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Bioengineering Students Deliver Custom-Built ‘Otto-Mobile’ to Jowonio School in Syracuse (Video)

Wednesday, May 10, 2017, By Alex Dunbar

Bioengineering students Katie Cooper ’17, Brendan Butcher ’17 and Zach Reers ’17 worked with the Jowonio School in Syracuse on their senior capstone design project. The students built a custom toy car that could help special needs students with mobility…

William Banks on appointing a special prosecutor after James Comey’s firing

Wednesday, May 10, 2017, By Ellen Mbuqe

William Banks, Board of Advisors Distinguished Professor in the College of Law and founding director of the Institute of National Security and Counterterrorism, reacts to the firing of FBI Director James Comey: “President Trump’s firing of FBI Director Comey increases the…

Campus & Community

2017-18 Remembrance Scholars Chosen

Wednesday, May 10, 2017, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Syracuse University’s Remembrance Scholar Selection Committee has chosen the 35 students who will be the 2017-18 Remembrance Scholars. The scholarships were founded as a tribute to—and means of remembering—the 35 students who were killed in the Dec. 21, 1988, bombing…

Campus & Community

Parking Changes During Commencement Weekend

Wednesday, May 10, 2017, By News Staff

Due to convocation activities on Saturday, May 13, home lot parking permits for the main Quad lots will be honored on a space-available basis. On Commencement day, Sunday, May 14, parking lots will be restricted to special event passes until…

Campus & Community

Student Donation Brings Charge to Electric Vehicles on Campus (Video)

Wednesday, May 10, 2017, By Keith Kobland

As a student entrepreneur who runs the clean-tech company SparkCharge, Josh Aviv ’14 (and a graduate student in the School of Information Studies) says he was surprised to learn there were no locations on campus to charge an electric vehicle….

Campus & Community

Schools and Colleges Announce Speakers for 2017 Convocations

Monday, May 8, 2017, By News Staff

A lifelong advocate for the arts, an entrepreneur and accomplished students are among the many fascinating speakers to highlight the convocation ceremonies for Syracuse University’s schools and colleges. The convocations are scheduled later this week before the University’s 163rd Commencement…

Health & Society

Gerard Martin ’78 a Global Expert on Pediatric Cardiology, Congenital Heart Disease

Friday, May 5, 2017, By Rob Enslin

Gerard Martin ’78 remembers when Syracuse University almost expelled him—for studying. “I was caught in the chemistry library at two in the morning,” says the renowned pediatric cardiologist, speaking by phone from his office in Washington, D.C. “They couldn’t figure…

Arts & Culture

McCartney at the Carrier Dome: Latest Tale in Rich Beatles Heritage in Syracuse

Friday, May 5, 2017, By Sean Kirst

Ed Riley swings open the door to suite 830 at the Marriott Syracuse Downtown, known for decades as the Hotel Syracuse. The rooms inside still contain much of the detail from the 1924 opening of the hotel, restored by Riley’s…

Arts & Culture

Valuing the Humanities

Friday, May 5, 2017, By Rob Enslin

First in four-part series about humanities research at Syracuse   Michael Ebner anticipates a busy summer. When not in his office in Eggers Hall, fulfilling his duties as chair of the Department of History, the Syracuse University professor will spend…

Arts & Culture

Thriller-Comedy ‘Deathtrap’ Brings Mystery and Fun to Syracuse Stage

Thursday, May 4, 2017, By Joanna Penalva

Syracuse Stage presents “Deathtrap,” a comedy-thriller guaranteed to keep audiences on the edge of their seats. Written by award-winning playwright and novelist Ira Levin, “Deathtrap” has all the right ingredients for the perfect murder mystery with a delightful twist. There…