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Physicists Aid in Study of Elusive Neutrinos

Monday, November 2, 2015, By Rob Enslin

Physicists in the College of Arts and Sciences are playing a key role in the ongoing study of neutrinos, one of the universe’s smallest, most elusive particles.

Arts & Culture

SU Abroad Course in Lebanon, Jordan Studies Gender, Sexuality

Tuesday, October 20, 2015, By News Staff

A new study abroad course, titled “Global Perspectives, Local Contexts: Women and Gender in the Arab World,” was launched this past summer in the College of Arts and Sciences. Taught by Carol Fadda-Conrey and Dana Olwan, professors of English and…

Campus & Community

Chancellor Syverud Addresses October Meeting of University Senate

Thursday, October 15, 2015, By Sarah Scalese

Syracuse University’s fiscal health, student life, academic affairs and Fast Forward Syracuse were among the topics of Chancellor Kent Syverud’s address to the University Senate last week. The 25-minute presentation was his first to the University’s academic governing body since…

Campus & Community

WellsLink Hosts 12th Annual Transitions Ceremony

Thursday, October 8, 2015, By Shannon Andre

The Office of Multicultural Affairs, within the Division of Student Affairs, will host its 12th annual WellsLink Transitions Ceremony on Friday, Oct. 16, at 4 p.m. in Hendricks Chapel. The ceremony honors WellsLink Scholars from the previous year who have…

Campus & Community

Graduate Student Travels to Philly to Attend Pope’s Mass

Wednesday, September 30, 2015, By Kathleen Haley

Emily Francisco G’17 almost got to see Pope Francis two years ago while she was studying abroad in Florence. She tried to attend a Mass he was celebrating in Rome, but she wasn’t able to get into the service. This time she was not going to miss him.

Campus & Community

University Celebrates 10 Years of Latin@/Hispanic Heritage Month

Monday, September 28, 2015, By Shannon Andre

The Office of Multicultural Affairs, within the Division of Student Affairs, hosts Latin@/Hispanic Heritage Month from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15. [“Latin@” is a gender-inclusive form of Latino/Latina.] From performances and luncheons to semi-formals and lectures, Latin@/Hispanic Heritage Month provides…

STEM

Student Awarded Best Paper for Laser Ignition Research

Tuesday, August 4, 2015, By Matt Wheeler

Nathan Peters, a mechanical engineering Ph.D. student in the College of Engineering and Computer Science, has won the best student paper award at the 2015 Laser Ignition Conference. Peters presented the paper, “Laser ignition of methane and biogas near flammability limits,”…

Campus & Community

Summer Snaps 2015 (Part 2)

Tuesday, August 4, 2015, By Kathleen Haley

From around the city to around the world, members of the Syracuse University community are enjoying the summer in fun and adventurous ways. See where they’ve been in this second week of Summer Snaps 2015. We’ve gotten many great photos;…

Arts & Culture

Student Author Challenges Perceptions in ‘I, Too, Am a Dancer!’

Tuesday, July 21, 2015, By Kathleen Haley

Kanisha L. Ffriend ’16 tells the story of a young girl of color who is hard of hearing in “I,Too, Am a Dancer!” The girl is the main character—a different approach than from what Ffriend had seen in other books about people with disabilities.

New Home Court Advantage for South Carolina Colleges? The Department Chair of Sport Management Weighs In

Friday, July 10, 2015, By Ellen Mbuqe

The removal of the Confederate flag from the South Carolina capitol grounds could prove to have significant advantages in home field or court advantages for institutions like University of South Carolina, said Michael Veley, director and chair of the Department…