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SU Chemist Gets ‘Best Idea Grant’

Wednesday, November 6, 2013, By News Staff

Top-notch ideas drive today’s knowledge-based world. James Hougland has one, and he has been awarded a “Best Idea Grant (BIG)” from the Foundation for Prader-Willi Research (FPWR) to support his research. Hougland, an assistant professor of chemistry in The College…

STEM

Forensic and National Security Sciences Institute to Dedicate New Laboratory Suite Nov. 8

Tuesday, November 5, 2013, By Rob Enslin

In response to the growing international threat of bioterrorism, the Forensic and National Security Sciences Institute (FNSSI) in The College of Arts and Sciences has established a state-of-the-art laboratory suite. A dedication ceremony for the facility will be held on…

Campus & Community

Zippy Start for Phase Two of Connective Corridor Project

Tuesday, November 5, 2013, By Keith Kobland

Great sights and smells helped usher in the next phase of the Connective Corridor project. A thrilling zip line ride, coupled with some tasty fare from local food truck vendors, was part of the first festival ever to be held…

STEM

New York’s New Energy Leaders Debut at SyracuseCoE Symposium

Monday, November 4, 2013, By Kathleen Haley

This year’s SyracuseCoE Symposium included a statewide first: the three newest leaders of New York Governor Andrew Cuomo’s energy team appeared together for a discussion of the state’s emerging clean energy economy.

STEM

Disrupting Traditional Gender Roles

Monday, November 4, 2013, By Kathleen Haley

Both partners in today’s modern couple may each have professional lives outside the home but two careers still equals three jobs—two professions, plus managing a home. And for women, oftentimes, that third job still remains their role. A recent SU Advance speaker pointed out ways to correct that imbalance.

Media, Law & Policy

Newhouse Student-Journalists Will Head to Polls on Election Day

Monday, November 4, 2013, By Wendy S. Loughlin

To capture “Democracy in Action,” about 130 Newhouse School journalism students will be at the polls on Election Day. “The young journalists will tell voters’ stories—what voting means to them, why they bother to go to the polls,” says Charlotte…

Media, Law & Policy

‘The Politics of Guns’ at the Maxwell School

Friday, November 1, 2013, By News Staff

Matt Bennett, senior vice president and co-founder of Third Way, a think tank that addresses America’s challenges with modern ideas aimed at the center, will speak at the Maxwell School about “The Politics of Guns.” His talk will be held…

Media, Law & Policy

Art Meets Technology in Newhouse M.I.N.D. Lab

Friday, November 1, 2013, By News Staff

Art meets technology in pioneering ways in a new facility opening Monday, Nov. 4, in the AXA Equitable Tower, located in downtown Syracuse on the Connective Corridor. Newhouse M.I.N.D. Lab is debuting its new world-class research and design center, featuring…

Health & Society

Joanna O. Masingila Named Interim Dean-Designate of the School of Education

Friday, November 1, 2013, By News Staff

Syracuse University Interim Chancellor and Vice Chancellor and Provost Eric F. Spina has named Joanna O. Masingila interim dean-designate of the School of Education. A professor of mathematics education and mathematics, Masingila is a Meredith Professor for Teaching Excellence and…

Media, Law & Policy

Annual Auction to Aid Syracuse Public Interest Network

Wednesday, October 30, 2013, By Jaclyn D. Grosso

The Syracuse Public Interest Network (SPIN) will host its 21st annual Public Interest Auction on Friday, Nov. 15, at the Palace Theatre in Syracuse.  The event begins at 6 p.m. and includes both silent and live auctions for such items…