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June 2008

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]

May 2008

Thursday, May 29, 2008

Research by Barbara Fiese, professor and chair of the psychology department in The College of Arts and Sciences, is featured in an article on summer family vacations in Positive Thinking Magazine. Research by Barbara Fiese, professor and chair of the psychology department in The College of Arts and Sciences, is featured in an article on summer family vacations in Positive Thinking Magazine.

Wednesday, May 28, 2008

Mary Karr, Jesse Truesdell Peck Professor of Literature in The College of Arts and Sciences, wrote on baseball and haiku in her weekly "Poet's Choice" column appearing in the Washington Post's Book World. Her May 18 column was on Emily Dickinson.

Wednesday May 21, 2008

SU chapter of National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women’s Clubs presents annual Sojourner Truth Awards to SU faculty and student

• Gwendolyn Pough, associate professor women’s studies, writing and rhetoric in Syracuse University’s College of Arts and Sciences, and Jemella Raymore’08, a biology major in the College of Arts and Sciences who graduated Summa Cum Laude, received 2008 Sojourner Truth Awards as part of the 19th Annual Tribute to the African-American Woman [FULL STORY]

Monday, May 19, 2008

Twelve SU students participate in leadership training weekend

• Twelve Syracuse University undergraduates were recently chosen to participate in the inaugural “Dulye Leadership Experience: Readying for the Reality of the Workplace.” [FULL STORY]

• Sufi Zafar, a research scientist at the IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center in Yorktown Heights, N.Y., has been elected a fellow of the American Physical Society (APS). Zafar, a 1991 graduate, received a master’s degree and Ph.D. in physics from The College of Arts and Sciences at Syracuse University. [FULL STORY]

Thursday, May 15, 2008

Professor Emeritus Stewart Thau Dies

• Professor Emeritus Stewart Thau, who retired from Syracuse University in 2006 after 40 years of service, died Tuesday, May 13, 2008 following a brief illness. He was 69 years old. A memorial service will be held at 3 p.m. Tuesday, May 20 in SU’s Hendricks Chapel. A reception will follow in the Hall of Languages, Room 500. [FULL STORY]

Tuesday, May 13, 2008

Syracuse University, Dana Foundation team up for conversation about teen brain May 27 in Washington, D.C.

• The College of Arts and Sciences at Syracuse University and The Dana Foundation are presenting a panel discussion on the teen brain as part of the successful "Speaking of Science" series on Tuesday, May 27, in Washington, D.C. [FULL STORY]

Monday, May 12, 2008

Syracuse University’s summer research program inspires undergraduates to become tomorrow’s scientists

• This summer, 35 undergraduate students from Syracuse University and universities and colleges across the United States and abroad will participate in the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Program sponsored by the Department of Chemistry in SU’s College of Arts and Sciences. [FULL STORY]

New program prepares students to become independent mathematics researchers

• Three students in Syracuse University’s College of Arts and Sciences have been selected to participate in a new summer mathematics research program. [FULL STORY]

Syracuse University students study Central New York’s pesky plants

• Along with ushering in a spectacular array of tulips, daffodils, lilacs, and other colorful blossoms, spring is also the harbinger of the perennial battle between home gardeners and weeds. [FULL STORY]

Wednesday, May 7, 2008

Choreographer Christal Brown to teach and perform at Community Folk Art Center

• Christal Brown, artistic director of the New York City-based dance company INSPIRIT, will offer a series of master classes to middle school dancers in the Kuumba Project at the Community Folk Art Center (CFAC), Wednesday through Friday, May 14-16. [FULL STORY]

Tuesday, May 6, 2008

Internationally renowned genomic researcher J. Craig Venter to be keynote speaker at dedication of Syracuse University’s Life Sciences Complex Nov. 7, 2008

• J. Craig Venter, a pioneer in genomics research, will be the keynote speaker at the dedication of Syracuse University’s Life Sciences Complex Nov. 7, 2008. The daylong celebration will include building tours, laboratory demonstrations, and conversations about some of the most salient issues in the Life Sciences and their effects on the living world. [FULL STORY]

Monday, May 5, 2008

Open forum May 9 presents inside view of Nobel Laureate Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn's life

• Syracuse University's College of Arts and Sciences and Lillian and Emanuel Slutzker Center for International Services are hosting a public forum Friday, May 9, to recognize 2008 honorary degree candidate Aleksandr I. Solzhenitsyn. [FULL STORY]

Physics Library to close May 9

• Due to growing demands for faculty and laboratory spaces in the Physics Building, Syracuse University Library and the Department of Physics have agreed to close the Physics Library. [FULL STORY]

Thursday, May 1, 2008

Syracuse University Department of Chemistry research associate receives national recognition

Syracuse University to present honorary degrees to nine individuals of exceptional achievement at Commencement May 11

• Syracuse University will award honorary degrees to nine individuals of exceptional achievement in the areas of business, physical sciences, performing arts, global literacy, literature, economics and journalism. [FULL STORY]

April 2008

Tuesday, April 29, 2008

More than 60 years after starting, two earn bachelor's degrees

• Clifford English and Donald Oken both entered Syracuse University's College of Arts and Sciences in the 1940s. Each planned to graduate with a bachelor's degree, English in political science and Oken in biology. [FULL STORY]

Monday, April 28, 2008

Thirty-five students chosen as Syracuse University's 2008-09 Remembrance Scholars

• Syracuse University's Remembrance Scholar Committee has chosen the 35 students who will be the 2008-09 Remembrance Scholars. [FULL STORY]

Friday, April 25, 2008

Student-curated exhibition 'Invasion! The Culture of Fear in America' opens at Syracuse University Library

• The Syracuse University Library and Renée Crown University Honors Program are presenting "Invasion! The Culture of Fear in America," a student-curated exhibition of books, manuscripts and art from the Special Collections Research Center. [FULL STORY]

Thursday, April 24, 2008

Syracuse University doctoral student wins Mary Hatch Marshall Essay Award

• Jessica Kuskey, a doctoral student in the English department in Syracuse University's College of Arts and Sciences, will receive the Mary Hatch Marshall Essay Award at the Syracuse University Library Associates annual Spring Luncheon on Friday, May 2. [FULL STORY]

Wednesday, April 23, 2008

Fifty-plus years of friendship plant seeds of success for new generation

• When Harry Wise, William Marcus, and Sam Gorovitz entered high school 50 plus years ago, Harry S. Truman was president of the United States, the first Peanuts cartoon was published, and the Boston Red Sox had not won a World Series in 32 years. [FULL STORY]

A photo gallery of events from MayFest, held on Tuesday, April 22. [FULL STORY]

Friday, April 18, 2008

SU students compete in Russian language competition, sophomore Chad Lucas places third overall

• Four students in Syracuse University’s College of Arts and Sciences participated in the fifth annual New York Collegiate Russian Language Competition April 8 at Binghamton University. [FULL STORY]

Wednesday, April 16, 2008

Interviews in Monster Land

• SU student teaches children to make claymation videos Mrs. Crabs is a friendly but shy clay monster with curly hair, pink appendages, and an inviting smile. Created by 10-year-old Dora Schloss-Witkowski a student in The New School, Mrs. Crabs lost some of her hair after getting slimed by a green glob named Gluhrer during a recent filming of “Monster Land,” a claymation video. [FULL STORY]

Six to be honored April 21 with Teaching Recognition Awards

• Six Syracuse University faculty members will be honored April 21 as the 2008 recipients of the Teaching Recognition Awards, sponsored by SU's Meredith Professors. They will be honored at a 4 p.m. reception in the Public Events Room in Eggers Hall. [FULL STORY]

Syracuse Symposium will focus on migration; relevant courses sought

• Last semester, the Syracuse Symposium Committee announced that the fall 2008 Syracuse Symposium would explore the theme of "Migration." [FULL STORY]

Tuesday, April 15, 2008

Syracuse psychology professor lauded for local autism research, service

• Laura Lee McIntyre, assistant professor of psychology and a senior scientist in the Center of Health and Behavior in Syracuse University's College of Arts and Sciences, is the recipient of the 2008 Professional Excellence Award from Families for Effective Autism Treatment in Central New York [FULL STORY]

Environmental Justice and Black Women's Health Symposium to be held at Syracuse University

• The Department of African American Studies at Syracuse University is hosting the Environmental Justice and Black Women's Health Symposium [FULL STORY]

SU art experts to discuss upcoming Michelangelo exhibition at April 17 IRP gathering

• Gary Radke, professor of fine arts at Syracuse University, and Domenic Iacono, director of the SUArt Galleries, are the featured presenters at the next Institute for Retired Professionals (IRP) event, Thursday, April 17, from noon-1 p.m. [FULL STORY]

Imagining America announces grant recipients

• Imagining America: Artists and Scholars in Public Life (IA), the national Syracuse University-based consortium of more than 80 colleges and universities committed to public scholarship in the arts, humanities and design, has announced new local grant recipients. [FULL STORY]

Monday, April 14, 2008

SU's Burkard, Mitchell named 2008 Guggenheim Fellows

• The John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation has announced that in its 84th annual competition for the United States and Canada, Syracuse University's Michael P. Burkard, associate professor of English in The College of Arts and Sciences, and Don Mitchell, Distinguished Professor of Geography in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs and The College of Arts and Sciences, are among the new Guggenheim Fellowship winners for 2008. [FULL STORY]

Bill Cole's Untempered Ensemble to perform April 19 at SU

• On Saturday, April 19, Syracuse University's Department of African American Studies will present a concert by Bill Cole's Untempered Ensemble [FULL STORY]

MayFest film 'Including Samuel' demonstrates importance of inclusion for people with disabilities

• Syracuse University's School of Education is sponsoring the MayFest presentation of the film "Including Samuel," a touching and insightful look at how educational and social inclusion transforms the lives of young people with disabilities [FULL STORY]

Thursday, April 3, 2008

Syracuse University physicist invited to present at the April 2008 meeting of the American Physical Society

• Sheldon Stone, Syracuse University professor of physics, will present  “The Accomplishments of the CESR/CLEO Program” during a meeting of the American Physical Society (APS) in St. Louis, April 12 to 15. 
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Two Syracuse University students receive prestigious Goldwater Scholarships

Thomas Stewart and Gavin Hartnett, both juniors in Syracuse University’s College of Arts and Sciences and in the Reneé Crown University Honors Program, have been awarded prestigious 2008 Goldwater Scholarships.
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March 2008

Monday, March 31, 2008

Veteran journalist to offer insight on Pope Benedict XVI, preview upcoming papal visit

• The Religion and Media Minor of the Religion and Society Program in Syracuse University's College of Arts and Sciences will present a discussion with veteran journalist, author and filmmaker David Gibson on Tuesday, April 1. [FULL STORY]

• Syracuse University Professor Emeritus Donald Dittmer has mentored undergraduate chemistry students in his research lab for some 46 years. While the research projects have changed over the years, Dittmer’s enthusiasm for working with students is as vibrant today as it was when he began his career at SU in 1962.  [FULL STORY]

Friday, March 28, 2008

• Award-winning author Judith Kitchen and nationally acclaimed poet and essayist Minnie Bruce Pratt, professor in Syracuse University’s College of Arts and Sciences Writing Program, will be the keynote speakers for the Writing Program’s Spring Conference, “What is Nonfiction?” April 16 to 17. [FULL STORY]

Thursday, March 27, 2008

Café Scientifique explores the intersection of physics and biology

• “Should physicists be getting their heads wet with biology?”  is the topic of discussion for the next Café Scientifique, 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 1 at the Ohm Lounge, 314 S. Franklin St., Syracuse. [FULL STORY]

Tuesday, March 25, 2008

Panel discussion, Moses Finley Memorial Lecture to focus on post-traumatic stress disorder and treatment of war veterans

• The Program in Classics in Syracuse University's College of Arts and Sciences (A&S) will host a panel discussion and the Moses Finley Memorial Lecture on topics related to post-traumatic stress disorder and the effect of war experiences on ancient and modern soldiers on Wednesday, April 2. [FULL STORY]

Fergie, Sean Kingston, special guest to headline Block Party 2008 at MayFest

• University Union (UU) is proud to announce that Fergie, Sean Kingston and a special musical guest will headline Syracuse University's annual Block Party concert on Tuesday, April 22, at 8 p.m. on the Carrier Dome stage. [FULL STORY]

Syracuse University hosts Humanities Corridor conference on religion in Indian Ocean cultures

• The interweaving of the religious, cultural and aesthetic ideas arising out of Islamic music performance genres will be the focus of the upcoming conference "Music Moves Religion: Performance Networks in Indian Ocean Cultures" at Syracuse University. [FULL STORY]

Tuesday, March 18, 2008

Distinguished neuroscientist Bruce McEwen to speak on stress and health at sixth annual Center for Health and Behavior lecture April 3

• The Center for Health and Behavior (CHB) at Syracuse University has announced that distinguished neuroscientist Bruce McEwen, Alfred E. Mirksy Professor and head of the Harold and Margaret Milliken Hatch Laboratory of Neuroendocrinology at The Rockefeller University, will present the center's sixth annual lecture. [FULL STORY]

Monday, March 17, 2008

Listening for dark matter: Syracuse University physicist part of multi-institution dark matter research group

• Contrary to what high school students are taught, all matter in the Universe is not composed of tiny atoms [FULL STORY]

WCNY films physics experiment at SU

• Sam Sampere, center, a laboratory manager in the physics department, directs a physics experiment for local children in Stolkin Auditorium, while a crew from WCNY films it. [FULL STORY]

March 31 panel discussion to examine Christianity in indigenous territories

• On Monday, March 31, Syracuse University will host a panel discussion on the historical and current issues of Christianity in indigenous territories. [FULL STORY]

Friday, March 14, 2008

Syracuse University researcher develops model to predict the amount of copper deposits in the earth’s crust

• Syracuse University researcher Bruce H. Wilkinson and his research partner Stephen E. Kesler from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, developed a way to estimate the total amount of copper ore deposits in the Earth’s crust by looking at the age of the rock formations in which the copper ore is contained. [FULL STORY]

Phi Beta Delta to induct 57 new members March 17

• Fifty-seven new members will be inducted into Phi Beta Delta's Alpha Sigma chapter at Syracuse University in a ceremony on Monday, March 17, at 4 p.m. in Grant Auditorium. [FULL STORY]

Thursday, March 13, 2008

SU Brass Ensemble to present 'Silver Screen Spectacular' March 16 at the Palace Theatre

• The Syracuse University Brass Ensemble (SUBE) will perform popular movie themes and present a surprise viewing as part of its "Silver Screen Spectacular" on Sunday, March 16, at 3 p.m. at the restored Palace Theatre [FULL STORY]

Tuesday, March 11, 2008

Nine to be honored with Chancellor's Citations March 17

• Nine Syracuse University faculty and staff members will receive Chancellor's Citations at a dinner in their honor March 17 at the Sheraton Syracuse University Hotel & Conference Center. [FULL STORY]

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. [FULL STORY]

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.
  [FULL STORY]

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 S