Archive for November 2017
Honors Student Pursues Research through NSF-Funded Program
Honors Student Pursues Research through NSF-Funded Program Mathematics major Danika Van Niel ’18 conducted original research in algebraic geometry last summer within the Mathematics Department at Purdue University. In the process, she learned what a career in mathematics research involves—and discovered more about herself. Van Niel, a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program and a…
Read MoreCameron MacPherson Named as University’s First Mitchell Scholar
Cameron MacPherson Named as University’s First Mitchell Scholar Cameron MacPherson ’16, a graduate student in Pan African studies in the College of Arts and Sciences, has been named a recipient of the prestigious George J. Mitchell Scholarship for graduate study in Ireland. He is Syracuse University’s first Mitchell Scholar. MacPherson is one of only 12 U.S.…
Read MoreSouth Africa Immersion: A Global Health Education Experience
South Africa Immersion: A Global Health Education Experience Information :November 15, 20, 30, and December 5, 5 p.m. White Hall Room 441 Public Health and Nutrition students may substitute this course for HTW 304 or NSD 511. This course begins with an online-supported module you will complete prior to traveling to South Africa. You’ll explore…
Read MoreSteve Kuusisto Writes Tribute to Corky, His First Guide Dog
Steve Kuusisto Writes Tribute to Corky, His First Guide Dog When poet Stephen Kuusisto, a University Professor in Cultural Foundations of Education in the School of Education and a faculty member in the Renee Crown Honors Program, decided to train with a guide dog at age 39 he had no idea the decision would change every aspect…
Read MoreGiovanna Saccoccio: CLS Experience Sets Direction for Future Career in Peace Building
Giovanna Saccoccio: CLS Experience Sets Direction for Future Career in Peace Building Giovanna Saccoccio is a senior majoring in international relations in the College of Arts and Sciences and Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs and in public relations in the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications. Last spring, she earned a prestigious Critical Language Scholarship that allowed…
Read MoreAbdali, MacPherson are Finalists for Prestigious Nationally Competitive Scholarship Awards
Abdali, MacPherson are Finalists for Prestigious Nationally Competitive Scholarship Awards Two Syracuse University students have been named finalists for three of the United States’ most prestigious nationally competitive scholarship awards: the Marshall Scholarship, the Mitchell Scholarship and the Rhodes Scholarship. Zainab Abdali, a senior English and textual studies and mathematics major in the College of Arts…
Read MoreHonors Alumna and Students to Present at Meredith Symposium
Honors Alumnus and Students to Present at Meredith Symposium On Saturday, Nov. 4, A&S will host the Laura J. and L. Douglas Meredith Symposium in the Chemical and Biological Sciences from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Life Sciences Complex’s Breed Lecture Hall (room 105). The program will include two alumni keynote addresses and eight student…
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