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Business & Economy

Oh Christmas Tree – New Online Options Allow Customers, Suppliers to Branch Out

Wednesday, December 5, 2018, By Daryl Lovell

Article Takeaways: Online Christmas tree sales likely to increase with new options available to consumers Christmas tree prices may fall due to strong economy and abundance of trees Experts are monitoring changes in international trade agreements and how they may…

Media, Law & Policy

Call for Entries: 2019 Mirror Awards

Wednesday, December 5, 2018, By Wendy S. Loughlin

The Newhouse School is now accepting nominations for the 13th annual Mirror Awards honoring excellence in media industry reporting. The deadline is Feb. 3, 2019. Anyone may nominate, and there is no fee to enter. Entries may be submitted in…

Arts & Culture

Art History Seminar Immerses Students in Art Collections at SU; Eight+One Magazine Highlights their Research

Monday, December 3, 2018, By Renée Gearhart Levy

During spring semester 2018, Romita Ray charged the students of her Art and Architecture at SU seminar to select an artwork or architectural drawing in the art collections at SU for intensive study. The seminar provides an immersive experience with…

STEM

The Brain That Changed Everything

Monday, December 3, 2018, By Rob Enslin

Alexander R. Weiss ’12 has a library full of books and journals, from arcane treatises on science and engineering to timeless works of literature and philosophy. One book he holds dear is The New York Times Bestseller “The Brain That…

STEM

SU Forensic Experts Demonstrate Impact of Surface Absorbency on Fingerprint Distortion

Monday, December 3, 2018, By Renée Gearhart Levy

Forensic fingerprint analysis involves more than lifting a clear print off a surface, as there is often distortion caused by the movement and pressure of the finger when the print was made. In the forensics field, this is referred to…

Arts & Culture

Alumni to be Honored at Billboard Women in Music Ceremony

Monday, December 3, 2018, By Rob Enslin

Four Syracuse alumni will be honored at Billboard’s 13th annual Women in Music awards ceremony in New York City on Thursday, Dec. 6. Deborah Curtis ’90, Lori Feldman ’89, Constance “Connie” Orlando ’89 and Jacqueline Saturn ’90 will join nearly…

Arts & Culture

SU Special Collections and Department of Art and Music Histories Host Visiting Fulbright Scholar Ingeborg Zechner

Friday, November 30, 2018, By Renée Gearhart Levy

As an intern at an Austrian music festival, musicologist Ingeborg Zechner was asked to write a program description about one of the pieces played, the Carmen Fantasie. The well-known violin piece was penned by Franz Waxman, a composer best known…

STEM

Jianshun Zhang Named IABP Chairman, Draws International Conference to Syracuse

Thursday, November 29, 2018, By News Staff

Syracuse hosted the seventh International Building Physics Conference (IBPC2018) in September, gathering experts on the engineering, science and design of buildings from 33 countries. At the forefront of the three-day event was Jianshun “Jensen” Zhang, professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering…

STEM

A Moral Vision of Science: Physicist Joel L. Lebowitz G’55, G’56, H’12 Believes Science and Morality are Inextricably Linked

Thursday, November 29, 2018, By Rob Enslin

Joel L. Lebowitz G’55, G’56, H’12 credits his longevity to luck and good genes. “I’ve always had a healthy constitution,” says the 88-year-old scientist and Holocaust survivor, who is the George William Hill Professor of Mathematics and Physics at Rutgers…

Campus & Community

Registration Open for December Work Life Learning Opportunities

Thursday, November 29, 2018, By News Staff

The Syracuse University Wellness Initiative is offering two work life learning opportunities for faculty and staff in early December. “How to Have the Difficult Conversations (Elder Care)” is Thursday, Dec. 6, from noon to 12:45 p.m. in the Peter Graham…