In the News
Scientific American featured appetite-suppressing research by Rob Doyle (chemistry).
America Magazine profiled Mary Karr, Jesse Truesdell Peck Professor of Literature (Creative Writing)
The Chronicle of Higher Education featured an op-ed piece by David Yaffe (English) on 20th-century American poetry
A Success magazine feature on primatologist Jane Goodall extensively quotes Dean Emerita Cathryn R. Newton.
BBC News highlighted research by Jason Fridley (biology) on invasive plants. Science 360 and other media also covered the story
National Public Radio interviewed Dana Spiotta (Creative Writing) about her recent book, Stone Arabia.
Olympic silver medalist
English and textual studies major rows to victory with Canada’s women’s eight

Mastracci, who lives in Thorold, Ontario, rowed on the SU Women’s team from 2007 to 2010. She put her academic career on hold to train full-time with team Canada. At SU, she was named to the Big East All-American Team and a CRCA Mid-Atlantic Region Second Team All-American. She led the SU varsity eight to victories against Penn State and Northeastern University at the Orange Cup. In international competition, Mastracci helped Team Ontario win a gold medal in the women’s eight and a silver medal in the four at the 2009 Canada Games and place fourth at the 2008 U-23 World Championship in Brandenburg, Germany.

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Upcoming Events
- Lunchtime Lectures: Art on Campus
June 19, 2013 at 12:15 PMSUArt Galleries
Associate Director David Prince will present an examination of Emile Antoine Bourdelle's "Herakles" (1909), and Luise Meyers Kaish's "Saltine Warrior" (1951), each installed on the Shaw Quadrangle.
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June 21, 2013 (All Day)SU Bookstore
- FTES Course Selections Due
June 21, 2013 (All Day) - Opening Reception for exhibition: Give and Take: The Currency of Culture
June 21, 2013 at 5:00 PMCommunity Folk Art Center
- Movie Night - "Wreck-It-Ralph"
June 21, 2013 at 8:00 PMSU Quad
- Summer 2013 Summer Session II Begins
July 1, 2013 (All Day) - Summer 2013 Independence Day - No Classes
July 4, 2013 (All Day) - Transfer Students Course Selection Deadline
July 5, 2013 (All Day) - SU Gebbie Clinic enrolling kids for summer literacy camp
July 9, 2013 at 9:00 AM621 Skytop Road
- Transfer Orientation Day
July 15, 2013 at 8:30 AM - Arts and Sciences Events
SU News
AS Magazine, Fall 2012
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