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Campus & Community

University College’s Geraldine de Berly to Assume New Position at UMASS Amherst

Friday, July 8, 2016, By Eileen Jevis

Geraldine de Berly has been chosen as the founding vice provost for continuing and professional education (CPE) at the University of Massachusetts Amherst beginning Sept. 1. De Berly has been at University College for 18 years, serving as senior associate…

Health & Society

Refugees and Their Changing Family Experience

Monday, June 27, 2016, By Kathleen Haley

Refugee families risk their lives to escape war and violence. But what happens when they settle in new homes in different countries free from conflict? Assistant Professor Rashmi Gangamma wants to understand the family experience for refugees in the midst of loss and resettlement.

STEM

Student Intern Learns, Assists in Summer Renovation, Construction Projects on Campus

Monday, June 20, 2016, By Kathleen Haley

Between the end of the spring semester and the start of fall classes, the campus comes alive with a different kind of energy. Busy crews work to renovate, build up and beautify the University to prepare for the return of…

Arts & Culture

Relishing the Global Classroom

Friday, June 17, 2016, By Amy Manley

It was a calm Friday morning as Frederick (Rick) Cieri ’17 put the finishing touches on a class assignment in Bird Library. The week was wrapping up and the Waterloo, New York, native was looking forward to heading back home…

Arts & Culture

Professor Sheds Light on Origins of Jewish Fiction

Friday, June 17, 2016, By Rob Enslin

The origins of modern Jewish literature are the focus of a new book by a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences. Ken Frieden, the B.G. Rudolph Professor of Jewish Studies, is the author of “Travels in Translation: Sea…

STEM

Syracuse Helps LIGO Detect Second Pair of Colliding Black Holes

Wednesday, June 15, 2016, By News Staff

Amber Lenon ’16, who earned a bachelor’s degree in May, was one of the undergraduates whose research confirmed that the signal from the black holes was, indeed, real.

STEM

Syracuse to Host International ‘Active and Smart Matter’ Conference

Wednesday, June 15, 2016, By Amy Manley

The breathtaking intersection of science and art will be celebrated this month at Syracuse University as part of a unique international conference. The four-day event, titled “Active and Smart Matter: A New Frontier for Science and Engineering,” will bring together…

Campus & Community

University College Hosts 50 Brazilian Engineering Students

Thursday, June 9, 2016, By Eileen Jevis

University College is hosting 50 Brazil Scientific Mobility Program engineering students from universities across the United States. As participants in the Engineering for Economic Growth program, the students will develop and apply the skills most valued by employers in the…

STEM

Mechanical Engineering Senior Named Astronaut Scholar

Monday, June 6, 2016, By Matt Wheeler

Geoffrey Vaartstra ’17, a mechanical engineering major in the College of Engineering and Computer Science, has been named Syracuse University’s 2016 Astronaut Scholar. Each year, the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation selects one student who is pursuing a degree in science, technology,…