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Campus Becomes Smoke- and Tobacco-Free July 1
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…
Waste Not: Making the Most of Wireless Resources
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…
Andy Warhol Foundation Awards $100,000 to Light Work
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…
Student Coca-Cola Commercial Goes Viral
“We set out to create a story about quality, hard work and dreams,” says Luke Rafferty ’16. “We wound up living one.”
Pulse Performing Arts Adjusts Program Offerings
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…
College of Law Dean Hannah Arterian to Step Down as Dean
Dean of Syracuse University College of Law and Professor of Law Hannah Arterian today announced that after 13 years of service, she will complete her term as dean on Aug. 1. She will be on leave, focusing on research and…
Physicist Awarded Grant for Quantum Computing Efforts
A physicist in the College of Arts and Sciences has been awarded a major grant to support his ongoing work in quantum information science. Britton Plourde, associate professor of physics, has received a three-year, $900,000 grant award from the Army…
Architecture Announces End-of-Year Awards
The School of Architecture has announced the end of year awards for 2015. The James Britton awards for best final thesis projects were awarded on May 9 during the convocation ceremony in Hendricks Chapel, and the King + King Prize…
Research & Technology Forum: WELL Building Standard®
The environment of a building can shape habits and choices, regulate the sleep-wake cycle, drive people toward healthy and unhealthy choices and passively influence health through the quality of surroundings. The WELL Building Standard provides the opportunity to design and…
Singleton Authors New Book
Theresa Singleton, associate professor of anthropology in the Maxwell School, is the author of a new book, “Slavery behind the Wall, An Archaeology of a Cuban Coffee Plantation,” published by University Press of Florida. In this, her third book, she…