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University College Announces Online Degree Program

Thursday, May 28, 2015, By Eileen Jevis

University College has announced that New York State has approved two fully online, part-time bachelor’s degrees and certificates in the Bachelor of Professional Studies Program (BPS). The Creative Leadership program is geared toward individuals who are interested in professional networking,…

Campus & Community

College of Arts and Sciences Appoints New Assistant Director of Budget and Finance

Tuesday, May 26, 2015, By Sarah Scalese

Andrea Persin, an accounting and finance professional with more than 12 years of experience, has been appointed the new assistant director of budget and finance in the College of Arts and Sciences. She reports directly to Laura Troendle, the college’s…

STEM

University Integral to Advanced LIGO Success

Thursday, May 21, 2015, By Rob Enslin

This week’s inauguration of Advanced LIGO facilities in Richland, Wash., and Livingston, La., is a potent reminder of Syracuse University’s long-standing importance in the international astrophysics community. For nearly 25 years, the University’s participation in the Laser Interferometer Gravitational Wave…

Campus & Community

Training Sessions Planned on Accessibility of Technology

Friday, May 15, 2015, By Christopher C. Finkle

Information Technology and Services (ITS) has announced that registrations are being accepted for six more sessions of the award-winning workshop “Accessibility Fundamentals for Microsoft Office 2013 and Adobe Acrobat DC (Windows).” This workshop will help build faculty and staff awareness…

STEM

Physicists Aid in Discovery of Subatomic Process

Thursday, May 14, 2015, By Rob Enslin

Distinguished Professor Sheldon Stone says the discovery came about when two LHC experiments recently combined their results and found overwhelming evidence of an extremely rare decay of a particle known as the Bs meson, which contains a bottom, or “b,” quark and an anti-strange quark.

Campus & Community

Class of 2015 Speaker Reflects on Undergraduate Experiences

Thursday, May 7, 2015, By Kathleen Haley

As he prepares to graduate this Sunday, Matt Fernandes reflects on what bit of wisdom he would pass on to future Syracuse University students. First, dream big. Then figure out how you achieve it. “This sounds like such a general statement, but it’s about not being afraid of the idea,” says Fernandes, who is a University Scholar and this year’s student speaker at Commencement.

Campus & Community

University Announces Agreement with King Salman Center for Disability Research

Thursday, May 7, 2015, By News Staff

The King Salman Center for Disability Research in Saudi Arabia and Syracuse University recently signed a historic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), designed to further the objectives outlined within the King Salman National Program for Learning Disabilities, and to undertake related,…

Arts & Culture

Arts and Sciences Professors to Receive Graduate Teaching Awards

Monday, April 27, 2015, By Sarah Scalese

Lois Agnew and Horace Campbell, professors in the College of Arts and Sciences, are being recognized for their exceptional work with graduate students. Associate professor and chair of the Writing Program, Agnew is the recipient of the 2015 William Wasserstrom…

STEM

University to Host ‘Current Trends and New Horizons in Forensic and National Security’ Sciences

Monday, April 27, 2015, By Sarah Scalese

The Forensic and National Security Sciences Institute (FNSSI), the Maxwell School and the Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU) are teaming up to present “Current Trends and New Horizons in Forensic and National Security Sciences: Opportunities and Challenges” on Monday, April…

Campus & Community

Public Meeting on Housing Experiences of LGBTQ Youth to Be Held May 4

Monday, April 27, 2015, By Michele Barrett

Recent research conducted by two Syracuse University faculty members, working collaboratively with community agencies, indicates the most important issues affecting lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer-identified (LGBTQ) youth in the Central New York (CNY) community are bullying, family acceptance, self-acceptance…