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Better Cancer Treatment Through Nanotechnology

Wednesday, September 2, 2015, By Matt Wheeler

Assistant Professor Shikha Nangia in the College of Engineering and Computer Science is collaborating with Assistant Professor Juntao Luo of Upstate Medical University to develop a way to deliver cancer-fighting drugs more effectively using nanoparticles. The National Institutes of Health…

STEM

Physicist Lands NIH Grant Award to Study Tissue, Organ Formation

Wednesday, September 2, 2015, By Rob Enslin

A physicist in the College of Arts and Sciences has been awarded a major grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to develop theoretical models of tissue and organ formation. M. Lisa Manning, associate professor of physics, is using…

Campus & Community

Wellness Initiative: Find Your Healthiest, Best Self

Wednesday, September 2, 2015, By News Staff

As a faculty or staff member, you make a difference to the University community every day. To ensure that you are at your best, the Syracuse University Wellness Initiative aims to create opportunities for you to care for your physical…

Campus & Community

Citrus in the City Offers a Taste of Syracuse (Video)

Tuesday, September 1, 2015, By Keith Kobland

Before getting down to the business of classwork, new students got a taste of some of the great food Syracuse has to offer, as part of an event called Citrus in the City. Citrus in the City from Syracuse University…

Media, Law & Policy

Steinberg to Conclude Tenure as Maxwell Dean Following 2015-16 Academic Year

Tuesday, September 1, 2015, By News Staff

Maxwell School for Citizenship and Public Affairs Dean James Steinberg has announced that he will be stepping down as dean at the end of the academic year 2015–2016. Steinberg has been at the helm of the Maxwell School since 2011. …

Campus & Community

Tickets Sold Out for Juice Jam 2015

Tuesday, September 1, 2015, By News Staff

University Union has announced that tickets for this year’s Juice Jam Music Festival have been sold out. The event will take place on Sept. 13 at Skytop Field. This year’s line up features Detroit rapper Big Sean, EDM artist Oliver…

STEM

NSF Funds Position to Realize Potential of University’s Cyberinfrastructure

Tuesday, September 1, 2015, By Christopher C. Finkle

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded Syracuse University $396,098 to fund a full-time campus cyberinfrastructure engineer (CIE) position for two years. The engineer will provide technical expertise and leadership to realize the potential of existing University cyberinfrastructure investments and…

Arts & Culture

Syracuse Hosts International Philosophy Conference Sept. 18-20

Monday, August 31, 2015, By Rob Enslin

One of the world’s leading political philosophy conferences is coming to the College of Arts and Sciences. The third annual Workshop for Oxford Studies in Political Philosophy will take place on Sept. 18-20 in the Kilian Room (500) of the…

Phillips to Speak in New Zealand on Triggering Memory and Culture of ‘Too Soon’

Monday, August 31, 2015, By Erica Blust

How soon is too soon for commemorating traumatic events such as terrorist attacks, wars and natural disasters? Kendall Phillips, professor of communication and rhetorical studies in the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ Department of Communication and Rhetorical Studies (CRS),…

Campus & Community

Nominations Sought for Academic Strategic Plan Implementation Working Groups

Monday, August 31, 2015, By News Staff

Syracuse University’s Academic Strategic Plan Oversight Committee seeks nominations of students, faculty and staff interested in serving on working groups to help support the implementation of the strategic plan. The working groups will help inform the work of the Oversight…