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STEM

Microfossils Reveal Warm Oceans Had Less Oxygen, Syracuse Geologists Say

Wednesday, October 15, 2014, By Rob Enslin

Researchers in the College of Arts and Sciences are pairing chemical analyses with micropaleontology—the study of tiny fossilized organisms—to better understand how global marine life was affected by a rapid warming event more than 55 million years ago.

MIT Professor to Discuss ‘Identity Thesis for Language and Music’ Oct. 14

Tuesday, October 14, 2014, By Rob Enslin

The linguistic interface between music and language is the subject of an upcoming presentation in the College of Arts and Sciences. David Pesetsky, a world-renowned linguist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), will discuss “Language and Music: Same Structures,…

FNSSI Launches Graduate Certificate Program in Medicolegal Death Investigation

Monday, October 13, 2014, By Rob Enslin

Medicolegal death investigation (MDI) is the focus of a new graduate certificate program in the Forensic and National Security Sciences Institute (FNSSI), housed in the College of Arts and Sciences. The Advanced Certificate in MDI is a 12-credit-hour program targeting…

STEM

MOST Women’s Camp Stokes Girls’ Passion for Science

Monday, October 13, 2014, By Matt Wheeler

Through a partnership with the Museum of Science & Technology (MOST), the  College of Engineering and Computer Science is encouraging girls to explore science and inspire them to aim for a career in a scientific field. Assistant Professor Melissa Green…

STEM

Green’s Research Helps Navy Design Vessels That Swim

Monday, October 13, 2014, By Matt Wheeler

Of all the features that affect fish movement, the flapping of the tail, or caudal fin, is one of the most important. This is where Melissa Green and her research team come in.

Message From Eric Spina and Rebecca Reed Kantrowitz Regarding Diversity and Inclusion

Friday, October 10, 2014, By News Staff

Dear Students, Faculty, and Staff, Last week more than 250 students, staff, and faculty attended the “Express Yourself: A Syracuse University Community Conversation on Diversity and Inclusion” forum at Hendricks Chapel. The event was organized by students and University leaders…

Raise Your Voice This Election Day—Register To Vote Before Deadline

Thursday, October 9, 2014, By News Staff

Syracuse University’s Office of Government and Community Relations is doing its part to get out the vote. On Nov. 4, voters across the country will be selecting a total of 471 seats in the U.S. Congress (36 Senate seats, and…

Pride of the Orange, Syracuse Athletics Get Boost as Alumni Establish Twirler, Lacrosse Scholarships

Wednesday, October 8, 2014, By Erica Blust

Lifelong Orange supporters John H. ’59 (ESF) and Janet K. (Smith) Dean ’61 (VPA), who met and later married on the Syracuse University campus, have established two new student scholarships: the Janet Kay Smith Feature Twirler Scholarship and the John…

Arts & Culture

August Wilson’s Pulitzer Prize-Winning Masterpiece ‘The Piano Lesson’ Starts Oct. 22

Wednesday, October 8, 2014, By News Staff

In August Wilson’s Pulitzer Prize-winning masterpiece “The Piano Lesson,” the past threatens to pull apart brother and sister. Bernice treasures a one-of-a-kind piano, an heirloom with carved figures of their enslaved ancestors. Boy Willie suddenly arrives from the South determined…

Nomination Deadline Extended for MLK Unsung Heroes Award

Tuesday, October 7, 2014, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

The Syracuse University Martin Luther King Jr. 2015 Celebration committee is seeking nominations for the Unsung Heroes Award, which will be presented during the evening celebration in the Carrier Dome on Jan. 18, 2015. The awards are presented annually to…