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STEM

Mathematician Awarded NSF CAREER Grant

Wednesday, June 14, 2017, By Rob Enslin

A researcher in the College of Arts and Sciences is the recipient of a prestigious CAREER grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF). William Wylie, assistant professor of mathematics and a member of the Geometry/Topology Research Group, is using the…

Campus & Community

Ten Tons of Love Donation Reaches 14 Tons

Wednesday, June 14, 2017, By Shannon Andre

From April 27 through May 11, campus community members participated in the annual Ten Tons of Love collection drive sponsored by the Office of Off-Campus and Commuter Services. This year’s collection resulted in 14 tons of donated goods. The total for…

Campus & Community

Don’t Fall For a Student Employment Scam

Wednesday, June 14, 2017, By Christopher C. Finkle

If you receive unsolicited email inviting you to apply for a job that seems too good to be true, it probably is. Information Technology Services (ITS) urges you to be vigilant.  Numerous Syracuse University students have recently reported such scams…

Veterans

Ryan Gross Named 2017 Tillman Scholar

Tuesday, June 13, 2017, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Ryan Gross grew up hearing stories about his grandfathers’ military experiences during World War II, leading tank units through the Battle of the Bulge and serving on a Navy destroyer in the Pacific. Inspired by their service, he accepted a…

Campus & Community

7th International Building Physics Conference Invites Abstracts for Presentations

Monday, June 12, 2017, By Kerrie Marshall

The 7th International Building Physics Conference has released a Call for Abstracts, inviting papers to be presented at IBPC2018, which will be held in September 2018 in Syracuse. The online abstract submission center will be open until Oct. 1. IBPC2018 is the…

Health & Society

Wonder Woman

Thursday, June 8, 2017, By Rob Enslin

Although she didn’t know it at the time, Susan DeMar ’02 began preparing for her career at New Mexico State University (NMSU) more than 15 years ago, while enrolled at Syracuse University. Back then, DeMar was raising three kids and…

Business & Economy

Applications Being Accepted for New Online Master’s Degree in Entrepreneurship

Monday, June 5, 2017, By Kerri D. Howell

The Martin J. Whitman School of Management has announced a new degree offering within its existing partnership with 2U, Inc. (NASDAQ: TWOU). Entrepreneurship@Syracuse, a master of science in entrepreneurship degree, adds to the Whitman School’s already robust online graduate business degree program,…

WSYR

Ralph Zito is interviewed about the Drama Department being ranked in the top 5 by Hollywood Reporter

Thursday, June 1, 2017, By Ellen Mbuqe

Ralph Zito, professor of acting and chair of the Drama Dept. in the College of Visual and Performing Arts, was interviewed by WSYR radio about VPA’s top 5 ranking in Hollywood Reporter.

Health & Society

Monmonier Explores Advances in Mapping under U.S. Patent System

Friday, May 26, 2017, By News Staff

Mark Monmonier’s newest book, “Patents and Cartographic Inventions: A New Perspective for Map History,” examines how developments in the U.S. patent system in the 19th and early 20th centuries have shaped innovations of map use. Monmonier reveals that devices and…

Media, Law & Policy

Maxwell Professor Asks, Where Have Congressional Moderates Gone?

Thursday, May 25, 2017, By Jeffrey Pepper Rodgers

When journalists and pundits talk about the bitter partisanship in Congress today, they tend to point to three culprits: gerrymandering, the influence of big money and primary systems that favor more ideologically pure candidates. But when scholars have tested these…