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Growing the Science of Sustainability: Molecular Biologist Nina V. Fedoroff ’66 Expounds on Importance of GMOs, Science Literacy
Nina V. Fedoroff ’66 has built a career on defying the odds. From working her way through college as a single mother to being the first to clone and characterize maize transposons (bits of DNA that hop from place to…
Syracuse University Retains Top-Tier Research Ranking in Latest Carnegie Classification
Syracuse University has once again earned a position in the top tier for research activity among all doctoral universities in the nation, according to the newly released Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. Included among 120 R1 doctoral universities,…
Chancellor Syverud Addresses Dec. 12 University Senate Meeting
Chancellor Kent Syverud discussed diversity and inclusion, proposed changes to Title IX and faculty complaint procedures at the Dec. 12 University Senate meeting. He recognized Teresa Dahlberg’s new appointment as provost of Texas Christian University and Dina Eldaway’s selection as…
Vice Chancellor Haynie Testifies before NYS Assembly Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, Subcommittee on Women Veterans
On Wednesday, J. Michael Haynie, vice chancellor, and executive director and founder of the Institute for Veterans and Military Families, testified before the New York State Assembly Committee on Veterans’ Affairs and Subcommittee on Women Veterans at the State Capitol…
Petroleum Experts to Donate MOVE Software Licenses to Syracuse
Members of the Department of Earth Sciences will gain new insights into Earth’s crust, thanks to a licensing agreement between Syracuse University and Petroleum Experts (Petex), a leading developer of optimization software for the oil and gas industries. The Scotland-based…
University Partners with New Service to Assist in Obtaining Visas and Passports at Discounted Rate
The Office of Global Safety and Support, within the Division of Campus Safety and Emergency Services, has announced a partnership with CIBT Visas, the largest and most well-established travel visa and passport company in the world. “Securing a visa for…
Chemistry Alumnus Named to Forbes’ ‘30 Under 30’ List
Michael Ruggiero G’14, G’16 combines experimental, theoretical techniques to study molecular movement Forbes magazine has recognized an alumnus of the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S) for his contributions to the study of molecular movement. Michael Ruggiero, who earned master’s…
The Brain That Changed Everything
Alexander R. Weiss ’12 has a library full of books and journals, from arcane treatises on science and engineering to timeless works of literature and philosophy. One book he holds dear is The New York Times Bestseller “The Brain That…
Alumni to be Honored at Billboard Women in Music Ceremony
Four Syracuse alumni will be honored at Billboard’s 13th annual Women in Music awards ceremony in New York City on Thursday, Dec. 6. Deborah Curtis ’90, Lori Feldman ’89, Constance “Connie” Orlando ’89 and Jacqueline Saturn ’90 will join nearly…
SU Special Collections and Department of Art and Music Histories Host Visiting Fulbright Scholar Ingeborg Zechner
As an intern at an Austrian music festival, musicologist Ingeborg Zechner was asked to write a program description about one of the pieces played, the Carmen Fantasie. The well-known violin piece was penned by Franz Waxman, a composer best known…