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English Department to Host Bloomsbury Editor Lea Beresford Feb. 23
Students interested in learning more about the rapidly changing publishing industry will have the chance to hear from an executive at one of the world’s leading independent publishers. Lea Beresford, editor at Bloomsbury USA, will speak on Monday, Feb. 23,…
Architecture Announces Spring 2015 Gluckman Visiting Critics
The School of Architecture has announced that the Spring 2015 Richard Gluckman Visiting Critics will be Gena Wirth, an associate with SCAPE Landscape Architecture in New York City, and Katherine Hogan ’05 and Vincent Petrarca of tonic design/tonic construction in…
Online Education Gains Momentum at Syracuse with Innovative Programs
The Newhouse School receives thousands of applications every year from prospective students. One in particular recently stood out. It was the first application to the school’s new online master’s program, Communications@Syracuse—and it came just four hours after the announcement of the program launch.
IVMF Receives Walmart Foundation Grant to Support Veteran Reintegration
The Walmart Foundation today announced a $1 million grant to the Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF) to help kick off the Welcome Home North Carolina (WHNC) initiative to support a three-year pilot to identify new ways in which…
First Data Chairman, CEO Frank Bisignano Announces $7 Million Partnership with IVMF
First Data, the global leader in payments technology and services solutions, today announced a new seven-year, $7 million commitment to the Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF) to fund education, research, training and opportunities for transitioning veterans entering the…
10th Annual Cora A. Thomas Gospel Extravaganza Is Feb. 22
The 10th Annual Cora A. Thomas Gospel Extravaganza, sponsored by the Office of Multicultural Affairs, the Thomas Family, the Gifford Foundation, WAER and Power 620, is scheduled for Sunday, Feb. 22, at Bethany Baptist Church, 149 Beattie St. This year’s…
Wednesday Morning Discussion/Demonstrations Delve into Virtual Reality
Virtual reality (VR), once the stuff of science fiction, is now poised to move into the mainstream through consumer devices like the Oculus Rift (purchased by Facebook for $2 billion), the mobile phone-powered Samsung GearVR (in partnership with Oculus) and…
Volunteers Needed for Genetic Research Study at SUNY Upstate
Children between the ages of six and 12 and their parents are needed for a new genetic research study at SUNY Upstate Medical University. Funded by the National Institute of Mental Health, the study seeks to classify mental health disorders…
Survey to Assess Faculty Satisfaction
Syracuse University is joining peer institutions in this year’s administration of a national survey on faculty job satisfaction in order to assess and, where necessary, make improvements in the faculty experience. The survey was created and is administered by the…
Bond Receives CAREER Award to Investigate a Niche for Biomass
Renewable, bio-based products may offer many benefits ranging from decreased greenhouse gas emissions to improved domestic energy security. However, despite growing interest in replacing fossil resources with renewable alternatives, biomass refining industries, particularly those producing biofuels, have struggled to compete with…