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Campus & Community

New Weather Station Aids in Emergency Weather Preparedness

Tuesday, January 10, 2017, By News Staff

Real-time weather data and a live look at the Syracuse University main campus are now available, thanks to a donation from WeatherSTEM. Ed Mansouri, Florida State University alumnus, is the creator of WeatherSTEM. His initial goal for this program was…

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Amir Rahnamay-Azar Named Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Syracuse University

Wednesday, January 4, 2017, By News Staff

Chancellor Kent Syverud today announced the appointment of Amir Rahnamay-Azar as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Syracuse University. Reporting to the Chancellor as a member of the executive team, he will direct the university’s finance and administration…

Campus & Community

Maxwell Assistant Professor Peter E. Howe Remembered

Wednesday, January 4, 2017, By News Staff

Peter E. Howe, assistant professor of economics in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs and the College of Arts and Sciences, died on Dec. 23, 2016. He was 62. “Peter will always be remembered as an eager and…

Campus & Community

Winners Announced for Dr. King Celebration Unsung Hero Awards

Tuesday, January 3, 2017, By Keith Kobland

The Dr. Martin Luther King Celebration Committee has selected the winners for this year’s Unsung Hero Award. The group will be honored at the Jan.29 event, which takes place at the Carrier Dome. Each award winner was nominated by a…

Campus & Community

Chancellor Kent Syverud to Conclude Tenure on Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Trust

Tuesday, December 27, 2016, By News Staff

Syracuse University Chancellor Kent Syverud’s six-year tenure as trustee of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Trust will come to a close later this month as the Trust concludes its work administering funds to those impacted by the 2010 oil spill….

Health & Society

University Expands Faculty and Staff Assistance Program to European Centers

Wednesday, December 21, 2016, By Jaclyn D. Grosso

Building on existing services offered to employees in the United States through Carebridge, Syracuse University has announced the expansion of its employee assistance program to four of its European Centers through a partnership with Chestnut Global Partners. European employees in…

Arts & Culture

First Known Use of Mary Poppins’ Best-Known Word? Not in London but in DO

Tuesday, December 20, 2016, By Sean Kirst

  Peter Amster figures he heard the word for the first time when he was 14 or 15, a teenager in the darkness of a Long Island movie theater. He was a serious kid, already reading Sarte and Kierkegaard, but…

STEM

Physics Chair Honored for Innovation, Education, Leadership

Friday, December 16, 2016, By Amy Manley

A. Alan Middleton, professor and chair of the physics department in the College of Arts and Sciences, was recently elected a 2016 fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). The honor recognizes an individual’s distinguished efforts…

Campus & Community

Syracuse University Monitoring Winter Weather and Travel Conditions for Thursday, December 15, and Friday, December 16

Thursday, December 15, 2016, By News Staff

Syracuse University is currently monitoring the winter weather, specifically the bands of lake effect snow and anticipated extreme temperatures, and assessing travel conditions. This effort includes reviewing the most up-to-date National Weather Service data and forecasting, and consulting with an…