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Recent Headlines 
Wednesday, August 22, 2008
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 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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
Friday, June 20, 2008
New book by Syracuse University’s Gustav Niebuhr explores religious cooperation in the United States
 Religious cooperation in the United States is the subject of a powerful new book by R. Gustav Niebuhr, associate professor of religion and the media at Syracuse University and former religion reporter for The New York Times. [FULL STORY]
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
Syracuse religion, philosophy professor wins book-of-the-year award
- John D. Caputo, the Thomas J. Watson Professor of Religion and Humanities and professor of philosophy at Syracuse University, is the recipient of a prestigious ForeWord Magazine Book of the Year Award. [FULL STORY]
Gregg Lambert appointed founding director of the Humanities Center at Syracuse University
- Gregg Lambert, Dean’s Professor of the Humanities in Syracuse University’s College of Arts and Sciences, has been appointed as the founding director of the Humanities Center at Syracuse University, effective June 1. [FULL STORY]
Vivian May appointed as chair of the College of Arts and Sciences Humanities Council
- Vivian May, associate professor of Women’s and Gender Studies in Syracuse University’s College of Arts and Sciences, has been appointed chair of the College’s Humanities Council. [FULL STORY]
Monday, June 9, 2008
Math education doctoral student Levi Molenje named Project NExT fellow
- Levi Molenje, a doctoral student in Syracuse University's Mathematics Education Program, has been selected as a Project NExT fellow for 2008-09 [FULL STORY]
Tuesday, June 3, 2008
University Senate designates 17 retiring faculty as emeriti
- The University Senate voted to recognize 17 faculty members with emeritus status. The honorees were invited to accompany the Chancellor's party during the 2008 Commencement ceremony. [FULL STORY]
Monday, June 2, 2008
Alumnus Kogan honors Emeritus Professor Vahanian with endowed support to religion department
- Last October, following a ceremony in his honor, renowned theologian Gabriel Vahanian caught up with Dean Cathryn Newton outside the Hall of Languages and made a startling confession [FULL STORY]
One of 12 SU alumni in his family, Ornstein hones a creative process first begun at Syracuse
- J. Alan Ornstein ’48 is a man of letters, but one word not found in his eclectic vocabulary is “retirement.” A successful businessman, author, playwright, and visual artist, he shows little sign of slowing down. [FULL STORY]
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