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New University Telecommunications Policy to Launch July 1

Thursday, May 28, 2015, By Jaclyn D. Grosso

On the recommendation of the Fast Forward Syracuse Telecommunications Initiative Team, the University will adopt a new Telecommunications and Mobile Devices Policy on July 1. The new policy names AT&T the preferred cellular provider and seeks to increase data security…

Campus & Community

College of Arts and Sciences Appoints New Assistant Director of Budget and Finance

Tuesday, May 26, 2015, By Sarah Scalese

Andrea Persin, an accounting and finance professional with more than 12 years of experience, has been appointed the new assistant director of budget and finance in the College of Arts and Sciences. She reports directly to Laura Troendle, the college’s…

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…

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…

Campus & Community

Summer Project Management Courses Offered

Wednesday, May 20, 2015, By News Staff

The School of Information Studies (iSchool) is offering both a graduate and an undergraduate version of the popular “Managing Information Systems Projects” course this summer. The course, IST 445/645, introduces the Project Management Body of Knowledge, gives students an overview…

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.

Arts & Culture

Philosophy Department Boasts Record Number of Student Publications, Presentations

Monday, May 18, 2015, By Rob Enslin

The Department of Philosophy in the College of Arts and Sciences has recently produced a bumper crop of published scholars. The following nine Ph.D. students have articles in peer-reviewed scholarly journals: Amir Arturo Javier-Castellanos Sean Clancy Yishai Cohen Joseph Hedger…

Campus & Community

DPS Honors Employees, Community Members at Eighth Annual Awards Ceremony

Friday, May 15, 2015, By News Staff

The Department of Public Safety honored 15 of its employees, along with one member of the Students for Community Safety Program and six Syracuse University faculty, staff and students, at the eighth annual DPS Awards Ceremony, held May 11. The…

Campus & Community

Training Sessions Planned on Accessibility of Technology

Friday, May 15, 2015, By Christopher C. Finkle

Information Technology and Services (ITS) has announced that registrations are being accepted for six more sessions of the award-winning workshop “Accessibility Fundamentals for Microsoft Office 2013 and Adobe Acrobat DC (Windows).” This workshop will help build faculty and staff awareness…