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Media, Law & Policy

Students Broaden Knowledge By Attending ‘Running for Cover’ Symposium

Wednesday, October 19, 2016, By Aishwarya Nag Choudhury

Students who attended “Running for Cover: Politics, Justice and Media in the Syrian Conflict” on Thursday, Oct. 6, said the event was an amazing opportunity and a great learning experience. They said it was helpful in broadening their knowledge about…

STEM

Mind Readers

Wednesday, October 19, 2016, By Matt Wheeler

For decades, medical researchers have understood which areas of the brain are devoted to abilities, memories and emotions. Newhouse School Research Associate Professor Leanne Hirshfield’s research takes things to a whole new level.

Arts & Culture

DK Summer Institute Focuses on Knowledge Production to Create More ‘Just Academy’

Tuesday, October 18, 2016, By Rob Enslin

LeConté Dill’s grandparents were part of the Great Migration of African Americans from the rural South to the urban North and West, where, during the 1940s, they put down roots in South Los Angeles. Today, the once-vibrant neighborhood is plagued…

STEM

Theoretical Physicist Elected American Physical Society Fellow

Tuesday, October 18, 2016, By Elizabeth Droge-Young

Professor of Physics Simon Catterall was recently elected as an American Physical Society (APS) Fellow. The APS Division of Computational Physics nominated Catterall for his contributions to lattice field theory, a framework used to explore how subatomic particles interact, yielding…

STEM

Chemistry Department Award to Support Graduate Diversity

Tuesday, October 11, 2016, By Elizabeth Droge-Young

Through aggressive recruitment and programming to support retention of women and minorities in the field, co-principal investigators Nancy Totah and John Chisholm, both associate professors, aim to increase diversity in chemistry at Syracuse University and in the field as a whole.

WellsLink Hosts 13th Annual Transitions Ceremony

Monday, October 10, 2016, By Neema Amadala

The Office of Multicultural Affairs will host its 13th annual WellsLink Transitions Ceremony on Friday, Oct. 14, at 4 p.m. in Hendricks Chapel. Campus community members are invited to attend the ceremony to honor the WellsLink Scholars from the previous…

Tisdel Honored by Catholic Charities

Friday, October 7, 2016, By Cyndi Moritz

Camille Tisdel, director of web services for Technical Systems and Services (TSS) in the Women’s Building, was honored recently by Catholic Charities with its “Mover & Shaker” award. The award is presented to a community leader who lives out Catholic…

Campus & Community

Explore the University’s Robust Research Computing Resources

Thursday, October 6, 2016, By Christopher C. Finkle

The upcoming series of Computing Colloquies is designed to help campus researchers identify and make the most of the diverse array of campus computing resources available at Syracuse University. All faculty, students and staff conducting, planning or supporting research activities…

STEM

MLB.Com College Challenge Returns for Seventh Year

Wednesday, October 5, 2016, By J.D. Ross

For the seventh consecutive year, Major League Baseball’s Advanced Media division (MLB.com) and the School of Information Studies (iSchool) have teamed up to challenge iSchool and all Syracuse University students to see if they have what it takes to make it…

Campus & Community

Celebrating Cross-Cultural Connections

Wednesday, October 5, 2016, By Renée K. Gadoua

A group of local middle and high school students spent a day this summer at Skä•noñh—Great Law of Peace Center in Liverpool. They were there to learn about a new curriculum that highlights scientific and ecological knowledge of the Haudenosaunee….