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Thwarting a Devastating Disease
Assistant Professor David Larsen saw the damaging effects of the lack of health care and clean water in the favelas of Belem, Brazil, while working among the people ten years ago. Impacted by the work, he now conducts research to halt the impact of deadly—yet preventable—infectious diseases.
SU Chemist Gets ‘Best Idea Grant’
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…
Newhouse Student-Journalists Will Head to Polls on Election Day
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…
Newhouse Partners with HootSuite for Social Media Certification
A unique partnership will allow computer users to receive social media certification from Newhouse and Hootsuite. This video explains the new venture. Newhouse Partners with HootSuite for Social Media Certification from Syracuse University News on Vimeo. Here’s the transcription of…
Million Stories Under One Roof
It’s home to more than a million stories. Reference books, maps, and multimedia are housed there. So how does the Syracuse University Libraries Facility preserve these materials for hundreds of years? Here’s the transcribed version of our video: Interviewer: “Inside…
New D.C. Externship Program Offered to Syracuse Law Students for Spring 2014
The College of Law has one of the longest running and most respected Law in London programs in the country, and now law students can add Washington, D.C., to the list of programs for experiential learning. Beginning in January 2014,…
Point of Contact Moves to New Location, Announces New Managing Director
After seven years in its location on East Genesee Street, Point of Contact Gallery (a member of the Coalition of Museum and Art Centers at Syracuse University) has moved to SU’s Warehouse, located at 350 W. Fayette St., near downtown’s Armory…
Kola Owolabi to Present Harpsichord Recital Nov. 5
Kola Owolabi, Syracuse University organist and associate professor of music in the Rose, Jules R. and Stanford S. Setnor School of Music in the College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA), will present a harpsichord recital on Tuesday, Nov. 5,…
Lending a Hand in Empowering Communities
A new student organization on campus is creating opportunities for social entrepreneurship for students, while impacting communities with life-changing, sustainable projects.
Protecting Your Devices and Data
Securing your personal computer, tablet and smartphone—and the data they contain—is an ongoing process. The following steps and precautions can protect you from identity theft and data loss by drastically reducing the likelihood that your device will be hacked, infected…