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Students Meld Creativity, Community Needs in Field House Redesign

Monday, August 4, 2014, By Kathleen Haley

The Near West Side of Syracuse became a familiar haunt for a team of architecture, engineering and industrial design students last spring. They were there to absorb the neighborhood’s environs and imagine what a renovation of the current Skiddy Park field house might look like.

Arts & Culture

Richard Gluckman Creates Lecture Fund in Honor of Former Dean Robbins

Monday, August 4, 2014, By News Staff

Richard Gluckman ’70, G’71 has created the Mark Robbins Lecture Fund in honor of Mark Robbins ’82, former dean of the School of Architecture. The fund will support an annual lecture in New York City by nationally and internationally known…

Arts & Culture

Lava Steak Bake Gains Worldwide Attention

Friday, August 1, 2014, By Keith Kobland

Professor of Earth Sciences Jeff Karson and Assistant Professor of Sculpture Robert Wysocki were recently part of a unique experiment, in which molten lava was used as the heating source for a steak bake. They weren’t cooking for a large…

Arts & Culture

Hollywood Reporter Ranks VPA’s Film Program No. 11

Friday, August 1, 2014, By Erica Blust

The film program in the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ Department of Transmedia was ranked No. 11 by the Hollywood Reporter (THR) on its list of the top 25 film schools in the United States. The list, which appears…

Media, Law & Policy

David M. Crane Briefs House Committee on Syria

Thursday, July 31, 2014, By Martin Walls

Institute for National Security and Counterterrorism (INSCT) affiliated faculty member David M. Crane, a professor of practice in the College of Law, testified Thursday, July 31, in front of the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs about allegations…

STEM

iSchool Senior Develops App to Alert Israelis of Rocket Strikes

Monday, July 28, 2014, By J.D. Ross

Last year, Benjamin Honig, a senior at the School of Information Studies (iSchool), won a scholarship award from Apple that provided him with admission to the company’s yearly Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) in San Francisco. While attending the WWDC in…

STEM

National Science Foundation Awards Elite Team of Physicists $5.2 Million

Monday, July 28, 2014, By Sarah Scalese

The Syracuse University Experimental High Energy Physics Group has several reasons to celebrate—more than five million, in fact. The elite team of physicists, which includes professors Marina Artuso, Steven Blusk, Tomasz Skwarnicki and Sheldon Stone, was recently awarded $5.2 million…

Health & Society

Institute on Communication and Inclusion to host Annual Summer Institute July 28-30

Thursday, July 24, 2014, By Jennifer Russo

The Institute on Communication and Inclusion (ICI) at the School of Education will host its annual summer institute at the Sheraton Syracuse University Hotel from July 28-30. This year’s theme, “Envisioning the Future: Writing a New Disability Narrative,” boasts a…

Health & Society

Sociology Professor Looks at the International Student Experience

Wednesday, July 23, 2014, By Kathleen Haley

A recent jump in the number of students from Asia enrolling in American universities has led Yingyi Ma to her latest research and a purpose in thinking about the best experience for international students.

STEM

SU Mathematician Invited to Speak at ‘MathFest’ in Oregon

Tuesday, July 22, 2014, By Rob Enslin

A professor in the College of Arts and Sciences has been invited to speak at the country’s largest annual summertime gathering of mathematicians, taking place next month in Portland, Ore. Jack Graver, professor of mathematics, will address attendees at the…