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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…

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…

Campus & Community

Getting to Know: Assistant Residence Life Director George Athanas

Wednesday, May 20, 2015, By Amy Speach

When George Athanas began working at the University nearly a decade ago, he was happy to discover the Hendricks Chapel Quilters, a group of students, faculty, staff and community members who meet weekly to create quilts for donation to area…

Campus & Community

Here’s your chance to learn Read&Write!

Wednesday, May 20, 2015, By Christopher C. Finkle

You’re invited to participate in an exciting new skill development workshop focused on the recent, University-wide purchase of Read&Write Gold. The Office of Disability Services, in collaboration with Information Technology and Services (ITS) and other partners across campus, is leading an…

Veterans

Moving Forward with Web-Based PTSD Therapy

Monday, May 18, 2015, By News Staff

Life is stressful, but war takes that stress to an altogether different level. Psychology professor Steve Maisto of the College of Arts and Sciences wants to help combat veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and substance misuse issues. Maisto and…

Campus & Community

MLS Commissioner Don Garber Added to 2015-16 University Lectures Season

Thursday, May 14, 2015, By Kevin Morrow

An eighth event has been added to the lineup for the 2015-16 University Lectures series hosted by Syracuse University. Don Garber, commissioner of Major League Soccer (MLS) and CEO of Soccer United Marketing (SUM), will speak on Tuesday, March 22,…

STEM

Physicists Aid in Discovery of Subatomic Process

Thursday, May 14, 2015, By Rob Enslin

Distinguished Professor Sheldon Stone says the discovery came about when two LHC experiments recently combined their results and found overwhelming evidence of an extremely rare decay of a particle known as the Bs meson, which contains a bottom, or “b,” quark and an anti-strange quark.

Business & Economy

MBA@Syracuse Named to Princeton Review’s Top 25 Online MBA Programs

Wednesday, May 13, 2015, By Kerri D. Howell

MBA@Syracuse, the online MBA program at the Martin J. Whitman School of Management, has earned a #18 ranking on the Princeton Review’s new list naming the top 25 online MBA programs for 2015. The list can be found at http://www.princetonreview.com/online-mba….

Campus & Community

Commencement Address by Poet Mary Karr

Sunday, May 10, 2015, By News Staff

If you’re lucky, you fell in love here. And if you’re really lucky, you had your heart broken. Because that made you a deeper person and maybe forced you to find friends to lean on. Syracuse is now your alma mater, your soul’s mother, and mine.

STEM

From Broken Fingers to Top NSBE Research Honor

Friday, May 8, 2015, By Matt Wheeler

For most people, breaking three knuckles would inspire nothing more than a pained shriek and a trip to the emergency room. For Chelsea Stephens ’15, it was motivation to follow a path that led to her earning first place in…