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STEM

Chemistry Department Award to Support Graduate Diversity

Tuesday, October 11, 2016, By Elizabeth Droge-Young

Through aggressive recruitment and programming to support retention of women and minorities in the field, co-principal investigators Nancy Totah and John Chisholm, both associate professors, aim to increase diversity in chemistry at Syracuse University and in the field as a whole.

Arts & Culture

Bea González Named New President of Syracuse Stage Board

Tuesday, October 11, 2016, By News Staff

Syracuse Stage has announced longtime Board of Trustees member and treasurer Bethaida “Bea” González, dean of University College, has assumed the role of board president. Replacing González as treasurer is Lorraine Branham, dean of the S.I. Newhouse School of Public…

STEM

Software Tool to Enhance Wireless Spectrum Management Released

Monday, October 10, 2016, By J.D. Ross

With the rapid increase of wireless technology, devices and services, more companies and their hardware are competing for a limited amount of available resources across the radio frequency spectrum. This is an issue that School of Information Studies (iSchool) associate…

WellsLink Hosts 13th Annual Transitions Ceremony

Monday, October 10, 2016, By Neema Amadala

The Office of Multicultural Affairs will host its 13th annual WellsLink Transitions Ceremony on Friday, Oct. 14, at 4 p.m. in Hendricks Chapel. Campus community members are invited to attend the ceremony to honor the WellsLink Scholars from the previous…

Media, Law & Policy

GM executive Tony Cervone Will Visit Newhouse Oct. 19

Monday, October 10, 2016, By Wendy S. Loughlin

The Newhouse School’s W2O Group Center for Social Commerce will host Tony Cervone, senior vice president of global communications at General Motors, on Oct. 19. He will present “Why Should I Care? Moving from Interest to Engagement” at 6:30 p.m….

Health & Society

Education Activist Jonathan Mooney to Deliver Milton Lecture Oct. 19

Thursday, October 6, 2016, By Rob Enslin

Jonathan Mooney—a noted writer, learning activist and social engineer interested in improving the lives of marginalized groups—will deliver this fall’s Milton First-Year Lecture in the College of Arts and Sciences. Drawing on his own life experiences and those of others…

Arts & Culture

Light Work Presents ‘A Place That Looks Like Home’

Thursday, October 6, 2016, By News Staff

Light Work is presenting “A Place That Looks Like Home,” featuring the work of Todd Gray, on view in the Kathleen O. Ellis Gallery at Light Work through Oct. 22. A reception and lecture with Gray will take place on…

Arts & Culture

SU Press Book Wins Canadian Jewish Literary Award

Wednesday, October 5, 2016, By Mona Hamlin

The Syracuse University Press book “Vilna My Vilna: Stories” has been selected as one of the eight outstanding books chosen to receive the Canadian Jewish Literary Award for 2016. “Vilna My Vilna” was selected in the Yiddish category. “Vilna My…

Campus & Community

Food Services Staffer Adds 51st Special Olympics Medal in 30 Years of Sports

Friday, September 30, 2016, By Kathleen Haley

Joshua Nowlin won his first medal at the Special Olympics when he was 8 years old. Since then he’s been hooked on the thrill of the games and the medals that come from the hard work.

STEM

Information Security Club Takes Gold at NCAC

Thursday, September 22, 2016, By J.D. Ross

A team of graduate students from the Information Management and Telecommunications and Network Management programs at the School of Information Studies (iSchool) and from the College of Engineering and Computer Science have won the gold award in Phase I of the National…