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Physicist Awarded Grant to Study Interstellar Processes
A physicist in the College of Arts and Sciences has received a major grant award, supporting his work in experimental astrophysics and surface science. The National Science Foundation has awarded Professor Gianfranco Vidali a three-year, $736,600 grant to study how…
University Mourns Loss of Author, War Correspondent Michael Herr ’61
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…
Falk College Professor Offers Advice on Addressing Recent News Stories With Kids
Given the violent incidents that have dominated the news lately, these can be trying times for parents who are trying to make sense of it all for their children. Much of it can be hard enough to process as an…
Q&A: What’s Behind the Pokémon Go Craze?
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…
MOST Science Camp at Syracuse University
For the third year in a row, Syracuse University has hosted several fifth-grade girls from the Syracuse City School District as part of the Museum of Science and Technology’s science camp. The goal is to expose young women to real…
‘David Falk: Agent of Change’ to air on ESPN2 Tuesday
The documentary “David Falk: Agent of Change,” will air on ESPN2 on Tuesday, July 12, at 8 p.m. In a career spanning five decades, David B. Falk ’72 set the market for how all future sports stars would be compensated….
ESPN’s Sean McDonough ’84 Given Marty Glickman Award for Leadership in Sports Media by Newhouse School
The S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications will present the fourth annual Marty Glickman Award for Leadership in Sports Media to alumnus Sean McDonough ’84 of ESPN at an invitation-only event July 25 at Time Warner Headquarters in New York…
Sibley Pool Open During Expected Heat Wave
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…
Acuna Publishes Groundbreaking Chunking Research in Nature Communications
Think about a simple task you learned a long time ago, such as memorizing your phone number or learning how to tie your shoe laces. Chances are, you did this using a method called chunking. You put like things together…
Philosophy Strengthened Her Mind
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…