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How Sunglasses Became Cool for the Summer

Wednesday, August 3, 2016, By Kathleen Haley

Sunglasses—the ultimate accessory in cool—became a necessity in the early 20th century with the advent of cars and more time to spend outside. They evolved into a statement of style.

Arts & Culture

James Karman G’76 Devotes Career to Studying One of America’s Great Poets

Monday, July 25, 2016, By Cyndi Moritz

James Karman G’76 found his passion as an undergraduate at Augustana College, and it has never left him. It is a passion for the poet Robinson Jeffers, not so well known today but hugely famous in the 1920s, ’30s, and…

STEM

Physicist Awarded Grant to Assess Authenticity of Gravitational-Wave Signals

Thursday, July 21, 2016, By Rob Enslin

A physicist in the College of Arts and Sciences has been awarded a major grant to continue the search for gravitational waves using the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO). Peter Saulson, the Martin A. Pomerantz ’37 Professor of Physics, is…

Thomas M. Keck

Michael O. Sawyer Chair of Constitutional Law and Politics and Professor of Political Science
STEM

Physicist Awarded Grant to Study Interstellar Processes

Friday, July 15, 2016, By Rob Enslin

A physicist in the College of Arts and Sciences has received a major grant award, supporting his work in experimental astrophysics and surface science. The National Science Foundation has awarded Professor Gianfranco Vidali a three-year, $736,600 grant to study how…

STEM

Dacheng Ren Named Interim Director of the SBI

Thursday, July 14, 2016, By Carol Boll

Dacheng Ren, professor of biomedical and chemical engineering in the College of Engineering and Computer Science, has been named interim director of the Syracuse Biomaterials Institute (SBI). In this leadership role, Ren will oversee all day-to-day operations of the institute,…

Health & Society

‘David Falk: Agent of Change’ to air on ESPN2 Tuesday

Monday, July 11, 2016, By Michele Barrett

The documentary “David Falk: Agent of Change,” will air on ESPN2 on Tuesday, July 12, at 8 p.m. In a career spanning five decades, David B. Falk ’72 set the market for how all future sports stars would be compensated….

STEM

Acuna Publishes Groundbreaking Chunking Research in Nature Communications

Monday, July 11, 2016, By J.D. Ross

Think about a simple task you learned a long time ago, such as memorizing your phone number or learning how to tie your shoe laces. Chances are, you did this using a method called chunking. You put like things together…

Arts & Culture

Philosophy Strengthened Her Mind

Monday, July 11, 2016, By Renée K. Gadoua

Ann Gualtieri ’75 started as an art major before shifting gears to study philosophy. Then, after collecting bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees in philosophy, she shifted to the business world, working in global leadership positions for major corporations. She spent…

Campus & Community

University College’s Geraldine de Berly to Assume New Position at UMASS Amherst

Friday, July 8, 2016, By Eileen Jevis

Geraldine de Berly has been chosen as the founding vice provost for continuing and professional education (CPE) at the University of Massachusetts Amherst beginning Sept. 1. De Berly has been at University College for 18 years, serving as senior associate…