reception to be held Sept. 17
- Syracuse University's S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications will host a book signing and reception for R. Gustav Niebuhr, associate professor and director of the Carnegie Religion and Media Program [FULL STORY]
Syracuse Symposium and Inaugural Kameshwar C. Wali Lecture present noted evolutionist Lynn Margulis Sept. 25
- “Migration” is the underlying theme of a keynote address at Syracuse University by renowned evolutionist and author Lynn Margulis H’08. [FULL STORY]
Thursday, September 4, 2008
Syracuse University partners with Serum Institute of India to develop life-saving vaccines for children
Chemistry Assistant Professor Robert Doyle will lead the research project
- A unique partnership between Syracuse University and the Serum Institute of India could lead to better access to life-saving vaccines for children living in some of the most impoverished areas of the world. [FULL STORY]
SU professor elected to four-year term as officer
of Conference on College Composition and Communications
- Gwendolyn D. Pough, associate professor of women’s studies and writing in Syracuse University’s College of Arts and Sciences, has been elected assistant chair of the Conference on College Composition and Communications (CCCC),
[FULL STORY]
Syracuse Symposium showcases CNY ethnic folk arts
in fall photo exhibition, performances
- The 2008 Syracuse Symposium continues its theme of “migration” with three events from this year’s “Folk Arts: Soul of Syracuse” series.
[FULL STORY]
Syracuse Stage announces cast of 'Tales from the Salt City'
- Syracuse Stage has announced the cast of "Tales from the Salt City," a world premiere conceived and directed by Ping Chong that opens Oct. 14 and runs through Nov. 2. [FULL STORY]
Wednesday, September 3, 2008
Syracuse University’s Illuminating Oppression: 6th Annual Human Rights Film Festival to feature award-winning films
- Members of the Syracuse University and Central New York communities will have an opportunity to view award-winning films from around the world during Illuminating Oppression: 6th Annual Human Rights Film Festival, Thursday Sept. 25 through Saturday, Sept. 27.
[FULL STORY]
Tuesday, September 2, 2008
Central New York Humanities Corridor presents conference on Indian Ocean religion and culture Oct. 3-5 at Cornell University
- The Religions and Cultures Cluster of the Central New York Humanities Corridor is presenting a major conference, "Religion and Culture in the Indian Ocean Region, 1800-Present," Oct. 3-5 at Cornell University's Kahin Center for Advanced Research on Southeast Asia. [FULL STORY]
Friday, August 29, 2008
Michelangelo lecture, tours Sept. 19 highlight
SU’s Homecoming + Reunion Weekend
- People wanting to learn more about “Michelangelo: The Man and the Myth” and to experience, first hand, the acclaimed Syracuse University exhibition are invited to a special two-part program, Friday, Sept. 19.
[FULL STORY]
Homecoming + Reunion planned for Sept. 18-21
- Syracuse University will welcome back alumni Sept. 18-21 for the celebration of Homecoming + Reunion. [FULL STORY]
Center for Health and Behavior announces Fall 2008 Seminar Series on diverse range of public health issues
- The Center for Health and Behavior (CHB) at Syracuse University has announced its Fall 2008 Seminar Series. [FULL STORY]
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
Syracuse Symposium presents exiled Argentine artists
Paula Luttringer, Margarita Drago Sept. 16
- The 2008 Syracuse Symposium continues its theme of “migration” with a joint presentation by two Argentine artists who suffered exile and compulsory silence: photographer Paula Luttringer and memoirist Margarita Drago.
[FULL STORY]
"Dawn of a New Age" traces lives of five major immigrant artists
- Syracuse University Library's Special Collections Research Center (SCRC), in conjunction with this year's Syracuse Symposium and its theme of "migration," will present a fall exhibition titled "Dawn of a New Age: The Immigrant Contribution to the Arts in America." [FULL STORY]
Monday, August 25, 2008
Teaching about Leonardo da Vinci is the focus of the
Fall 2008 Tolley Lecture
- Syracuse University Meredith Professors Samuel Clemence and Gary Radke will present a lecture about their interdisciplinary course, Leonardo da Vinci: Artist and Engineer, at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, September 9 in the Shaffer Art Building Shemin Auditorium.
[FULL STORY]
Thursday, August 21, 2008
2008 Syracuse Symposium™ celebrates ‘Migration’
- Syracuse University’s semester-long festival features renowned authors, artists, musicians, and award-winning films [FULL STORY]
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Syracuse University launches new master’s program in
forensic science
- In the fictional CSI: Crime Scene Investigation television franchise, suspects ultimately confess when faced with some extraordinary piece of microscopic evidence uncovered by a crack team of investigators who both collect and analyze the evidence. [FULL STORY]
Monday, August 18, 2008
SU campus ready to welcome 3,100 new students
- They're coming! In just a few days, some 3,100 new first-year and transfer students will arrive at Syracuse University for the new academic year. [FULL STORY]
Thursday, August 7, 2008
SU's Lifelong Learning Institute presents 'A Religious Scientist Looks at the Universe,' a discussion on insights of modern science for religion, spirituality Aug. 22
- The Lifelong Learning Institute (LLI) of the Gerontology Center at Syracuse University will present "A Religious Scientist Looks at the Universe," a lecture and group discussion on insights of modern science for religion and spirituality, on Friday, Aug. 22. [FULL STORY]
Monday, August 4, 2008
Syracuse University scientists discover how some bacteria may steal iron from their human hosts
- Discovery could lead to new ways to fight tuberculosis [FULL STORY]
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
SU Ph.D. student from China, 28, dies from injuries incurred in accidental fall
- Weixing Cai, 28, a Ph.D. candidate in Syracuse University's College of Arts and Sciences, died Monday at University Hospital from injuries sustained Sunday when he fell accidentally from the balcony of his Syracuse apartment. [FULL STORY]
Monday, July 28, 2008
'Michelangelo: The Man and the Myth' opens Aug. 12 at SUArt Galleries; exhibition runs through Oct. 19 and includes works never before seen in the United States
- Beginning Aug. 12, an exhibition of original drawings and writings by Renaissance master Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475-1564), some never before seen in the United States, opens at the SUArt Galleries located in the Shaffer Art Building at Syracuse University. [FULL STORY]
Syracuse University presents 'Rethinking Michelangelo: A Series of Lectures, Concerts, and Special Events'
- Michelangelo Buonarroti has been celebrated for more than 450 years as a sculptor, painter, architect, poet and patriot. [FULL STORY]
Friday, July 25, 2008
Syracuse University student researchers to showcase results
of their summer of research
- Some 70 students, who have been working in Syracuse University research labs this summer in a variety of physical science and engineering disciplines will showcase their work at a combined Undergraduate Research Poster Session from noon–2 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 7 [FULL STORY]
Monday, July 21, 2008
Two local high-school teachers make new discoveries in Syracuse University’s research laboratories
- Two Central New York teachers are spending their summer discovering how the fundamental scientific ideas and knowledge they teach are generated in a university research laboratory. [FULL STORY]
SU’s annual SPAWN conference, Aug. 16-18, focuses on philosophy of perception
Thursday, July 10, 2008
New departmental chair appointments in Syracuse University’s College of Arts and Sciences
- Syracuse University’s College of Arts and Sciences announces the following departmental chair appointments for the 2008-09 academic year [FULL STORY]
BioSym Technologies signs $5 million research agreement with Syracuse University
- The agreement will support teaching and research in the College of Arts and Sciences chemistry department [FULL STORY]
New book by Syracuse alum explores intersection
of Jewish, Christian theology
 Michael S. Kogan ’63, G’77, chair of the philosophy and religion department at Montclair State University and a distinguished alum of Syracuse University, is the author of a new book titled “Opening the Covenant: A Jewish Theology of Christianity” (Oxford University Press). [FULL STORY]
Tuesday, July 8, 2008
New study finds that some plants can adapt to
widespread climate change
- While many plant species move to a new location or go extinct as a result of climate change, grasslands clinging to a steep, rocky dale-side in Northern England seem to defy the odds and adapt to long-term changes in temperature and rainfall [FULL STORY]
|
  |
