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| | Whitman hosts May 23 lecture on ordering and pricing perishable products
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Nick Petruzzi, associate professor of business administration and academic director of M.B.A. programs at the University of Illinois, will speak at the Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University on Friday, May 23, on "The Newsvendor Model with Heterogeneous Consumers." The lecture will take place at 1 p.m. in Room 525 of the Whitman School building. It is free and open to the public.
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5th annual E*LIT competition recognizes student accomplishments in literacy, technology projects
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The Syracuse University Center for Digital Literacy will host its fifth annual E*LIT (Enriching Literacy through Information Technology) competition, featuring award-winning children's author Uma Krishnaswami, Friday, May 16, at 10 a.m. in Grant Auditorium.
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WISE receives ADEC National Award for Excellence in Distance Education
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The Web-based Information Science Education Consortium (WISE) has been selected as the recipient of the 2008 American Distance Education Consortium (ADEC) National Award for Excellence in Distance Education. The award, which was established in 2000, represents one of ADEC's most esteemed honors and helps fulfill the consortium's mission of increasing international awareness of the critical role of distance delivery in higher education. Read the Full Story
SU Department of Drama announces 2008-09 season
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The six-play 2008-09 season of the Department of Drama in Syracuse University's College of Visual and Performing Arts will feature "Steel Pier" by John Kander and Fred Ebb; "The Rimers of Eldritch" by Lanford Wilson; "Godspell," with music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz; "The Way of the World" by William Congreve; "Boy Gets Girl" by Rebecca Gilman; and "The World Goes 'Round," featuring songs by Kander and Ebb. Read the Full Story
Syracuse University Board of Trustees Chairman Emeritus John A. Couri and wife, Elaine, contribute name, funding to new campus visitor center and museum
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The many thousands of individuals who visit the Syracuse University campus each year will soon be greeted by a beautiful new visitor center and museum recollecting the University's remarkable history, showcasing the dynamic SU of today and demonstrating how both past and present are shaping the institution's future. Read the Full Story
Statement from Syracuse University Chancellor and President Nancy Cantor on recent Fox News story
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A statement from Chancellor and President Nancy Cantor. Read the Full Story
Syracuse University, Dana Foundation team up for conversation about teen brain May 27 in Washington, D.C.
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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. William Safire '51, H'78, Dana chairman and New York Times columnist/author, will moderate the discussion, featuring expert panelists Jay N. Giedd, chief of brain imaging at the Child Psychiatry Branch of the National Institute of Mental Health; Kay Redfield Jamison, professor of psychiatry in The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and co-director of The Johns Hopkins Mood Disorders Center; and Stephen A. Maisto, professor of psychology in the Center for Health and Behavior at SU. Read the Full Story
New program prepares students to become independent mathematics researchers
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Three students in Syracuse University's College of Arts and Sciences have been selected to participate in a new summer mathematics research program. The program -- Mentoring Undergraduates into Mathematical Research -- is aimed at helping students develop skills for intensive, independent study in mathematics; to encourage them to write a senior or honors thesis; and to better prepare them for graduate school. Read the Full Story
Syracuse University students study Central New York's pesky plants
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Along with ushering in an array of tulips, daffodils, lilacs and other colorful blossoms, spring is also the beginning of the perennial battle between home gardeners and weeds. While the battle rages on through the summer, Syracuse University senior Rachael Suhl will be carefully nurturing a small group of pesky plants and shrubs as part of a broader research project to determine why non-native, invasive plants flourish in Central New York, often at the expense of their native cousins. Read the Full Story
Syracuse University's summer research program inspires undergraduates to become tomorrow's scientists
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This summer, 35 undergraduate students from Syracuse University and other 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. Read the Full Story
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Melvin T. Stith and Marty Whitman: "Colleges must help returning veterans"
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