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STEM

Physics Ph.D. Student Builds Successful Research Company

Tuesday, November 21, 2017, By Cyndi Moritz

Aaron Wolfe expects to finish up his Ph.D. in physics this semester. He has been working on his doctorate since 2011 and should have been done by now, he says, but a few things have gotten in the way—like helping…

STEM

Physicist Seeks Big Answers from Tiny Particles

Monday, November 20, 2017, By Renée K. Gadoua

A large National Science Foundation (NSF) grant allows Mitchell Soderberg, associate professor of physics in the College of Arts and Sciences, to lead a team researching particle physics in the ongoing quest to explain how the universe works. Soderberg’s research involves measuring how…

Health & Society

Steve Kuusisto Writes Tribute to Corky, His First Guide Dog

Monday, November 20, 2017, By News Staff

When poet Stephen Kuusisto decided to train with a guide dog at age 39 he had no idea the decision would change every aspect of his life. “It was amazing to find out what a dog can do,” he says….

BBC Earth

Biology Expert Details Whale Research

Friday, November 17, 2017, By Sawyer Kamman

Susan Parks, an Associate Professor in the Biology department of the College of Arts and Sciences, does unique research with some of the biggest animals on Earth, whales that roam beneath the ocean’s surface. She was featured in a BBC…

Business & Economy

Impact Prize Winners Announced

Friday, November 17, 2017, By Pamela Whiteley McLaughlin

A panel of area civic leaders this week announced the winners of the first Impact Prize competition at Syracuse University. Winners were selected for the most innovative and implementable ideas to help solve civic, environmental, economic or other public challenges,…

Campus & Community

University Launches Search for Associate Vice President, Chief Equal Opportunity Officer and Title IX Coordinator

Friday, November 17, 2017, By News Staff

The search process for the University’s associate vice president, chief equal opportunity officer and Title IX coordinator is now underway. A strategic partner with University leadership, the associate vice president, chief equal opportunity officer and Title IX coordinator will develop…

Media, Law & Policy

Maxwell X Lab Innovates Policymaking through Behavioral Science

Friday, November 17, 2017, By Kimberly Bliss

How can behavioral science help high school students increase their chances of going to college? How can an underutilized healthcare program for low-income people better target its communications so that people who need it know of its availability and use…

Media, Law & Policy

Model UN Team Named Distinguished Delegation at D.C. Conference

Thursday, November 16, 2017, By Dana Cooke

A Syracuse University/Maxwell School team participating in the National Model United Nations (NMUN) conference earlier this month was named a “Distinguished Delegation” (the second-highest award) for its portrayal of the Republic of Finland/Suomi. The conference, held in Washington, D.C., drew…

STEM

Professor Zhen Ma Receives 2017 Lush Prize for Young Researcher (Americas)

Thursday, November 16, 2017, By Alex Dunbar

Zhen Ma, biomedical and chemical engineering professor in the College of Engineering and Computer Science, was selected as the winner of the 2017 Lush Prize for Young Researcher (Americas). The Lush Prize, now in its sixth year, is a collaboration between cosmetics…

Campus & Community

Parking and Traffic Information for School Day at the Dome

Thursday, November 16, 2017, By Keith Kobland

On Monday, Nov. 20, the women’s basketball team will host a school day in the Carrier Dome. Students from 44 schools around the area will arrive on campus for the game between 8:30-10:30 a.m. Buses will be unloading students at…