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Fridley Co-Authors International Biodiversity Research Paper

Monday, July 20, 2015, By Amy Manley

Humans depend upon high levels of ecosystem biodiversity. But due to climate change and changes in land use, biodiversity loss is greater now than at any other time in human history. Jason Fridley, associate professor of biology in the College…

STEM

Crowston’s NSF Role Illuminates Research Funding Aspects

Monday, July 13, 2015, By Diane Stirling

Distinguished Professor of Information Science Kevin Crowston has enjoyed a rare opportunity in the academic researcher’s world. He’s lived life on the other side of a research funding proposal. Crowston recently completed a 27-month rotation as a program director for the…

Media, Law & Policy

TRAC Research Shows Federal Senior Judges Carry a Growing Workload

Monday, July 13, 2015, By Greg Munno

Nearly a quarter of all civil and criminal cases closed in the nation’s federal district courts last year were handled by senior judges who had retired but decided to keep on working, according to a new study by the Transactional…

Media, Law & Policy

Q&A: Professor Mary Lovely on China’s Market Volatility

Thursday, July 9, 2015, By Kathleen Haley

The recent volatility of China’s stock market has made for a rough ride for Chinese investors and worried exchanges worldwide. Maxwell School Economics Professor Mary E. Lovely, who studies the Chinese economy and China’s economic growth, provides some insight into…

Arts & Culture

Sculpture Alumni Open Apostrophe’ S Gallery in Syracuse

Wednesday, July 1, 2015, By Erica Blust

Two recent graduates of the sculpture program in the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ Department of Art have opened a new contemporary gallery at 1100 Oak St. on Syracuse’s north side. Sculptors Holly Wilson ’15 and Allison Kirsch ’15…

Campus & Community

Campus Becomes Smoke- and Tobacco-Free July 1

Tuesday, June 30, 2015, By Kevin Morrow

Syracuse University officially becomes a smoke-free and tobacco-free campus on July 1 as a new institutional policy goes into effect promoting a healthy, productive and respectful environment. Smoking and the use of all tobacco products—including cigarettes, cigars, snuff, pipes, chewing…

STEM

Waste Not: Making the Most of Wireless Resources

Thursday, June 25, 2015, By Matt Wheeler

Few things are as frustrating as a phone conversation interrupted by a bad signal. It is a perfect example of a technology’s purpose being nullified by its own limitations. Unfortunately, despite advances, this problem hasn’t been entirely addressed and the…

Arts & Culture

Andy Warhol Foundation Awards $100,000 to Light Work

Thursday, June 25, 2015, By Kathleen Haley

A longtime center in support of artists in photography and digital imaging, Light Work has been recognized for its international Artist-in-Residence program with a $100,000 grant from the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. The award will be distributed…

Media, Law & Policy

Student Coca-Cola Commercial Goes Viral

Tuesday, June 23, 2015, By Keith Kobland

“We set out to create a story about quality, hard work and dreams,” says Luke Rafferty ’16. “We wound up living one.”

Arts & Culture

Pulse Performing Arts Adjusts Program Offerings

Monday, June 22, 2015, By Shannon Andre

The Pulse Performing Arts Program, managed by the Office of Student Activities, will adjust its program offerings beginning in the fall 2015 semester. The program, which provides undergraduates with opportunities to attend performances, exhibitions and events in the performing and…