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Climate Change Garden Grows

Thursday, May 22, 2014, By Keith Kobland

A unique new garden on the SU campus will track the impact of climate change, with the truth found in the trees. Climate Change Garden from Syracuse University News on Vimeo. Here is a transcription of the video: “A lot…

STEM

Students from SU, SUNY-ESF, OCC Win National Award for Net-Zero Home Design

Thursday, May 22, 2014, By News Staff

A team of students from Syracuse University, SUNY-ESF and Onondaga Community College was recently named the winner in a national competition held by the Department of Energy and the National Association of Homebuilders. The team won the grand award in…

Arts & Culture

Two Leaves and a Bud

Thursday, May 22, 2014, By Rob Enslin

An art historian in the College of Arts and Sciences is the recipient of a 2014 Summer Stipend Award from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). Romita Ray, associate professor of art history in the Department of Art and…

STEM

iSchool Ranked #1 for Online Computer Information Technology Programs for Veterans

Wednesday, May 21, 2014, By J.D. Ross

The School of Information Studies (iSchool) was ranked No. 1 in best online graduate degree programs in computer information technology for veterans by U.S. News & World Report. The full rankings are available on the U.S. News & World Report website,…

Media, Law & Policy

Holodeck at Newhouse Part of Virtual Reality Storytelling Project

Tuesday, May 20, 2014, By Keith Kobland

Dan Pacheco, Peter A. Horvitz Endowed Chair in Journalism Innovation at the Newhouse School, has built a holodeck in his office. The concept was first introduced during an old Star Trek episode, but technology now exists allowing journalists an opportunity…

Campus & Community

Join the Corporate Challenge Team

Tuesday, May 20, 2014, By News Staff

Faculty and staff are invited to join the Syracuse University team for the 2014 J.P. Morgan Corporate Challenge—an annual 3.5 mile walk/run that brings local businesses together to promote health and exercise, with a dose of healthy competition. The event…

Arts & Culture

125th Anniversary of Crouse Chimes to be Celebrated with Concert

Tuesday, May 20, 2014, By Erica Blust

The 125th anniversary of Crouse College’s chimes will be celebrated on Tuesday, June 3, at 6 p.m. with a special concert by the student group the Chimesmasters. The public is invited to sit on the lawns surrounding Crouse College and enjoy the free concert.

Campus & Community

Meeting of the Minds in the ACC

Tuesday, May 20, 2014, By Kathleen Haley

In a year of first-time matchups for Syracuse University as a new member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC), Stephen DeSalvo ’14 and Kelsey Monteith ’14 brought their game to another ACC first.

Arts & Culture

In One Era and Out the Other

Tuesday, May 20, 2014, By Rob Enslin

With its ability to simulate real-world listening environments, such as crowds and noisy restaurants, the Hearing Aid Fitting/Demonstration room owes much of its “wow” factor to an Audioscan Hearing Aid Analyzer, a typewriter-sized tool used to quickly and accurately fit hearing aids.

Campus & Community

New Classroom, Seminar Room under Construction in Bird Library

Monday, May 19, 2014, By Pamela Whiteley McLaughlin

Syracuse University Libraries will begin construction of new classroom and seminar rooms on the lower level of Bird Library this summer, supported in part by a gift from the Solomon Spector Foundation in honor of Joseph and Elaine Spector. The…