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Campus & Community

Candidates for DPS Chief to Present at Open Campus Forum

Tuesday, May 26, 2015, By News Staff

Syracuse University has invited the final candidates for the position of Department of Public Safety chief to interview on campus. Interested faculty, staff and students are encouraged to attend an open forum where the candidates will be presenting briefly on…

Arts & Culture

‘Knowing Things’ Opens at 914Works

Tuesday, May 26, 2015, By Erica Blust

“Knowing Things,” a group exhibition by four artists, including three graduate students in the College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA), will be on view through Sept. 17 at 914Works, 914 E. Genesee St., Syracuse. The exhibition is free and…

Campus & Community

Gov. Cuomo Recognizes University for Support of ‘Enough is Enough’

Friday, May 22, 2015, By Keith Kobland

In an op-ed piece published in New York Newsday, Gov. Andrew Cuomo cites support from Syracuse University for his proposal to strengthen laws aimed at preventing sexual assault and rape on college campuses. It’s called “Enough is Enough,” and recently…

Campus & Community

One University Events Attended by 2,800 Faculty and Staff Members

Friday, May 22, 2015, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

One University, a series of receptions that brought together small groups from across campus, is about to come to a conclusion. As of the end of May, all current and benefits-eligible University faculty and staff members (over 5,700 people) have…

STEM

Simons Foundation Funds Physics, Mathematics Researchers

Thursday, May 21, 2015, By Rob Enslin

Four professors in the College of Arts and Sciences have received major grant awards from the Simons Foundation, a global organization advancing research in basic science and mathematics. M. Cristina Marchetti, the William R. Kenan Professor of Physics, is the…

STEM

University Integral to Advanced LIGO Success

Thursday, May 21, 2015, By Rob Enslin

This week’s inauguration of Advanced LIGO facilities in Richland, Wash., and Livingston, La., is a potent reminder of Syracuse University’s long-standing importance in the international astrophysics community. For nearly 25 years, the University’s participation in the Laser Interferometer Gravitational Wave…

Media, Law & Policy

Eric Grode ’93 Named Director of Newhouse’s Goldring Arts Journalism Program

Wednesday, May 20, 2015, By Wendy S. Loughlin

Arts journalist Eric Grode ’93 has been named director of the Newhouse School’s Goldring Arts Journalism Program. He will assume the position July 1. Grode replaces founding director Johanna Keller, who is stepping down as director after 13 years of…

STEM

Varshney Plenary Speaker at 40th Anniversary of IEEE Conference

Wednesday, May 20, 2015, By News Staff

Pramod K. Varshney, professor of electrical engineering and computer science in the College of Engineering and Computer Science, was the plenary speaker at the 40th IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing (ICASSP) 2015 in April. On its…

STEM

Sowing Cybersecurity

Wednesday, May 20, 2015, By Jay Cox

When computer science Professor Wenliang “Kevin” Du discusses the importance of cybersecurity, he likens it to building a beautiful house and forgetting to put a lock on the door. “The people who write codes and develop systems often don’t know the potential risks,” Du says.

STEM

Student Project Will Provide Clean Drinking Water to Honduran Village

Monday, May 18, 2015, By Matt Wheeler

The small tropical village of El Ciprés in Honduras faces a problem every time the rainy season hits. Its stream-fed water supply becomes especially turbid—inundated with suspended soil particles and microbes. It takes on a murky appearance and becomes unhealthy to drink.