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Beckman Scholars Making an Impact as Undergraduate Researchers

Wednesday, September 10, 2014, By Kathleen Haley

When Jennifer Lawson’s faculty lab mentor recommended she apply for the Beckman Scholars Program, she wasn’t so sure. It was a boost to her confidence—and to her future—when she was awarded the scholarship.

Whitman School Using Gamification to Promote Learning

Wednesday, September 10, 2014, By Keith Kobland

What do Harry Potter and a smartphone app have to do with training tomorrow’s business leaders? At Syracuse University, plenty. This semester, the Whitman School of Management is launching the Goodman IMPRESS program. IMPRESS creates competition among students to gain…

University Launches Commemoration of 25th Anniversary of Fall of Berlin Wall

Wednesday, September 10, 2014, By Sarah Scalese

In 1989, the Berlin Wall fell. Nearly 25 years later, approximately 4,000 miles away, Syracuse University is commemorating this historic occasion with a three-month-long series of events.

Campus & Community

“The Unspeakability of Trauma, the Unspeakability of Joy” by Amy Hollywood

Monday, September 8, 2014, By News Staff

Amy Hollywood, the Elizabeth H. Monrad Professor of Christian Studies at Harvard Divinity School, will be presenting a lecture on Thursday, Sept. 18, at 7 p.m. The lecture will take place in Slocum 214. The next morning, Friday, Sept. 19,…

Campus & Community

Global Security Challenges for U.S. at Sept. 11 Thursday Morning Roundtable

Monday, September 8, 2014, By Eileen Jevis

The Sept. 11 session of TMR will feature Vice Admiral Robert Murrett (ret.), deputy director of the Institute for National Security and Counterterrorism (INSCT) at Syracuse University. Murrett, currently a professor of practice at SU’s Maxwell School and a member…

914Works to Present Stage Designer Exhibition

Monday, September 8, 2014, By Erica Blust

914Works in the College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) will present an exhibition of work by the Syracuse University student chapter of the United States Institute for Theatre Technology (USITT) Sept. 13-14 from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. “The USITT Stage…

STEM

Advancing Convergence and Innovation in Cancer Research

Monday, September 8, 2014, By Matt Wheeler

The College of Engineering and Computer Science’s Biomedical and Chemical Engineering department will host “Advancing Convergence and Innovation in Cancer Research,” as part of the Graduate Student Seminar Series on Friday, Sept. 19, in Link Hall, Room 105 from 1-2…

STEM

Lecture to Focus on Brain Imaging

Monday, September 8, 2014, By Matt Wheeler

The College of Engineering and Computer Science’s Biomedical and Chemical Engineering department will host “Photoacoustic Tomography: Ultrasonically Beating Optical Diffusion and Diffraction,” as part of the BMCE Distinguished Lecture Series on Friday, Sept. 12, in 001 Life Science Complex, from…

Soprano Eileen Strempel to Present New Collaborative Work Sept. 22

Monday, September 8, 2014, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Syracuse University soprano Eileen Strempel and Eastman School of Music pianist Sylvie Beaudette will present a concert and celebrate the release of their latest compact disc, “unto thee I burn: song settings of e.e. cummings poetry by north american women…

Campus & Community

Dr. Chen Appointed to United Way Board

Friday, September 5, 2014, By News Staff

Dr. Ruth Chen, professor of practice at the College of Engineering and Computer Science, has joined the board of directors of the United Way of Central New York. United Way’s board of directors governs the organization and makes vital policy…