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Alumni Praises SU’s Efforts in Student Support and Diversity
Priscilla Tyree Williams ’86 holds a unique distinction at Syracuse University. She is the first African American woman to have graduated with a civil engineering degree from SU. Today, she oversees the implementation of the capital improvement program for the…
LLL Professors Rack up National, University Awards
Professors in the Department of Languages, Literatures and Linguistics (LLL), based in the College of Arts and Sciences, have received awards for excellence in teaching, research and service. Myrna García-Calderón, associate professor of Spanish and director of the Latino-Latin American…
Institute for Veterans and Military Families, Cornell University Awarded $1.5 Million Grant from SBA
Syracuse University’s Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF), in partnership with the School of Hotel Administration, Cornell SC Johnson College of Business, Cornell University, has been awarded $1,500,000 by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). This is one of two…
Syracuse to Host International ‘World English’ Conference June 30-July 2
More than 200 presenters from six continents will converge at Syracuse University for the 22nd annual conference of the International Association for World Englishes (IAWE), June 30-July 2. Titled “Local and Global Contexts of World Englishes,” the conference will present…
Wonder Woman
Although she didn’t know it at the time, Susan DeMar ’02 began preparing for her career at New Mexico State University (NMSU) more than 15 years ago, while enrolled at Syracuse University. Back then, DeMar was raising three kids and…
Students Design 3D Metal Printer for GE
Commercial 3D printers commonly use thin layers of a material, often a polymer, to construct computer-aided designs or scanned models. Using metal in 3D printing has also become possible using certain types of industrial printers. This process is also known…
Syracuse Alumnus Instrumental in LIGO’s Third Detection of Gravitational Waves
Alex Nitz G’15, who earned a Ph.D. in physics, helped detect the signal on Jan. 4, 2017, using a software package he began developing at Syracuse.
Campus as a Laboratory for Sustainability Program Awards Nearly $75,000 to Projects
Syracuse University’s Campus as a Laboratory for Sustainability (CALS) funding program has completed its second round of applications and awarded nearly $75,000 in funding to faculty and students. The call for proposals sought projects that address climate disruption and offer…
University of Naples Confers Honorary Degree on Syracuse Mathematician
A professor in the College of Arts and Sciences is the recipient of an honorary degree from the Federico II University of Naples. Tadeusz Iwaniec, the John Raymond French Professor of Mathematics, received the “Doctor Honoris Causa in Mathematical Engineering”…
‘Salute to Service’ Celebrates Milestone Anniversaries of 147 Faculty and Staff
Syracuse University honored employees who celebrated milestone anniversaries in 2016 at the annual “Salute to Service” celebration on Tuesday, May 16, during a luncheon in the Schine Student Center’s Goldstein Auditorium. Faculty and staff honored—147 overall—marked anniversaries of 25 years…