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Caicedo Receives Faculty Research Award from Google
With the rapid increase of wireless technology and services, more companies and devices are competing for a limited amount of available space across the wireless radio spectrum. This is an issue that School of Information Studies (iSchool) assistant professor Carlos…
Sharing Passion for Science from One Generation to the Next
Jessica Whisher-Hehl G’09 knows that being surrounded by educators at home and at school ignited her desire to study science and engineering. Her father was a guidance counselor at Saranac Lake High School and her mother was an elementary teacher…
Fire Training Academy Provides Moments of Shock and Awe
For David Grimes it was a real eye opener, even if he couldn’t see clearly. Grimes was trying to navigate his way to safety in what appeared to be a smoke filled hallway.
Engaging Young Women in Engineering Through Project ENGAGE
Some of the area’s brightest seventh- and eighth-grade girls are taking part in Project ENGAGE. It’s an immersive week-long program that gives them an idea of what it takes to earn an engineering degree, and the possibilities once they graduate….
Volunteers Among Us: Saving Horses from Slaughter
With thousands of employees, Syracuse University has an opportunity to make a direct impact on volunteer organizations, both around the world and close to campus. Organizations, including Make A Wish, Salvation Army and United Way (along with countless others), benefit…
Finnish Professorship Done but Not Forgotten
A mathematician in the College of Arts and Sciences may have found the equation for happiness, thanks to a recent professorship in Finland. In May, Tadeusz Iwaniec returned from the University of Helsinki, where he spent the past six years…
Citizens Academy Accepting Applications for New Participants
The Citizens Academy is now accepting applications from Onondaga County residents for its eight-week fall program that helps citizens learn how local governments work, and how to get involved and effect change. The Citizens Academy, now in its 10th year,…
Geologists Confirm Oxygen Levels of Ancient Oceans
Geologists in the College of Arts and Sciences have discovered a new way to study oxygen levels in the Earth’s oldest oceans. Zunli Lu and Xiaoli Zhou, an assistant professor and Ph.D. student, respectively, in the Department of Earth Sciences,…
Professor Unveils ‘Lost Play’ by 17th-Century Master in Madrid
The discovery of a “lost play” by one of Spain’s greatest writers was the subject of a recent standing-room-only event in Madrid, featuring a professor in Syracuse University’s College of Arts and Sciences. Alejandro García-Reidy, assistant professor of Spanish in…
IVMF Receives $450,000 from Sam’s Club to Support Women Veteran Entrepreneurs
The Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF) has received a $450,000 grant from the Sam’s Club Giving Program to support women veteran entrepreneurs through its business management training program V-WISE, Veteran Women Igniting the Spirit of Entrepreneurship. The Sam’s…