The College News Archive

February 2008

Thursday, February 28, 2008

Paul Taylor Dance Company will perform at Landmark Theatre on March 26

• Syracuse University's College of Arts and Sciences will present a return engagement of the internationally acclaimed Paul Taylor Dance Company in a special performance Wednesday, March 26, at 8 p.m. in the Landmark Theatre. [FULL STORY]
  
  

Tuesday, February 26, 2008

SU Gerontology Center launches Lifelong Learning Institute; non-credit courses with community engagement component designed for people over 50 begin this May

• The Gerontology Center at Syracuse University is launching a Lifelong Learning Institute beginning this May. The multidisciplinary courses are unique in that each will balance academic pursuits with a community engagement component and service project. [FULL STORY]

Monday, February 25, 2008

Crown family dedicates new gift for Renée Crown University Honors Program to Dean Cathryn Newton

• The family of Syracuse University Trustee Emerita Renée Crown '50 recently presented SU with a significant new gift in further support of the prestigious Renée Crown University Honors Program to recognize the program's high level of academic excellence and student achievement, and the leadership of Dean Cathryn Newton, under whose care the program has flourished. [FULL STORY]

Cosmology, building blocks of universe to be discussed at SU's 'Tuesday Night Lecture Series' Feb. 26

• Cosmology -- the study of the origin and structure of the universe -- is the topic of the next "Tuesday Night Lecture Series," presented by Syracuse University's physics department, on Tuesday, Feb. 26. [FULL STORY]

Phil Ehart, drummer, manager and founder of classic rock band Kansas, to lecture at SU March 18

• Phil Ehart, drummer, manager and founder of the progressive rock band Kansas, will present two lectures at Syracuse University on Tuesday, March 18. [FULL STORY]

Thursday, February 21, 2008

SU experts to speak as part of Syracuse Stage's lively, insightful discussion on doubt, faith and conviction following final performance of 'Doubt' on March 2

• Following the final performance of "Doubt" on Sunday, March 2, Syracuse Stage will host a discussion, "Doubt, Faith & Conviction," from 3:45-5 p.m. in the Sutton Pavilion, located at the theater, 820 E. Genesee St.
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Monday, February 18, 2008

SU's undergraduate mock trial team cruises to victory in weekend AMTA tournament

• Syracuse University's undergraduate Mock Trial Team A defeated a team fielded by Cornell University during the Finger Lakes Regional AMTA tournament hosted at SU last weekend [FULL STORY]

SU London students prepare to embark on 'Journey of Understanding'

• Four SU London students are on a 10-day Journey of Understanding excursion in Aberdovey, Wales, Feb. 17-27. [FULL STORY]

Thursday, February 7, 2008

Honors Program presents panel discussion on citizenship education Feb. 18

• The Renée Crown University Honors Program is presenting its annual Honors Lecture titled "Who Knows Best How to Educate You for Citizenship?" on Monday, Feb. 18, at 7:30 p.m. in Shemin Auditorium of the Shaffer Art Building on the Syracuse University campus.
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Romance writers discuss their craft on Valentine's Day at Syracuse University

• Two celebrated Central New York romance writers will present "Love in the Afternoon: A Reading and Discussion about Romance Writing" on Valentine's Day -- Feb. 14 -- at 3:30 p.m. in Room 500 of Syracuse University's Hall of Languages. [FULL STORY]

SU alumnus and family endow physics professorship, graduate fellowship

• Martin A. Pomerantz '37 discovered his passion for physics at Syracuse University. His pioneering spirit and vision led to the establishment of a world-class observatory at the South Pole, which was named in his honor in 1995. [FULL STORY]

Wednesday, February 6, 2008

Listening for the cosmic symphony: New SU supercomputer will help scientists listen for black holes

• Scientists hope that a new supercomputer being built by Syracuse University's Department of Physics may help them identify the sound of a celestial black hole. [FULL STORY]

January 2008

Wednesday, January 30, 2008

Renowned historian Joseph Levine dies at age 75

• Joseph Levine, an internationally respected historian and the first director of Syracuse University's London program, died Saturday of cancer at age 75 [FULL STORY]

Friday, January 25, 2008

Syracuse University to present major Michelangelo exhibition in Syracuse and New York City in fall 2008; will include several works never before seen in United States

• Syracuse University today announced that the SUArt Galleries in Syracuse and the Louise and Bernard Palitz Gallery at SU's Joseph I. Lubin House in New York City will jointly present the exhibition "Michelangelo: The Man and the Myth" this coming fall. [FULL STORY]

Wednesday, January 23, 2008

Partners for Arts Education and Imagining America announce new, yearlong artist series

• Partners for Arts Education (PAE) -- a Syracuse-based organization that provides funding and support to deepen and enrich educational experiences in and through the arts for students, teachers and artists -- and Imagining America, a national consortium of colleges and universities based at Syracuse University committed to public scholarship in the arts, humanities and design, have announced a new collaborative arts initiative. [FULL STORY]

Tuesday, January 22, 2008

Dance students in Kuumba arts education program to perform at international dance conference in Dallas

• Ten dance students in the Kuumba urban arts education program, a collaborative program of the South Side Initiative (a collaboration of the Southside Community Coalition and Syracuse University) and the Community Folk Art Center (CFAC) in Syracuse, will get a chance to perform during an international dance conference in Dallas this week. [FULL STORY]

Professors award fellowships to allow undergraduates to engage in projects within greater Syracuse community

• Two Syracuse University professors are bridging the divide between the social sciences and the humanities by awarding fellowships to support undergraduate collaborative action research projects within the Syracuse community. [FULL STORY]

Tuesday, January 15, 2008

Syracuse University women's studies professor to be honored in Sweden

• Lund University, Sweden's largest university for teaching and research, will confer on Chandra Talpade Mohanty the degree of honorary doctor of philosophy in social sciences on May 30, 2008. [FULL STORY]

Thursday, January 10, 2008

Artuso elected fellow of American Physical Society

• Marina Artuso, physics professor in Syracuse University's College of Arts and Sciences, has been elected a fellow of the prestigious American Physical Society (APS) for her substantial and far-reaching contributions to physics. [FULL STORY]

Tuesday, January 8, 2008

Top scholar in biblical interrelation will deliver Syracuse University's 2007-08 B.G. Rudolph Lecture in Judaic Studies on Feb. 3

• James Kugel, Harvard University professor emeritus and one of the world's foremost biblical scholars, will deliver Syracuse University's 2007-08 B.G. Rudolph Lecture in Judaic Studies on Sunday, Feb. 3, at 2 p.m. at the Winnick Hillel Center for Jewish Life, 102 Walnut Place.
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Author Lorene Cary to explore power of narrative in African American experience Jan. 17

• Lorene Cary is known nationally for creating moving narratives about the African-American experience in such works as "Black Ice" (Vintage, 1991), a memoir of her years first as a black female student and then teacher at St. Paul's, an exclusive New England boarding school, and "The Price of a Child" (Knopf, 1995; Vintage, 1996), an adult novel about the Underground Railroad. [FULL STORY]

Suggestions sought for 2008 Syracuse Symposium events

• On the recommendation of the Syracuse Symposium Committee, which plans the annual intellectual and artistic festival hosted each fall by The College of Arts and Sciences, Dean Cathryn R. Newton has selected "migration" as the Syracuse Symposium theme for fall 2008.
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December 2007

Thursday, December 27, 2007

Three SU faculty ranked among 30 most productive clinical psychologists by Journal of Clinical Psychology

• Syracuse University faculty members Kate Carey, Michael Carey and Stephen Maisto are among the nation's top 30 most productive clinical psychologists, according to a study in the December 2007 issue of the Journal of Clinical Psychology. [FULL STORY]

Thursday, December 20, 2007

SU professor Don Siegel to be interviewed on NPR's 'Talk of the Nation' on Christmas Day

• Don Siegel, professor of earth sciences in Syracuse University's College of Arts and Sciences, will be interviewed from the Bamboo Garden Chinese Restaurant in Cicero for a segment on National Public Radio's "Talk of the Nation" [FULL STORY]

Thursday, December 20, 2007

SU professor Don Siegel to be interviewed on NPR's 'Talk of the Nation' on Christmas Day

• Don Siegel, professor of earth sciences in Syracuse University's College of Arts and Sciences, will be interviewed from the Bamboo Garden Chinese Restaurant in Cicero for a segment on National Public Radio's "Talk of the Nation" [FULL STORY]

Thursday, December 13, 2007

SU Florence celebrates '100 years' of academic excellence in graduate studies

• A series of unique anniversaries recognizing the programs and faculty at Syracuse University Florence (SUF) will be combined for the two-day "Celebration of Excellence: 100 Years of Scholarship," beginning Thursday, Dec. 13, in Florence. [FULL STORY]

Tuesday, December 11, 2007

SU, WCNY give gift of music this holiday season -- simulcast of 'Holidays at Hendricks' concert on Christmas Day

• Through a unique collaboration between Syracuse University and WCNY, Central New York residents will be able to unwrap a gift of music on Christmas Day, Dec. 25 [FULL STORY]

Friday, December 7, 2007

$3 million National Science Foundation grant helps upstate colleges recruit minority students into STEM fields

• The National Science Foundation has awarded $3 million over five years to an alliance of upstate New York colleges and universities, administered by Syracuse University, to enroll and graduate more students from African American, Latino American and Native American (AALANA) populations from science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) degree programs. [FULL STORY]

Two exhibitions at SU focus on Central New York's connection to struggle for Armenian independence

• "The Syracuse Connection to the Armenian Independence Movement," two exhibitions of historic photos and other archival material, are now on display at Syracuse University through Jan. 16, 2008. [FULL STORY]

Thursday, December 6, 2007

Department of Physics to host 5th New York Complex Matter Workshop

• The Department of Physics in The College of Arts and Sciences will sponsor and host the 5th New York Complex Matter Workshop Dec. 14 on the SU campus. [FULL STORY]

Monday, December 3, 2007

Syracuse University earth sciences professors lead major geological investigation in Papua New Guinea through $3.6 million National Science Foundation grant

• The National Science Foundation's Continental Dynamics Program has awarded a five-year, $3.595 million grant to Syracuse University, Columbia University, the University of California-Santa Barbara and the University of Texas at Austin for the investigation into very young, ultrahigh-pressure metamorphic (UHP) rocks [FULL STORY]

November 2007

Monday, November 26, 2007

Three soldiers tell why they serve

• Three U.S. servicemen who recently returned from Iraq and Afghanistan will speak at Syracuse University on Friday, Nov. 30.

Monday, November 19, 2007

Brass, choir and handbells unite for 'Holidays at Hendricks' Dec. 2 at Syracuse University

• The Syracuse University Brass Ensemble (SUBE), the Hendricks Chapel Choir and the Hendricks Chapel Handbell Ringers will come together on Sunday, Dec. 2, to present "Holidays at Hendricks," the annual Hendricks Chapel holiday concert. [FULL STORY]

Photography, writing exhibition by Henninger High School students opens at SU's Warehouse

• As the culminating event to the Partnership for Better Education's yearlong Art, Literacy and Technology (ALT) program, the photographic and written work of 50 Henninger High School students is now on display at The Warehouse through Dec. 29. [FULL STORY]

Friday, November 16, 2007

Nov. 28 faculty panel will explore Scholarship in Action

• The University Senate Committee on Academic Affairs will sponsor a faculty panel on "Scholarship in Action: Four Case Studies at SU" on Wednesday, Nov. 28, from 4-6 p.m. in the Robert Halmi Room, 141 Newhouse III. All SU faculty members are welcome to attend.
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Thursday, November 15, 2007

A&S Associate Dean David Potter to transition to half-time role

• David Potter, associate dean for student services in Syracuse University's College of Arts and Sciences since 1989, will leave his current role, effective June 30, 2008, and continue as an associate dean in a half-time position [FULL STORY]

Syracuse native Robert Koolakian comes home to speak on Armenian independence movement in Nov. 27 Syracuse Symposium presentation

• Syracuse native and distinguished author, historian and social advocate Robert G. Koolakian will return to his hometown to speak on Tuesday, Nov. 27, as part of the 2007 Syracuse Symposium [FULL STORY]

Wednesday, November 14, 2007

SU London announces 'Journey of Understanding' participants

• Four SU London students have been selected to take part in the Encompass Trust "Journey of Understanding" in which they will join young people from the United Kingdom, Israel, the Palestinian Territories and Indonesia on a nine-day, cross-cultural retreat in Aberdovey, Wales, Dec. 9-17. [FULL STORY]

Tuesday, November 13, 2007

SU's Luk awarded National Science Foundation grant

• A research initiative led by Yan-Yeung Luk, assistant professor of chemistry in The College of Arts and Sciences at Syracuse University, has received an award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) from the Division of Materials Design and Surface Engineering for the proposal "Porous Multi-Functional Interfaces for Controlling Biofoulings."
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Monday, November 12, 2007

UMass Professor Lawrence Blum to explore meaning of race, racism, Nov. 28-29

• Lawrence Blum, Distinguished Professor of Liberal Arts and Education and professor of philosophy at the University of Massachusetts, Boston, will address issues concerning race and racism [FULL STORY]

Syracuse University physicists, students help prepare precision silicon detector for Switzerland-based international study measuring properties of B meson particles

• One of the most fragile detectors for the Large Hadron Collider beauty (LHCb) experiment, a particle physics experiment located at the European Organization for Nuclear Research's (commonly known as CERN) Large Hadron Collider (LHC) in Geneva, Switzerland, has been successfully installed in its final position [FULL STORY]

Monday, November 5, 2007

Award-winning environmentalist, physicist Amory Lovins to visit Syracuse University Nov. 15

• Amory Lovins, a renowned consultant experimental physicist and co-founder, chair and chief scientist of the Rocky Mountain Institute, will visit Syracuse University on Thursday, Nov. 15. [FULL STORY]

Friday, November 2, 2007

Paquito D'Rivera plays SU

• Grammy Award-winning Cuban musician and composer Paquito D'Rivera, and a member of his quintet play during his concert Thursday, Nov. 1, in Goldstein Auditorium in the Hildegarde and J. Myer Schine Student Center. It was co-sponsored by the 2007 Syracuse Symposium, presented by SU's College of Arts and Sciences; and Pulse.

October 2007

Tuesday, October 30, 2007

Official launch of The Campaign for Syracuse University is Nov. 2; daylong schedule of public, private events and interactive kickoff celebration planned

• The Campaign for Syracuse University, the most ambitious capital campaign in the institution's history with an anticipated goal of $1 billion, will have its official public launch on Friday, Nov. 2 [FULL STORY]

New campus graphics showcase successes, instill institutional pride as SU prepares for public launch of its largest-ever capital campaign

• Reflecting a great university, they recall the trailblazers of yesterday, acknowledge the achievers of today and proclaim an important promise for those yet to arrive tomorrow [FULL STORY]

eProfessors/ePractitioners partner for entrepreneurship projects

• Professors and practitioners have been chosen to launch the first projects for "Enitiative" -- the Syracuse Campus-Community Entrepreneurship Initiative -- which connects campus and community organizations
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Pulitzer Prize-winning author Tracy Kidder visits Syracuse on Nov. 6 as part of The University Lectures series

• Tracy Kidder, author of "Mountains Beyond Mountains" (Random House, 2004), Syracuse University's 2007 Shared Reading Program selection and the CNY Reads 2007-08 selection, will speak at SU on Tuesday, Nov. 6, as part of The University Lectures. [FULL STORY]

Friday, October 26, 2007

'Freedom Sings™,' the story of music censorship, social anthems, to be performed in Nov. 14 concert at Syracuse University with special guest Joanne Shenandoah

• "Freedom Sings™," a live multimedia performance that tells the musical and visual story of three centuries of banned music in America, will be presented on Wednesday, Nov. 14, at 7:30 p.m. in Goldstein Auditorium in Syracuse University's Hildegarde and J. Myer Schine Student Center. [FULL STORY]

Monday, October 22, 2007

Syracuse University researchers develop, patent promising oral insulin for treatment of diabetes

• Syracuse University researchers have designed, tested and patented a new method of oral insulin delivery that can potentially help reduce daily insulin injections for millions of people with diabetes who require therapy for optimal glycemic control. [FULL STORY]

Friday, October 19, 2007

Gabriel Vahanian, world-renowned theologian, professor emeritus, to speak at Syracuse University Oct. 24

• The Department of Religion at Syracuse University will hold a special ceremony honoring Gabriel Vahanian, world-renowned theologian and author of the landmark book "The Death of God" (george braziller, 1961) on Wednesday, Oct. 24, from 2-4 p.m. in the Kilian Room (Room 500) of the Hall of Languages. [FULL STORY]

Thursday, October 18, 2007

SU Physics Department presents magnetism program Oct. 23

• The Department of Physics at Syracuse University is presenting "That's Repulsive: The Marvels of Magnetism" as part of its popular Tuesday Night Lecture Series (formerly Saturday Morning Physics) Oct. 23 at 7 p.m. in the Physics Building's Stolkin Auditorium. [FULL STORY]

Wednesday, October 17, 2007

SU study finds that online multiplayer video games create greater negative consequences -- yet elicit greater enjoyment -- than traditional video games among college student players

• Online video games with thousands of simultaneous players, such as "World of Warcraft," have become hugely popular in the last two decades and are now a multibillion dollar industry with tremendous financial success. [FULL STORY]

SU invests in health research, outreach -- Center for Health and Behavior designated as University-wide center

• As part of its Scholarship in Action vision, Syracuse University will invest in an interdisciplinary cluster in the area of health and behavior. [FULL STORY]

Syracuse University inaugurates new freshmen first-semester program in Florence

• Syracuse University is introducing a new study abroad opportunity that will offer a fall semester in Florence, Italy, to select first-semester freshmen enrolling in liberal arts majors. [FULL STORY]

Syracuse Symposium, SU Library host Mãori cultural specialist Claudia Orange for two public lectures

• Claudia Orange, a specialist on Mãori history and politics and director of history and Pacific cultures at the Museum of New Zealand, Te Papa Tongarewa, will offer two free public lectures at Syracuse University on Thursday, Oct. 25, and Tuesday, Oct. 30. [FULL STORY]

Thursday, October 11, 2007

New Life Sciences Complex

• A worker puts finishing touches on windows at the new Life Sciences Complex. The complex, to be opened in Fall 2008, will bring the biology, chemistry and biochemistry departments under one roof for the first time in the University's history.

Torres-Saillant, Van Gulick named Tolley Professors

• Silvio Torres-Saillant, associate professor of English in The College of Arts and Sciences and director of the Latino-Latin American Studies Program at Syracuse University, and Robert Van Gulick, department chair and professor of philosophy in The College of Arts and Sciences, have been named William P. Tolley Distinguished Teaching Professors in the Humanities. [FULL STORY]

Wednesday, October 10, 2007

Syracuse Symposium features evening of new jazz music by Bill Cole, with Billy Bang, Jayne Cortez, the Untempered Ensemble

• The 2007 Syracuse Symposium, presented by Syracuse University's College of Arts and Sciences, will offer an evening of new jazz, "A Journey Toward Justice," on Thursday, Oct. 18, at 8 p.m. in the Rose and Jules R. Setnor Auditorium in Crouse College. [FULL STORY]

Tuesday, October 9, 2007

Food Justice Roundtable to be held Oct. 10 at Syracuse University

• As a follow-up to the Oct. 9 visit by food activists and entrepreneurs Alice Waters and Judy Wicks, a Food Justice Roundtable will be held at Syracuse University on Wednesday, Oct. 10. [FULL STORY]

Monday, October 8, 2007

Famed Cuban jazzman Paquito D'Rivera, SU students to play together in Nov. 1 world premiere event

• Grammy Award-winning Cuban musician and composer Paquito D'Rivera will perform a repertoire of jazz and Latin music -- including the world premiere of new music commissioned by Syracuse University -- during a concert by the Paquito D'Rivera Quintet on Thursday, Nov. 1, at 8 p.m. in Goldstein Auditorium in the Hildegarde and J. Myer Schine Student Center. [FULL STORY]

Syracuse University's Annual Ray Smith Symposium to focus on research into iconic books

• Syracuse University's College of Arts and Sciences is aiming to reinvigorate research into iconic books during the annual Ray Smith Symposium, to be held Oct. 18-20 on the SU campus. [FULL STORY]

Thursday, October 4, 2007

Four to receive Alumni Awards; junior Brian Spendley to receive Orange Spirit Award

• Four Syracuse University alumni have been chosen to be honored with the Outstanding Alumni Awards and the Outstanding Young Alumni Award. In addition, a current student has been selected to receive the Orange Spirit Award. [FULL STORY]

Two SU employees run their commute to work -- 14.5 miles -- as part of Campus Commuter Challenge

• Patricia Ford, financial and budget manager for the physics department in The College of Arts and Sciences, and her husband, Terry McConnell, chair of the mathematics department, are replacing their morning car commute with a 14.5-mile run to work on Friday, Oct. 5, as part of Syracuse University's Campus Commuter Challenge. [FULL STORY]

Gelfand, Rosenthal to be honored with Eggers Awards

SU's Kennedy named 2007 winner of Isabella Gardner Poetry Award

• As part of Syracuse Symposium 2007, Laura Kurgan, director of the Spatial Information Design Lab (SIDL) at Columbia University, and Eric Cadora, director of the Justice Mapping Center in Brooklyn, will speak at the Syracuse University School of Architecture on Wednesday, Oct. 24, at 4:30 p.m [FULL STORY]

Wednesday, October 3, 2007

Musician Bill Cole, bassist Shayna Dulberger to offer special performance featuring non-Western instruments on Homecoming + Reunion Weekend

• As part of Syracuse University's 2007 Homecoming + Reunion Celebration, renowned musician Bill Cole and bassist Shayna Dulberger will give a special performance on Friday, Oct. 12, from 2-3:30 p.m.
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Tuesday, October 2, 2007

Folk Arts Soul of Syracuse' festival celebrates refugee, immigrant traditions Oct. 27

• The City of Syracuse has always been a magnet for cultural diversity. Each year, about 700 new immigrants resettle in Syracuse's city neighborhoods, yet their neighbors know little about their languages, unique cultures and arts. [FULL STORY]

September 2007

Wednesday, September 26, 2007

Food activists, entrepreneurs to speak on sustainability, food justice during University Lectures/Syracuse Symposium presentation Oct. 9

• Activists and entrepreneurs Alice Waters and Judy Wicks will bring attention to a myriad of issues, such as sustainability and food justice, during a joint appearance at Syracuse University on Tuesday, Oct. 9, as part of The University Lectures series and the 2007 Syracuse Symposium, presented by SU's College of Arts and Sciences. [FULL STORY]

Exhibition of photos from Syracuse Photovoice Project on display at Syracuse University through Oct. 1

• The Southside Photovoice Project, an exhibition of photographs taken through the Syracuse Community Mapping and Health Photovoice Project facilitated earlier this year through the Department of African American Studies at Syracuse University, will be on display through Monday, Oct. 1, in the Panasci Lounge in the Hildegarde and J. Myer Schine Student Center. [FULL STORY]

Documentaries from around the world to be screened during Fifth Annual Human Rights Film Festival Oct. 4-6 at Syracuse University

• Award-winning film documentaries from around the globe will be shown at Syracuse University Oct. 4-6 as part of the Fifth Annual Human Rights Film Festival. [FULL STORY]

Thursday, September 20, 2007

Scholar Carol Boyce Davies to speak 'Of Levees and Limits' at Syracuse University Sept. 27

• Carol Boyce Davies, an African and African New World Studies scholar, will give an address at Syracuse University on Thursday, Sept. 27, as part of the 2007 Syracuse Symposium, presented by SU's College of Arts and Sciences. [FULL STORY]

Tuesday, September 18, 2007

Carnegie Library Centennial celebration planned for Oct. 4

• Syracuse University Library and the math department in The College of Arts and Sciences will host an event celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Carnegie Library on Thursday, Oct. 4, from 2-4 p.m [FULL STORY]

Sunday, September 16, 2007

Sept. 25 event will examine non-establishment, free exercise of religion

• As part of the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications' yearlong celebration of the First Amendment, a two-part discussion on non-establishment and free exercise of religion will be held on Tuesday, Sept. 25, in Hendricks Chapel. [FULL STORY]

Monday, September 10, 2007

Music, Gender and Justice Symposium offers public concerts, events that spotlight music of women composers

• The intertwining of music, justice and the works of women composers are the common themes running through the public events of the Music, Gender and Justice Symposium at Syracuse University, presented Sept. 14-15 with support from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and co-sponsored by the 2007 Syracuse Symposium (presented by SU's College of Arts and Sciences) and Pulse. [FULL STORY]

Friday, September 7, 2007

Syracuse University launches cross-college First Amendment Scholars Program

• The College of Arts and Sciences, the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications and the Renée Crown University Honors Program have announced the establishment of the First Amendment Scholars Program at Syracuse University. [FULL STORY]

Local communities to come together at Onondaga Lake Sept. 20 to celebrate peace.

• The Syracuse University, Onondaga Nation and Central New York communities will come together at Onondaga Lake on Thursday, Sept. 20, in conjunction with the United Nations International Day of Peace, for a public event meant to renew the communities' peaceful connection with the Earth. [FULL STORY]

Tuesday, September 4, 2007

Researchers find that change from arid to wet climate in Africa had significant effect on early human evolution

• A team of scientists from around the globe has determined that a drastic change in the climate of tropical Africa may have significantly driven early human evolution. [FULL STORY]

July 2007 back to top

Wednesday, July 25, 2007

Syracuse University alumna Nina V. Fedoroff '66 has been named the new science and technology adviser to U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.

• SU alumna, new National Medal of Science recipient, named science and technology adviser to U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice [FULL STORY]

Thursday, July 19, 2007

Syracuse University, one of three member institutions of the Central New York Humanities Corridor, will host an international conference in September that will bring together scholars, performers and activists from the world of performance, composition, historical musicology, ethnomusicology and women's studies.

• Scholars, performers to come together at SU for 'Music, Justice, and Gender' international conference, campus performances Sept. 14-16 [FULL STORY]

Monday, July 9, 2007

In his newest publication, Wayne Franits, chair and professor of fine arts in The College of Arts and Sciences at Syracuse University, presents the first major study of early 17th-century Dutch painter Hendrick ter Brugghen in nearly 50 years.

• Syracuse University fine arts professor completes first major study of Dutch master Hendrick ter Brugghen in nearly 50 years [FULL STORY]
• For more about Wayne Franits, click HERE

Thursday, July 5, 2007

Bill Coplin, professor of public policy in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs and The College of Arts and Sciences at Syracuse University and author of "10 Things Employers Want You to Learn in College" (Ten Speed, 2003), has written a new book, "25 Ways to Make College Pay Off: Advice for Anxious Parents from a Professor Who's Seen It All."

• New book, '25 Ways to Make College Pay Off,' helps parents help their college student [FULL STORY]
• For more about Bill Coplin, click HERE

Tuesday, June 26, 2007

Imagining America (IA), a national consortium of more than 80 colleges and universities whose mission is to strengthen the public role and democratic purposes of the humanities, arts and design, has appointed Jan Cohen-Cruz as director.

• Imagining America national consortium names Jan Cohen-Cruz director [FULL STORY]

May 2007 back to top

Thursday May 24, 2007
Michael S. Cosgrove, assistant professor of biology in The College of Arts and Sciences, has been awarded a two-year research grant for $150,000 to study how a protein functions and is regulated in human cells, which may offer a new basis for designing new therapeutic strategies for the treatment of leukemia.

• Cosgrove receives March of Dimes research grant [FULL STORY]
• For more about Michael Cosgrove, click HERE

Wednesday, May 23, 2007
Seven individuals were elected voting members of the Syracuse University Board of Trustees during the board's annual meeting May 12, and John H. Chapple '75 was named chair-elect of the board. Additionally, four trustees were granted emeritus status.

• Seven new trustees elected during SU Board of Trustees annual meeting; Chapple named chair elect [FULL STORY]

Monday, May 7, 200Mary Lou Marien, fine arts professor in Syracuse University's College of Arts and Sciences, has been awarded an arts writers grant from The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts to support writing on contemporary visual art.

• SU's Marien receives arts writers grant from Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts [FULL STORY]
• For more about Mary Lou Marien, click HERE
• For more about the Andy Warhol Foundation, click HERE

Wednesday, May 2, 2007
Syracuse University's Remembrance Scholars Selection Committee has named the students who will be the 2007-08 Remembrance Scholars.

Wednesday, May 2, 2007
Syracuse University will award honorary degrees to six individuals of exceptional achievement in the areas of law, visual and performing arts, literature and physics at its 153rd Commencement exercises.

• Syracuse University to present six honorary degrees at May 13 Commencement [FULL STORY]

April 2007 back to top

Thursday, April 26
Syracuse Symposium Committee announced that the Fall 2007 symposium will explore the meaning of justice as an ideal we envision and the realities of justice and injustice in the world we inhabit.

• Schedule for Syracuse Symposium: Justice almost complete [FULL STORY]
• Visit the Syracuse Symposium website HERE

Monday, April 23
Syracuse University and the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry are making final preparations for MayFest, an all-day celebration of student creativity and discovery, taking place on the SU campus Tuesday, April 24.

• SU, SUNY-ESF gear up for April 24 MayFest [FULL STORY]
• More information about MayFest -- including promotional podcasts, a schedule of events, and updates on transportation and parking, campus tours, safety and food and concessions -- is available HERE

Monday, April 23
The Gerontology Center at Syracuse University will mark its 35-year anniversary by hosting a public conference May 3-5 at which experts will offer current insight into the ongoing national and global issues of aging and disability.

• Syracuse University's Gerontology Center celebrates 35 years with public conference on aging, disability [FULL STORY]
• For a full schedule of speakers, click HERE

Thursday, April 19
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member Lou Reed '64 will be honored April 26 during a special event at the W Hotel Union Square in New York City, where he will be awarded the George Arents Pioneer Medal, Syracuse University's highest alumni award.

• Grammy winner Lou Reed to receive Syracuse University's highest alumni honor at New York City event April 26 [FULL STORY]
• For more about the George Arents Pioneer Medal, click HERE
• For more about Lou Reed '64, click HERE

Thursday, April 19
The Women in Science and Engineering (WISE) Program will sponsor the Norma Slepecky Memorial Lecture and award the Norma Slepecky Prize for Undergraduate Research on Friday, April 20.

• WISE to present Norma Slepecky Memorial Lecture, career panel on Friday [FULL STORY]

Thursday, April 19
Six Syracuse University faculty members will be honored April 23 as the 2007 recipients of the Teaching Recognition Awards, sponsored by SU's Meredith Professors.

• Six honored with Teaching Recognition Awards [FULL STORY]

Thursday, April 19
Faculty members from the Central New York Humanities Corridor and other national universities will take part in a conference, "Religious Transgressions of Modernity," on Friday, April 20, at the University of Rochester.

• Humanities Corridor co-sponsors conference on religion at University of Rochester April 20; SU hosts graduate presentations in linguistics April 21  [FULL STORY]
• For more about the Humanities Corridor, click HERE

Monday, April 16
The Southside Community Coalition and the Community Folk Art Center (CFAC) are collaborating on the Urban Arts Education Program's Kuumba Project to support artistic and musically gifted children in Syracuse.

• Southside Community Coalition, Community Folk Art Center to establish pre-professional arts education program for children [FULL STORY]
• For more about the Community Folk Art Center, click HERE

Monday, April 9, 2007
Feminist scholar/activist Patricia McFadden will speak on "European Neo-imperial Militarization in Africa: Emerging Challenges to African Feminism" April 17 in the Peter Graham Scholarly Commons of Syracuse University's E.S. Bird Library.

• Spelman College feminist scholar to speak April 17 [FULL STORY]
• For more about Patricia McFadden, click HERE

Friday, April 6, 2007
Micere Githae Mugo, chair of the Department of African American Studies and Meredith Professor for Teaching Excellence at Syracuse University, is the 2007 recipient of the Distinguished Africanist Award, presented by the New York African Studies Association (NYASA).

• Mugo honored with 2007 Distinguished Africanist Award [FULL STORY]
• For more about Micere Githae Mugo, click HERE
• For more about the Distinguished Africanist Award and the New York State African Studies Association, click HERE

Thursday, April 5, 2007
The newly formed African Drumming Ensemble at Syracuse University, the Danforth Middle School African Dance and Drumming Ensemble and the New York-based Brandon Rosser Ensemble will come together April 19 to perform an evening of West African drum music.

• Ensembles come together to perform evening of West African drum music April 19 [FULL STORY]

Wednesday, April 4, 2007
James B. Maas, professor in the Department of Psychology at Cornell University and a national expert on sleep, will deliver the fifth annual Center for Health and Behavior (CHB) Lecture Wednesday, April 18, at 7 p.m.

• National sleep expert James Maas to deliver fifth annual CHB lecture April 18 [FULL STORY]
• For more information on the lecture or the CHB, contact Carey

Tuesday, April 3, 2007
World-renowned folk singer and stage and screen actor Theodore Bikel will join a group of internationally known musicians in Syracuse on Saturday, April 14 for an inter-ethnic concert weaving together music from different cultures and faiths.

• 'Bridge to Peace' concert brings Theodore Bikel, renowned musical friends together for evening of global music [FULL STORY]
• For a more about the Connective Corridor, click HERE

Tuesday, April 3, 2007
J. Albert C. Uy, assistant professor of biology in Syracuse University's College of Arts and Sciences, has been awarded a National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) award, NSF's most prestigious and competitive award for young faculty members.

• Uy receives prestigious NSF CAREER Award [FULL STORY]
• For more about J. Albert C. Uy, click HERE
• For more about the National Science Foundation, click HERE

Tuesday, April 3, 2007
In a profound example of integration and active exchange with the community, Syracuse University in Florence (SUF) has held a contest for all of its students -- with the support of other regional institutions and the regional government -- that provides a trip to Sicily for 12 winning students, who will spend the majority of their time volunteering in the fields of the southern Italian island.

• Planting tomatoes, fighting Mafia, contributing to legality: SUF launches contest for students to work in fields in Sicily [FULL STORY]
• For more about SU Abroad, click HERE

Tuesday, April 3, 2007
World-renowned folk singer and stage and screen actor Theodore Bikel will join a group of internationally known musicians in Syracuse on Saturday, April 14 for an inter-ethnic concert weaving together music from different cultures and faiths.

• 'Bridge to Peace' concert brings Theodore Bikel, renowned musical friends together for evening of global music [FULL STORY]
• For more about Theodore Bikel, click HERE

Monday, April 2, 2007
The Ford Foundation has awarded a $233,000 grant to Syracuse University's Department of African American Studies (AAS) to support continued development of its curricular focus on gender and environmental justice.

• SU's Department of African American Studies receives major Ford grant for 'Gender and Environmental Justice' project [FULL STORY]
• For more about the African American Studies program, clic HERE

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Tuesday, March 27, 2007
Junior Marc R. Peters, a newspaper and policy studies major in the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications and the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs/The College of Arts and Sciences, has been selected as a 2007 Truman Scholar.

• SU junior Marc Peters selected as a 2007 Truman Scholar [FULL STORY]
• For more about the Truman Scholarship, click HERE

Tuesday, March 27, 2007
Roberta (Bobbi) Jones named an assistant provost at Syracuse University, providing administrative leadership and support for key interdisciplinary programs that are designed to advance the University's vision of Scholarship in Action.

• Jones named SU assistant provost; will provide administrative leadership, support for key interdisciplinary programs [FULL STORY]
• For more about Scholarship in Action, click HERE

Monday, March 26, 2007
Stephen Prothero, chair of the Department of Religion at Boston University and author of several books on religion and American culture, will speak at Syracuse University on Wednesday, March 28.

• Well-known religious literacy scholar, author Stephen Prothero to speak at Syracuse University March 28 [FULL STORY]
• For more about Stephen Prothero, click HERE

Friday, March 23, 2007
The Syracuse Symposium Committee, which plans the annual intellectual and artistic festival hosted each fall by The College of Arts and Sciences, will convene later this semester to consider themes for fall 2008. Planning for the 2007 symposium, which will explore the theme of "Justice," is in the final stages and details will be announced in the coming months.

• Ideas sought for 2008 Syracuse Symposium theme [FULL STORY]
• For more about the Syracuse Symposium, click HERE

Friday, March 23, 2007
Romita Ray, assistant professor of fine arts in The College of Arts and Sciences at Syracuse University, served as guest curator for the exhibition "Between Worlds: Voyagers to Britain 1700-1850" that recently opened at the National Portrait Gallery in London.

• SU fine arts professor guest curator for exhibition at National Portrait Gallery in London [FULL STORY]
• For more about Romita Ray, click HERE
• For more about the National Portrait Gallery in London, click HERE

Friday, March 23, 2007
The Department of Earth Sciences' K. Douglas Nelson Colloquium Series in Syracuse University's College of Arts and Sciences will present its annual Chauncey D. Holmes Lecture and Award Ceremony on Thursday, March 29.

• UCLA geologist to speak, eight SU undergraduates to be honored at annual Chauncey Holmes Lecture and Award Ceremony March 29 [FULL STORY]

Wednesday, March 21, 2007
Cecil Abrahams, Visiting University Professor and professor of cultural foundations and higher education in the School of Education, will present a lecture titled "Racism in Sport: How Rugby Helped Expose Apartheid to the World" on Thursday, March 22, at 6:30 p.m.

• University Professor Cecil Abrahams to discuss role of sports in ending apartheid March 22 [FULL STORY]
• For more about Cecil Abrahams, click HERE

Tuesday, March 20, 2007
The Department of Anthropology in the Maxwell School will host events on March 29 and 31 and April 12 to celebrate the cultures of four local groups of refugees who are exiled from their homelands.

• Folk arts events will showcase cultures of four local refugee communities [FULL STORY]
• For more about the Community Folk Art Gallery, click HERE

Friday, March 16, 2007
Five Syracuse University faculty and staff members will receive Chancellor's Citations at a dinner in their honor Monday, March 19, at the Sheraton Syracuse University Hotel & Conference Center. The 2006-07 Chancellor's Citations will recognize individuals for Engaging the World, for Faculty Excellence and Scholarly Distinction, and for Outstanding Contributions to Academic Access and Support.

• Five to be honored with Chancellor's Citations March 19 [FULL STORY]
• For more about the Chancellor's Citations, click HERE

Wednesday, March 7, 2007
On March 27, the Strempel-Beaudette duo of soprano and Syracuse University faculty member Eileen Strempel and pianist and University of Rochester faculty member Sylvie Beaudette will perform "(In) Habitation: Musical Settings of Margaret Atwood Poetry by American Women Composers."

• Strempel-Beaudette duo premier musical settings of Margaret Atwood poetry March 27 at SU [FULL STORY]
• For more information, contact Strempel at strempel@syr.edu or 443-5036
• For more about Eileen Strempel, click HERE

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Wednesday, February 28, 2007
Brenda Ekwurzel, a climate scientist in the Global Environment Program of the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) in Washington, D.C., will speak on "Global Warming: The Science Behind the Headlines" on Tuesday, March 6, 2007.

• WISE, SUNY-ESF to host climate scientist on March 6 [FULL STORY]
• For more about the ESF Women's Caucus, click HERE
• For more about WISE: Women in Science and Engineering, click HERE

Wednesday, February 28, 2007
Samuel Gorovitz has given more than 200 invited lectures in dozens of countries during his prolific career.  But for the founding director of The Renée Crown University Honors Program, two of his more memorable engagements recently occurred, almost back-to-back, in our nation’s capital.

• Gorovitz served as keynote speaker at the annual Human Research Protections Programs Conference sponsored by Public Responsibility in Medicine and Research [FULL STORY]
• For more about Samuel Gorovitz, click HERE

Tuesday, February 27, 2007
George Saunders G'88, professor of English in Syracuse University's College of Arts and Sciences (A&S), has recently been recognized with several prestigious literary honors, on the heels of his being named one of 25 MacArthur Fellows by The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation last September.

• SU's Saunders garners more honors from leading literary organizations [FULL STORY]
• For more about George Saunders, click HERE
• For more abut the MacArthur Fellows, click HERE

Tuesday, February 27, 2007
Roger Macfarlane, associate professor of classics in the Department of Humanities, Classics, and Comparative Literature at Brigham Young University, will speak on "Recovering the Lost Library of Herculaneum: Multispectral Imaging and the Carbonized Scrolls" on March 6.

• Ancient roman scrolls to be topic of March 6 Moses Finley Memorial Lecture at Syracuse University [FULL STORY]
• For more about Roger Macfarlane, click HERE

Stone Canoe: A Journal of Arts and Ideas from Upstate New York

Tuesday, February 20, 2007
Syracuse University has launched a new community-oriented arts annual called "Stone Canoe: A Journal of Arts and Ideas from Upstate New York," to augment the University's ongoing efforts to build creative partnerships within the larger community and to showcase the impressive range of artistic activity that characterizes life in the Upstate New York region.

• 'Stone Canoe' will showcase arts in Upstate New York [FULL STORY]
• "Stone Canoe" will be available in March. To purchase a copy ($18), contact Syracuse University Press at (315) 443-2597 or 1-800-365-8929 or order online

Tuesday, February 13, 2007
USA Today sports columnist, best-selling author and television sports analyst Christine Brennan to give two lectures at Syracuse University on Thursday, Feb. 15- "Religion and Sports" and "Observations on Professional Sports -- Religion, American Culture and the News Media."

• USA Today sports columnist, best-selling author to lecture on religion and sports Feb. 15 [FULL STORY]

 

Monday, February 12, 2007
Syracuse University students, faculty and staff will join together to present the University's largest-ever festival of intellectual creativity, MayFest 2007.

• SU community gears up for biggest MayFest ever in 2007 [FULL STORY]
• Visit the 2007 MayFest website
• Presenters can register their events HERE

Monday, February 12, 2007
Mary Lerner '66, a Syracuse resident internationally renowned for her leadership of philanthropic organizations, especially in hospice and palliative care, has been appointed assistant dean for advancement in The College of Arts and Sciences.

• Renowned hospice leader Mary Lerner named assistant dean for advancement in SU's College of Arts and Sciences [FULL STORY]

Wednesday, February 7, 2007
Tewodros "Teddy" Asefa, assistant professor of chemistry in Syracuse University's College of Arts and Sciences, has been awarded a National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) award, NSF's most prestigious and competitive award for young faculty members.

• Asefa receives prestigious NSF CAREER Award [FULL STORY]
• For more about Tewodros Asefa, click HERE
• For more abut the NSF Faculty Early Career Development award, click HERE

Monday, February 5, 2007
Several faculty and staff members from Syracuse University, along with other guest presenters, will speak throughout the spring semester as part of the new Tuesday Humanities Coffee Hour series, which each week will focus on discussion and shared intellect, creativity and passion in an informal setting.

• Tuesday Humanities Coffee Hour series celebrates newly renovated Tolley Building [FULL STORY]
• For more information on the Tuesday Humanities Coffee Hour series, contact Silvio Torres-Saillant, associate professor of English and director of the Latino-Latin American Studies Program, at saillant@syr.edu.

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Wednesday, January 24, 2007
Theo Cateforis, assistant professor of music history and cultures in The College of Arts and Sciences at Syracuse University, recently edited a chronological anthology on the study of rock music, "The Rock History Reader" (Routledge, 2006).

• SU professor edits anthology on history of rock music [FULL STORY]
• For more about Theo Cateforis, click HERE

Wednesday, January 24, 2007
The College of Arts and Sciences at Syracuse University and The Dana Foundation presented another installment in their successful "Speaking of Science" series in Washington, D.C. A panel discussion titled "Understanding the Circuits of the Brain: New Treatments for Parkinson's Disease, Depression, and Epilepsy" was hosted by New York Times columnist and author William Safire '51, HON'78 and others.

• 'Speaking of Science' panel examines link between brain circuitry, novel disease cures in Washington, D.C. [FULL STORY]
• To see the webcast, click HERE

Wednesday, January 24, 2007
In his new publication, Wayne Franits, professor of fine arts in The College of Arts and Sciences, examines "A Woman Preparing Bread and Butter for a Boy" by Dutch painter Pieter de Hooch (1629-1684).

• Fine Arts professor's new book examines Dutch painter Pieter de Hooch [FULL STORY]
• For more about Wayne Franits, click HERE

 

 

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