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SURFACE Repository Surpasses One Million Downloads

Tuesday, February 17, 2015, By Pamela Whiteley McLaughlin

In December 2014, Syracuse University Libraries’ SURFACE repository surpassed its one-millionth download, just four years after its launch in October 2010. Items downloaded on that historic day spanned the disciplines and represented 10 SU schools and colleges, University Archives, Syracuse…

Arts & Culture

Fashion Curator, Author Amy de la Haye to Present Lectures

Monday, February 16, 2015, By Erica Blust

Curator and author Amy de la Haye, the Rootstein Hopkins Chair of Dress History and Curatorship at the London College of Fashion, will present two free, public lectures and book signings as part of her weeklong residency at the Sue…

10th Annual Cora A. Thomas Gospel Extravaganza Is Feb. 22

Monday, February 16, 2015, By Shannon Andre

The 10th Annual Cora A. Thomas Gospel Extravaganza, sponsored by the Office of Multicultural Affairs, the Thomas Family, the Gifford Foundation, WAER and Power 620, is scheduled for Sunday, Feb. 22, at Bethany Baptist Church, 149 Beattie St. This year’s…

Campus & Community

Volunteers Needed for Genetic Research Study at SUNY Upstate

Monday, February 16, 2015, By Rob Enslin

Children between the ages of six and 12 and their parents are needed for a new genetic research study at SUNY Upstate Medical University. Funded by the National Institute of Mental Health, the study seeks to classify mental health disorders…

Campus & Community

Survey to Assess Faculty Satisfaction

Monday, February 16, 2015, By News Staff

Syracuse University is joining peer institutions in this year’s administration of a national survey on faculty job satisfaction in order to assess and, where necessary, make improvements in the faculty experience. The survey was created and is administered by the…

STEM

Bond Receives CAREER Award to Investigate a Niche for Biomass

Friday, February 13, 2015, By Matt Wheeler

Renewable, bio-based products may offer many benefits ranging from decreased greenhouse gas emissions to improved domestic energy security. However, despite growing interest in replacing fossil resources with renewable alternatives, biomass refining industries, particularly those producing biofuels, have struggled to compete with…

Campus & Community

Syracuse University Monitoring Forecast for Extremely Cold Weather

Friday, February 13, 2015, By Keith Kobland

It appears the worst of the recent cold spell isn’t over yet. A wind chill warning is in effect until Monday at 10 a.m. Of particular note, the possibility of wind chill factors as cold as 30 degrees below zero…

Arts & Culture

‘The Lubin Legacy: Celebrating 50 Years at the Joseph I. Lubin House’

Friday, February 13, 2015, By Scott McDowell

In 1965, the Syracuse University Board of Trustees met for the first time at Lubin House, 11 East 61st St., New York City. Joseph I. Lubin, a New York philanthropist had risen from an impoverished childhood in Brooklyn to become…

Progress Report: Student Concerns

Thursday, February 12, 2015, By News Staff

Amid the long-term strategic planning happening across campus, several members of Chancellor Syverud’s Executive Team continue to work with faculty and staff to take action on critical issues raised last semester by students. The Chancellor has directed his team to…

Arts & Culture

School of Architecture Announces Harry der Boghosian Endowed Fellowship

Thursday, February 12, 2015, By News Staff

The School of Architecture has announced the creation of the Harry der Boghosian Endowed Fellowship Program. This transformational gift makes possible a one-of-a-kind fellowship designed to give faculty members, early in their careers, the opportunity to spend a year developing…