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Orange Survey Sent to All Undergrads Nov. 2
Today, Syracuse University launched the Orange Survey, a new initiative to better understand the experiences of undergraduate students. It is part of the provost’s office Student Academic Success initiative that also includes the new Orange SUccess advising system and an…
A Natural Curiosity: Biology Professor Demystifies Science for Students
Professor of Biology Scott Pitnick has an infectious enthusiasm for biology. “I was always obsessed with animal behavior and insects,” he explains. His long-standing love for life science has led to a soon-to-be-published paper with 19 undergraduate coauthors, as well…
MLA Past President to Discuss Humanities Advocacy Nov. 6
The Ray Smith Symposium in the College of Arts and Sciences continues with a lecture on the role of advocacy in humanities education. Margaret Ferguson, Distinguished Professor of English at the University of California, Davis (UC Davis), and past president…
Mary Karr Next Author in the Raymond Carver Reading Series
The Raymond Carver Reading Series in the College of Arts and Sciences continues with a reading by acclaimed memoirist and poet Mary Karr ’H15, the Jesse Truesdell Peck Professor of Literature at the University, where she delivered the 2015 Commencement…
Associate Psychology Professor Amy Criss Receives Awards for Work on Memory
Amy Criss, associate professor in the Department of Psychology in the College of Arts and Sciences, has recently received two awards for her research. The first award comes from the Federation of Associations in Behavioral and Brain Sciences (FABBS), which…
VeteransU App Helps Vets Adjust to Life at SU
Charles Preuss had spent the previous seven years of his life with his head on a swivel. As an airborne paratrooper for the U.S. Army, his life depended on an astute understanding of his surroundings and the people in them….
‘Time & Place’ Series Features World-Premiere Compositions
Students and faculty in the Rose, Jules R. and Stanford S. Setnor School of Music in the College of Visual and Performing Arts are engaged with the community in developing an innovative performance series called “Time & Place,” supported by…
Orange Central 2015 Unites Alumni, Campus Community
Syracuse University welcomes of hundreds of alumni and family members back to campus during the annual Orange Central homecoming, Oct. 22-25.
Scholar Spotlight: Samantha Usman ’16
Samantha Usman, a double major in physics and mathematics, received a giant boost to her research efforts this summer when she was named a recipient of the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation’s award. The Pittsburgh native will use the $10,000 prize to…
Physicist Scores Back-to-Back Articles in Top Journals
A physicist in the College of Arts and Sciences has published back-to-back articles in two of the field’s most prestigious journals. Associate Professor M. Lisa Manning is the co-author of recent articles in Nature Physics and Nature Materials. Both pieces…