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STEM

The Spark

Monday, December 12, 2016, By Matt Wheeler

BEACH CLOSED. NO SWIMMING. CONTAMINATED WATER. Growing up on Long Island Sound, Kristin Angello ’99 was frequently disappointed by these words. Every summer, sewage and toxic runoff from city streets transformed her summer hangout into a polluted mess. Fortunately, the…

STEM

Haythornthwaite Named Director of Library Science Program

Tuesday, December 6, 2016, By J.D. Ross

Elizabeth D. Liddy, dean of the School of Information Studies (iSchool), has named Professor Caroline Haythornthwaite as the next director of the school’s library and information science graduate program. The program includes master’s degrees in library and information science and library…

Veterans

University Selected to Become Pat Tillman Foundation University Partner

Tuesday, December 6, 2016, By News Staff

Syracuse joins 14 other University Partners, including Columbia University, George Washington University and Georgetown University.

Campus & Community

Chancellor Syverud Elected to Middle States Commission on Higher Education

Monday, December 5, 2016, By News Staff

Syracuse University Chancellor and President Kent Syverud has added an important, new leadership role to his portfolio. He has been elected as a commissioner of the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE). Chancellor Syverud’s three-year term will begin Jan. 1….

Campus & Community

University Lectures Hosts Humans of New York Founder, Pulitzer-Winning Authors

Monday, December 5, 2016, By Kevin Morrow

The 16th season of the University Lectures will continue in the spring semester with Jhumpa Lahiri (“Interpreter of Maladies”), Sonia Nazario (“Enrique’s Journey”) and Brandon Stanton.

Campus & Community

OttoTHON Raises $112,000 for Upstate Golisano Children’s Hospital

Friday, December 2, 2016, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Nearly 1,000 students registered for the 12-hour marathon that benefits the hospital.

Business & Economy

Financial and Investor Communications Emphasis Students Make Benchmark Trip to New York

Wednesday, November 30, 2016, By Wendy S. Loughlin

Twenty students participating in the Newhouse School’s Financial and Investor Communications Emphasis (FICE) traveled to New York City Nov. 16-18 for a benchmark trip, gaining an up-close view of the financial industry and the role of the communications professionals who…

STEM

Researchers Discover Way to Make Surfaces Less Vulnerable to Disease-Causing Bacteria

Wednesday, November 30, 2016, By Kathleen Haley

Professor Dacheng Ren and his team of researchers are seeking ways to stop the spread of microbes, and they may have found a solution.

Arts & Culture

Mexican Immigration Scholar Gilberto Cárdenas to Visit Syracuse Dec. 1

Tuesday, November 29, 2016, By Rob Enslin

A leading scholar of Mexican immigration, who is also the owner of the world’s largest private collection of Latino art, is making a rare visit to Syracuse University. Gilberto Cárdenas, professor of sociology and executive director of the Notre Dame…

Campus & Community

Syracuse Turns #GivingTuesday into #GivingCUSEday

Tuesday, November 29, 2016, By News Staff

Celebrated today—the Tuesday following Thanksgiving—#GivingTuesday is a global day of giving. Because Syracuse University holds such a special place in many hearts, Syracuse University is turning this day of giving into #GivingCUSEday.