The iSchool's Lee McKnight quoted in International Science Grid This Week on wireless grids testing

C-SPAN will air the Commencement address of JPMorgan Chase & Co. Chairman and CEO Jamie Dimon on Memorial Day afternoon.

The Chase Corporate Challenge is an annual 3.5 mile walk/run that brings local businesses together to promote health and exercise.

“Cornhole: The Movie,” a mock documentary that follows four cornhole teams working their way to a national championship at the fictional Hudy Center in Cincinnati, will be shown June 24 in Syracuse.

Research by College of Arts and Sciences' Laurence Nafie featured on Scientist Live

Newhouse School's Robert Thompson quoted in Toronto Star on Simon Cowell of "American Idol"

Research by Maxwell School's Leonard Lopoo featured in The Economist and other media

Allen's third screenplay is set against the Siege of Sarejevo in the 1990s.

Alice Sterling Honig, PhD, professor emerita of Child Development, will discuss an action of positive parenting to help your child flourish.

The Hearing Lab at Syracuse University is looking for participants 55 years or older who have NORMAL HEARING or HEARING LOSS to identify speech signals in background noise. All participants will be compensated $10.00 an hour. If you are interested, or would like more information about this study, contact Jamie at 443-2887 or jldesjar@syr.edu. Contact: [...]

Starting Tuesday, May 25 the Writing Center (101 HB Crouse Hall, on the Quad) offers for free, one-to-one writing support throughout the summer.

Strodel will step down from his duties on June 30, after completing 14 years of service with the University.

Rachel's Restaurant at the Sheraton Syracuse University Hotel is offering a post commencement lunch buffet special for all Syracuse University and SUNY-ESF Faculty & Staff. Those with Syracuse University/SUNY-ESF identification can purchase the Rachel's Luncheon Buffet for only $6.95 from Tuesday, May 25 through Friday, June 4. Contact: Richard F. Duda, Director of Sales & [...]

The Syracuse International Film Festival 2010, in collaboration with the Creative Writing Graduate Program at Syracuse University, will host a three-day scriptwriting workshop.

Maxwell School's J. David Richardson quoted in MarketWatch on American exports to China

The number of cases awaiting resolution before the Immigration Courts reached a new all time high of 242,776 matters at the end of March 2010, according to TRAC.

VPA is the first Syracuse University school selected to begin implementing the University’s Climate Action Plan (CAP), the blueprint released in September 2009 designed to make SU climate neutral by 2040.

Linda Pembroke Kaiser will give a talk about her book “Pulling Strings: The Legacy of Melville A. Clark” Wednesday, June 2.

A second showing of “Syracuse’s 15th Ward and Beyond,” a documentary capturing the memories of former residents of Syracuse’s 15th Ward, will be held on Thursday, May 27, at 7 p.m. at the ArtRage Gallery, 505 Hawley Ave.

College of Arts and Sciences' James Watts quoted in American Libraries Magazine on browsing collections in the Internet age

The webcast of the joint Syracuse University and SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry Commencement ceremony is now available for viewing at http://video.syr.edu/live.

College of Law's Arlene Kanter featured in Jerusalem Post on her Fulbright experience at Tel Aviv University

Joseph W. Denn, a second-year graduate student in the Department of Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics in Syracuse University’s College of Arts and Sciences, received the Mary Hatch Marshall Essay Award at the Syracuse University Library Associates annual spring luncheon on April 30.

Jon Lee, a 2010 alumnus of the graduate painting program in Syracuse University’s College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA), was recently named a recipient of a $15,000 Joan Mitchell Foundation M.F.A. Grant.

Boston Globe cites TRAC on the asylum case of President Obama’s aunt

More than 200 Syracuse City School District parents will be attending the Syracuse Family Leadership Conference on Saturday, May 22, in the Life Sciences Complex on the Syracuse University campus. The conference, sponsored by the Syracuse City School District Parent Partnership Network, Say Yes to Education and Prevention Network, will offer parents more than 30 workshops in the areas of student achievement, building stronger families and parent/child communication.

New England forests are at a turning point. A new study released today by the Harvard Forest reports that, following almost 200 years of natural reforestation, forest cover is declining in all six New England states.

Syracuse University’s College of Visual and Performing Arts will present “white elephant,” its second annual New York City show by master of fine arts degree candidates, June 2-6 at Dumbo Arts Center, 30 Washington St., Brooklyn.

Post-Standard reports on SyracuseCoE partnering in NYSERDA research centers for solar photovoltaic and small wind energy technologies

The June 6 upgrade will retain MySlice’s existing functionality, while adding a few minor changes, plus a whole new look.

“On My Own Time” is an opportunity for SU employees to share their artistic talents and creativity with the campus and community-at-large. The juried in-house show runs through Thursday, May 20 in the Noble Room of Hendricks Chapel. The exhibit is open on weekdays from 8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. Over 35 faculty and staff [...]

SU will be one of over 200 organizations participating this year.

As of May 18, 2010, 144 donors have supported the “Be a Class Act” campaign, raising $11,586.

Registration for the summer Staff 2 Staff sessions is now available online.

The Department of Recreation Services fitness class registration is now open.

According to an analysis of Justice Department data by the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC), the dramatic post 9/11 surge in prosecutions that the government categorized as terrorism has undergone a four-fold decline.

Andria Costello Staniec, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering in the L.C. Smith College of Engineering and Computer Science, has been named the college’s first associate dean for student affairs.

The Onondaga Citizens League will honor Darlene Kerr and Robert M. Simpson with the 2010 Levi L. Smith Civic Education Award.

Locally, hydrofracking (hydraulic fracturing) is a hot topic.

Summer will be celebrated, rain or shine, at the annual Strawberry Festival on the Quad.

Syracuse University Commencement covered by national and local media

Nancy [Cantor], thank you very much for that overly kind introduction. If you don’t already know, you have a fabulous chancellor. Board of trustees, Syracuse faculty, all members of the graduating class of 2010: it is a privilege to be here with you today celebrating this important step in your lives, one that I am [...]

The Syracuse International Film Festival (SYRFILM) has brought together representatives from several educational institutions throughout Central New York to form a regional consortium of media educators and presenters that will work to bring increased recognition, tourism, business and cultural opportunities to the area. The Central New York Film Consortium consists of a broad network of [...]

The Syracuse University Humanities Center has announced recipients of its 2010-11 Dissertation/Thesis Fellowships.

Newhouse School's Robert Thompson quoted in Washington and Toronto media on the ending of "Law & Order" and "Lost"

On Sunday, May 16, Syracuse University and the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry will hold joint Commencement exercises at the Carrier Dome. The ceremony begins at 9:30 a.m.

Newhouse School graduate student Patrick House featured in Post-Standard for "The Faith Hope Documentary"

The Brookings Institution tabbed Syracuse University Chancellor and President Nancy Cantor to serve on a distinguished panel assembled to discuss its recently released major report, “The State of Metropolitan America: On the Front Lines of Demographic Transformation.”

The Newhouse School of Public Communications will host a major media conference this June in New York City.

Three schools at Syracuse University have joined together to develop the new Certificate of Advanced Study in Cultural Heritage Preservation.