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Campus & Community

Class of 2015 Speaker Reflects on Undergraduate Experiences

Thursday, May 7, 2015, By Kathleen Haley

As he prepares to graduate this Sunday, Matt Fernandes reflects on what bit of wisdom he would pass on to future Syracuse University students. First, dream big. Then figure out how you achieve it. “This sounds like such a general statement, but it’s about not being afraid of the idea,” says Fernandes, who is a University Scholar and this year’s student speaker at Commencement.

FNSSI to Host Training Workshop for DNA Mixture Analysis Software May 11-14

Thursday, May 7, 2015, By Rob Enslin

Forensic scientists from around the globe will converge on the University campus for a training workshop involving a revolutionary new DNA mixture analysis software called STRmix. Running May 11-14, the workshop will take place in the Forensic & National Security…

Health & Society

Ernie Davis Ranks Among Top Dining Halls

Tuesday, May 5, 2015, By Keith Kobland

There are a number of reasons why the Ernie Davis Dining Center is one of the most popular places to eat on campus. The quality of food, the wide variety of options, and the open, airy nature of the facility…

STEM

Schools, Colleges Announce Speakers for 2015 Convocations

Monday, May 4, 2015, By Cyndi Moritz

From men and women who have achieved outstanding careers in their fields to prominent faculty members to some of the most accomplished students, all of Syracuse University’s schools and colleges have named speakers for their Convocation ceremonies. The Convocations will…

Veterans

Taking Care of Business

Monday, May 4, 2015, By Rob Enslin

To date, nearly a thousand “wounded warriors” have completed the Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans program. Sixty-five percent of them have launched businesses, of which 93 percent are still in operation.

Business & Economy

Supply Chain Management Students Help Fast Forward

Friday, May 1, 2015, By Kerri D. Howell

More than a dozen Whitman School supply chain management graduate students are working on projects designed to help Syracuse University improve its sourcing processes, which could generate cost savings and create more effective purchasing processes for campus users. The projects…

Health & Society

Falk College Settles into New Home

Friday, May 1, 2015, By Kathleen Haley

Within hours of the opening of a student lounge in the new Falk Complex earlier this semester, students were making it their own. “The students went in there and they started moving around the furniture, making areas for collaboration,” Dean Diane Lyden Murphy says. They’ve been making it their home.

BBI Chairman Peter Blanck to Receive 2015 National Distinguished Disability Service Award

Friday, May 1, 2015, By News Staff

Peter Blanck, University Professor and chairman of the Burton Blatt Institute (BBI) at Syracuse University, is to receive the 2015 Distinguished Service Award from NARRTC (formerly known as the National Association of Rehabilitation Research and Training Centers). The NARRTC award…

Campus & Community

University Scholars Honored at Reception

Thursday, April 30, 2015, By Cyndi Moritz

The 12 graduating seniors who were named 2015 University Scholars took part in a reception Wednesday, April 29, at the Chancellor’s house, hosted by Chancellor Kent Syverud and Dr. Ruth Chen. During the event, the scholars received special medallions to…

Media, Law & Policy

Late New York Times Columnist David Carr to Be Honored at Newhouse’s Mirror Awards Ceremony

Thursday, April 30, 2015, By Wendy S. Loughlin

The Newhouse School will honor late New York Times columnist David Carr with the i-3 Award for impact, innovation and influence at the annual Mirror Awards ceremony June 11 in New York City. Times executive editor Dean Baquet will offer…