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@SyracuseUNews Tips

Monday, January 26, 2015, By Keith Kobland

Syracuse University faculty address falling gasoline prices and racial profiling.

Campus & Community

A Strategic Focus for Interim Vice Chancellor, Provost Liz Liddy

Monday, January 26, 2015, By Kathleen Haley

As dean of the School of Information Studies, professor and mentor, Liddy has forged close connections to many students during her 25 years at the iSchool. In her new role, Liddy will impact an even greater number of students—across campus and possibly for decades to come.

Veterans

Col. Joseph R. Novack, Jr. (Ret.) Named Executive Director of Veteran and Military Affairs

Monday, January 26, 2015, By News Staff

The Office of the Vice Chancellor for Veteran and Military Affairs (VMA) at Syracuse University is pleased to announce the appointment of Col. (Ret.) Joseph R. Novack, Jr., as executive director of Veteran and Military Affairs. As executive director, Novack…

STEM

Beyond Today’s Radio Spectrum: Transmitting Wireless Data on Higher Frequencies

Friday, January 23, 2015, By Matt Wheeler

Everything we do that requires a wireless connection uses the radio spectrum. We’re able to harness radio waves to listen to music in the car or stream Netflix from the 4G network on our smartphones. Each application is assigned its…

Arts & Culture

Carver Reading Series Announces Spring Lineup

Friday, January 23, 2015, By Renée K. Gadoua

The M.F.A. Program in Creative Writing in the College of Arts and Sciences has announced its Spring 2015 Raymond Carver Reading Series. Named for the great short-story writer and poet who taught at Syracuse in the 1980s, the Carver Series…

Campus & Community

Hillary Clinton to Deliver Keynote at Toner Prize Celebration March 23 in Washington

Friday, January 23, 2015, By Wendy S. Loughlin

Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will be the keynote speaker at the award celebration for the Toner Prize for Excellence in Political Reporting March 23 in Washington, D.C. The Toner Prize, sponsored by the S.I. Newhouse School of…

STEM

Geologists Receive Federal Grant to Study Tectonic Uplift

Thursday, January 22, 2015, By Rob Enslin

Earth scientists in the College of Arts and Sciences have received a major grant to test a new technique for measuring tectonic uplift. Gregory Hoke, assistant professor of Earth sciences, and Devin McPhillips, a postdoctoral research associate, are the recipients…

STEM

Faculty, Students Train India’s Future Engineers to Reduce Energy Footprint

Thursday, January 22, 2015, By Matt Wheeler

Rapid economic growth in India has led to a spike in energy consumption, placing a serious strain on the country’s grid and energy supplies. Blackouts and brownouts are common and widespread. Worse, limited resources often make it impossible to generate…

STEM

Nicholson to Speak at Game Design Conference

Thursday, January 22, 2015, By Diane Stirling

School of Information Studies (iSchool) Associate Professor Scott Nicholson, an expert in meaningful gamification, transformative games, facilitating learning through games and play in non-classroom settings, and a game designer himself, has been invited to address the IndieCade East conference in…

STEM

iSchool Announces MLIS ‘Expect More’ Scholarship Program

Thursday, January 22, 2015, By Diane Stirling

A new initiative at the School of Information Studies (iSchool) offers an enriched graduate education experience to students who want to become leaders in librarianship and develop skills that are applicable to a wide range of 21st-century careers that are…