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Business & Economy

Syracuse Scholar: Brian Cheung ’15

Tuesday, February 3, 2015, By Cyndi Moritz

While this spring may represent the end of an era for senior Brian Cheung, the experiences that he has had through Syracuse University have prepared him to be a highly successful professional. Cheung is a dual major in Whitman and…

STEM

How Nuclear Waste Recycling Could Help Expand U.S. Energy Production

Monday, February 2, 2015, By Matt Wheeler

As the world’s attention turns to alternative energy solutions, such as wind and solar, nuclear energy is an often overlooked or controversial option. And yet, nuclear power from 104 plants supplies approximately 20 percent of the electricity we use today….

Arts & Culture

SUArt Galleries to Show ‘Minna Citron: The Uncharted Course From Realism To Abstraction’

Monday, February 2, 2015, By Syracuse University Art Museum

The Syracuse University Art Galleries will present “Minna Citron: The Uncharted Course from Realism to Abstraction,” a retrospective exhibition that features artwork by the award-winning American painter and printmaker. Organized by Jennifer L. Streb, curator at the Juniata College Museum…

Health & Society

CFS Doctoral Student, Professor Get Grant to Study Racial-Ethnic Socialization in Children

Friday, January 30, 2015, By Michele Barrett

Child and family studies doctoral student Kimberly Davidson and Jaipaul Roopnarine, the Jack Reilly Endowed Professor of Child and Family Studies and director of the Reilly Institute for Early Childhood and Provider Education, have received a $25,000 grant from the…

Business & Economy

Students Can Pitch for Up to $10,000 at Annual RvD IDEA Awards

Friday, January 30, 2015, By News Staff

There is no shortage of creative students with innovative, entrepreneurial ideas on the SU campus. Students from all majors on campus have exciting ideas, from creating a nonprofit to improve access to drinking water in West Africa to establishing companies…

Media, Law & Policy

Raising the Bar: College of Law Revises Standards to Improve Student Success

Thursday, January 29, 2015, By Kathleen Haley

A rigorous two-day test of legal knowledge, the bar exam is the final hurdle for those studying law to be admitted as practicing attorneys. To ensure that new graduates taking the bar exam had academic assistance, the College of Law initiated a revised set of academic standards several years ago.

STEM

Grad Student Places Fifth in IBM ‘Master the Mainframe’ Contest

Wednesday, January 28, 2015, By Diane Stirling

A part-time graduate student in the School of Information Studies who admittedly has “no formal computer science background” has placed in the top five finishers in IBM’s coding and technology skills “Master the Mainframe” competition. Steven Hoover, an information management…

Campus & Community

Campus Commuter Challenge Kicks Off

Wednesday, January 28, 2015, By News Staff

Syracuse University students, faculty and staff who walk, bike, carpool or ride the bus to campus between Feb. 1 and March 6 can compete for prizes in Syracuse University’s Spring 2015 Campus Commuter Challenge via Zimride Syracuse, our car and…

Health & Society

Alumnus, Wife Leave Lasting Legacy to Assist Students with Disabilities

Tuesday, January 27, 2015, By Kathleen Haley

The legacy of a Syracuse University alumnus and his wife is creating a lasting mark for students with physical disabilities and the entire campus, nine decades after he first stepped onto campus. The James S. Blesh Fund will meet a…

@SyracuseUNews Tips

Monday, January 26, 2015, By Keith Kobland

Syracuse University faculty address falling gasoline prices and racial profiling.