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Campus & Community

University Mourns Loss of Author, War Correspondent Michael Herr ’61

Wednesday, July 13, 2016, By Rob Enslin

The College of Arts and Sciences is mourning the loss of one of its most inimitable voices. Michael Herr ’61, author of the Vietnam War classic “Dispatches” (Vintage Books, 1977), died on June 23 at a hospital near his home…

Campus & Community

What Book Is in Your Beach Bag this Summer?

Wednesday, July 13, 2016, By Kathleen Haley

What book do you have downloaded to your tablet, sitting on your nightstand or in your beach bag this summer? We want to know what good reads University community members are delving into during the lazy days of summer—and offer…

STEM

Q&A: What’s Behind the Pokémon Go Craze?

Wednesday, July 13, 2016, By Kathleen Haley

They are everywhere. Pikachu and Venusaur and the many characters of Pokémon are taking over virtual spaces and being captured by fans with a smartphone and the downloadable Pokémon Go app by Niantic and Nintendo. The game that uses a…

Campus & Community

New Athletics Director to Be Introduced at Press Conference this Morning

Tuesday, July 12, 2016, By News Staff

The University will host a press conference to introduce John Wildhack as its next director of athletics today at 11 a.m. in the auditorium in the Iocolano-Petty Football Wing. Speakers will include Chancellor and President Kent Syverud; Dino Babers, head…

Campus & Community

Sibley Pool Open During Expected Heat Wave

Monday, July 11, 2016, By Keith Kobland

The National Weather Service is calling for a forecast that features three straight days of 90-degree or above temperatures, beginning Tuesday. As a reminder, Sibley Pool in the Women’s Building is open for recreational swimming, with the following hours this…

Arts & Culture

Philosophy Strengthened Her Mind

Monday, July 11, 2016, By Renée K. Gadoua

Ann Gualtieri ’75 started as an art major before shifting gears to study philosophy. Then, after collecting bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees in philosophy, she shifted to the business world, working in global leadership positions for major corporations. She spent…

Campus & Community

Alumnus Consults on Accessibility for Promenade, Dome and Arch Projects

Friday, July 8, 2016, By Kathleen Haley

While a student at Syracuse in the late 1980s, Danny Heumann ’91 quickly discovered the challenges of being on a campus in a wheelchair. Today, he’s back on campus as a consultant and advocate for increasing accessibility.

STEM

Physicists Discover Family of Tetraquarks

Friday, July 8, 2016, By Rob Enslin

Physicists in the College of Arts and Sciences have made science history by confirming the existence of a rare four-quark particle and discovering evidence of three other “exotic” siblings. Their findings are based on data from the Large Hadron Collider…

STEM

What a Potato Clock Can Teach Us About Fighting Disease

Thursday, July 7, 2016, By Matt Wheeler

Did you ever make a potato clock as a kid? Did you know that the reaction that makes elementary school potato clocks tick could also fight infection and disease?

Arts & Culture

Professor Honored for Research Excellence

Thursday, July 7, 2016, By Carol Boll

Joseph Ditre, associate professor of psychology, has been honored by the National Institutes of Health Pain Consortium with this year’s Mitchell Max Award for Research Excellence. Ditre was one of three finalists to be invited to deliver oral presentations of…