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Syracuse Bioengineering Alum Invents No. 1 Mouthpiece For Snoring

Tuesday, December 5, 2017, By Matt Wheeler

Anyone who has ever tried to sleep near a person who snores knows how maddening it can be. However, that frustration is nothing compared to the health consequences the snorer faces. Snoring disturbs sleep and can eventually develop into sleep…

Business & Economy

Whitman School Ranked in Poets&Quants’ Best Undergraduate Business Schools 2017

Tuesday, December 5, 2017, By Kerri D. Howell

The Martin J. Whitman School of Management’s undergraduate business program is ranked No. 43 by Poets&Quants for Undergrads, the leading online publication for undergraduate business education news. The website released its second annual Best Undergraduate Business Schools 2017 ranking Dec. 5, calling it “the most…

Media, Law & Policy

Expert Commentary: Systematic Doping Not Seen Since East Germany of the 70s and 80s

Tuesday, December 5, 2017, By Ellen Mbuqe

Attorney John Wolohan, a professor of Sports Law in the David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics at Syracuse University, is available to speak to the issues surrounding Russia being banned from the 2018 winter Olympics in South Korea. Wolohan , who…

Campus & Community

Honors Director Search Continues with Finalist Visits

Monday, December 4, 2017, By Rob Enslin

The College of Arts and Sciences (A&S) continues its search for the next director of the Renée Crown University Honors Program with two finalists presenting at open forums. The candidates are Chris E. Johnson, professor of civil and environmental engineering in the College…

STEM

Costello Staniec Named Chair Of Civil & Environmental Engineering

Monday, December 4, 2017, By Matt Wheeler

Associate Professor Andria Costello Staniec has been selected as chair of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering in the College of Engineering & Computer Science. Costello Staniec’s teaching and research are focused on applied environmental microbiology and engineering education. She holds a bachelor’s…

STEM

Exploring Fluid Dynamics in Virtual Reality

Monday, December 4, 2017, By Matt Wheeler

Virtual reality has grown beyond the gaming world and is increasingly being used for a variety of applications—including education. Researchers in Assistant Professor Melissa Green’s Flow Visualization Lab in the College of Engineering and Computer Science are developing a way to apply it to…

STEM

Nangia Awarded Access to Specialized Supercomputer

Monday, December 4, 2017, By Matt Wheeler

Assistant Professor Shikha Nangia in the College of Engineering and Computer Science and her research team—graduate students Flaviyan Jerome Irudayanathan and Nandhini Rajagopal—have been awarded access to the Anton 2 supercomputer at the Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center to advance their research of…

STEM

Soundarajan Named SIAM Science Policy Fellow

Monday, December 4, 2017, By Matt Wheeler

Assistant Professor Sucheta Soundarajan has been named a Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM) Science Policy Fellow based on her interest in expanding participation in computer science among youth in rural areas. The SIAM Science Policy Fellowship Program helps early career researchers…

Arts & Culture

Linguist Tackles Trauma, Mental Health, Forensics and Tastes

Monday, December 4, 2017, By Renée K. Gadoua

Tej K. Bhatia has traveled the world connecting his expertise in linguistics with a broad array of related topics: trauma, mental health, forensics and tastes. Bhatia, professor of linguistics in the College of Arts and Sciences and director of South Asian…

Campus & Community

United Way Gift Basket Online Auction Now Open

Monday, December 4, 2017, By News Staff

The One University Gift Basket Online Auction for the United Way of Central New York, sponsored by the Falk College, is now open for bidding. From cookies to haircare, baskets sure to entice the pet lover, or simply goodies all…