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Students Play Santa for Child in Need

Tuesday, December 23, 2014, By Keith Kobland

A group of Syracuse University students recently played the role of Santa for the family of a young boy with cancer. Shannon Mowles ’15 and some of her classmates helped to brighten the holiday season for 6-year old Julian Ross…

STEM

Mehrotra Named Chair of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

Tuesday, December 23, 2014, By Matt Wheeler

Kishan Mehrotra, a longtime professor of computer science in the College of Engineering and Computer Science, has accepted a new role as the department chair of the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, beginning on Jan. 1. Chilukuri Mohan,…

Media, Law & Policy

Grossman Trial Competition Announces 2014 Winners

Friday, December 19, 2014, By Kathleen Haley

College of Law students Dani Morrison L’15 and Manu Sebastian L’15, representing the prosecution, won the 37th Annual Lionel O. Grossman Trial Competition. Representing the defense, the finalists were Tony Iozzo L’15 and Brian Lanciault L’15. Morrison also won the esteemed Frank H. Armani Advocacy Award as…

Media, Law & Policy

Strike up the Brand!

Thursday, December 18, 2014, By Rob Enslin

The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra is known for setting the tempo for the times. (Just ask its Maestro Marin Alsop, the first female conductor of a major American orchestra.) So when the BSO recently unveiled plans to hire professional journalists to…

STEM

Biologist Reveals How Whales May ‘Sing’ for Their Supper

Tuesday, December 16, 2014, By Amy Manley

Humpback whales have a trick or two when it comes to finding a quick snack at the bottom of the ocean. Susan Parks, assistant professor of biology, has been studying these unique feeding behaviors.

Health & Society

Faculty, Students Play Role in Creation of Harriet Tubman National Park

Tuesday, December 16, 2014, By News Staff

For more than a decade, Anthropology Professor Douglas Armstrong and his students have worked with the Harriet Tubman Home Inc. to study the archeology and history of Tubman’s residence, farm and the Home for the Aged.

Q&A: Baked Magazine Editors Share the Joy of Cooking

Thursday, December 11, 2014, By Kathleen Haley

Magazine journalism students Gabriela Riccardi ’15 and Teresa Sabga ’15 have a joy for cooking. They may not have decades in the kitchen, but they have many years of traditions bound by large families, recipes handed down by skilled home cooks and sneaking bites in the kitchen.

Chancellor Syverud Addresses December Meeting of University Senate

Tuesday, December 9, 2014, By News Staff

Last week, Chancellor Kent Syverud addressed the December meeting of the University Senate. Among the topics he discussed were two resolutions that came before the Senate and concerns about the Fast Forward Syracuse Operational Excellence initiative. The following is a…

Information on Winter Storm Procedures

Tuesday, December 9, 2014, By News Staff

The following is a memo that was sent to faculty and staff on Monday, Dec. 8: Dec. 8, 2014 Dear Faculty and Staff, At this time of year it is useful to review procedures and principles governing the operation of…

True Value CEO John Hartmann L’88 to Go Undercover for ‘Undercover Boss’

Monday, December 8, 2014, By Keith Kobland

For John Hartmann L’88, it was admittedly a nightmare scenario. “I don’t like talking about myself,” he said, “and I don’t like having my picture taken.” But the chance to further enhance the brand of the company he runs, True…