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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…

Veterans

Boot Camp Comes to the White House

Friday, July 11, 2014, By News Staff

There won’t be any drill sergeants, but 100 veterans have started a two-day boot camp at the White House. Boots to Business: Reboot is an expansion of the training program developed by the Institute for Veterans and Military Families at…

STEM

Making Discoveries on the Smallest of Scales at Jefferson Lab

Monday, July 7, 2014, By Kathleen Haley

Post-doctoral Research Associate Rakitha Beminiwattha appreciates the irony of the work he does at the Jefferson Lab. Massive equipment, complex preparations, many collaborators and years of data and analysis searching for discoveries on the smallest of scales.

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…

Campus & Community

Top Runners Land University in First Place

Wednesday, July 2, 2014, By Keith Kobland

The honors continue to roll in for the Syracuse University team participating in this year’s J.P. Morgan Corporate Challenge. We already knew the race, which took place on June 17, attracted a record number of runners and walkers, including 169…

Campus & Community

Subjects Sought for Alcohol Study

Wednesday, July 2, 2014, By News Staff

We invite you to participate in a research project titled “Your Opinions on Alcohol” that is available through Syracuse University. This study was designed to better understand young adults’ opinions of alcohol. To qualify for the study, you must (1)…

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.

Campus & Community

$1 Million Gift Launches fund to Aid Students with Disabilities

Thursday, June 26, 2014, By News Staff

Syracuse University has received a $1 million gift from alumnus and former Orange basketball star George Hicker ’68 to launch a new fund to expand access and opportunities for students with disabilities. Hicker, president of Cardinal Industrial Real Estate, based…

Health & Society

A Reason to Smile on South Campus

Tuesday, June 24, 2014, By Michele Barrett

The recent gift of a Syracuse University alumna and her family is bringing a big smile to the Bernice M. Wright (BMW) Child Development Laboratory School every day. Literally.   Earlier this month, a 12-foot blue and orange “happy face”…

Campus & Community

Food Works Update Wins Award

Monday, June 23, 2014, By News Staff

Syracuse University Food Services is being recognized by the National Association of College & University Food Services (NACUFS) with an award to be presented at the NACUFS national convention in Baltimore on July 8. The University won a C-Store Best…