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Arts & Culture

Art History Alumna to Lead Florence Graduate Program in Renaissance Art

Tuesday, July 22, 2014, By Sarah Scalese

In 1993, Sally Cornelison earned a master’s degree in art history from the College of Arts and Sciences. Her mentor at the time was Gary Radke, the longtime director of the Florence Graduate Program in Renaissance Art, who later this…

STEM

Engaging Young Women in Engineering Through Project ENGAGE

Thursday, July 17, 2014, By Keith Kobland

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….

STEM

Skytop Garden Yields Bounty for Researchers (Video)

Monday, July 14, 2014, By Keith Kobland

Summertime is the growing season for Syracuse University researchers, including Jason Fridley. The field biologist is looking into why some invasive plant species do better than their native cousins. There’s a good chance these invasive species are growing in your…

Campus & Community

Volunteers Among Us: Saving Horses from Slaughter

Monday, July 7, 2014, By Keith Kobland

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…

Campus & Community

Q&A: Rebecca Rose, Assistant Director of Financial Literacy and Education Programs

Thursday, July 3, 2014, By Cyndi Moritz

A Brookings Institution study released last week claimed that though student debt levels have been increasing at a fast pace for at least two decades, there is no crisis in the offing. The authors say that increases in average lifetime…

Media, Law & Policy

Student’s Photo Essay on Teen Captures Audience with Time Magazine

Friday, June 27, 2014, By Kathleen Haley

Newhouse graduate student Taylor Baucom has been photographing the inspirational story of 16-year-old Gena Buza for the past two years. Baucom’s subtle, yet powerful, images, which began as part of a Newhouse project, are now gaining a much wider audience.

Media, Law & Policy

Law Library on the Move

Wednesday, June 25, 2014, By Keith Kobland

What’s it take to move hundreds of thousands of books and informational materials? More than a strong back. In preparation for the opening of the new Dineen Hall, the Law Library, which includes hundreds of thousands of books and pieces…

Campus & Community

Campus Community Invited to Listening Meeting on Advocacy Center

Friday, June 20, 2014, By News Staff

In a June 19 email communication to the University community, Senior Vice President and Dean of Student Affairs Rebecca Reed Kantrowitz announced she will host a series of Listening Meetings for the campus community this summer and into the fall…

Campus & Community

60 Second SU: Movie Night on the Quad

Tuesday, June 17, 2014, By Keith Kobland

The Quad is a space for many different things. People study there. They relax there. From time to time, you’ll even see a Frisbee fly through the air. But during the summer season, the Quad also becomes a movie theater,…

STEM

The NewsHouse: Mechanical Engineering Grad Sets Sail Toward Success

Monday, June 9, 2014, By Keith Kobland

A sailboat that fits in the back of your car? A mechanical engineering student made this a reality, and Avery Hartmans from the NewsHouse captured it on video. Sailing from The NewsHouse on Vimeo.