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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.

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…

Emme ’85 Introduces VPA Students to Fashion Without Limits Program

Monday, September 8, 2014, By Keith Kobland

Supermodel Emme ’85 helped to take the wraps off a new fashion design program at the College of Visual and Performing Arts, which is tailored to a more common female body size.  

Physicists Explore Biomimetic Clocks

Friday, September 5, 2014, By Rob Enslin

Working with a team of scientists from the Technical University of Munich (TU Munich), Brandeis University, and Leiden University in the Netherlands, M. Cristina Marchetti and Mark Bowick, professors in the Soft Matter Program in the College of Arts and…

Arts & Culture

Syracuse Stage Season Starts with Comedy ‘Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike’

Thursday, September 4, 2014, By News Staff

The 14/15 Season at Syracuse Stage starts Sept. 24 with “Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike,” winner of the 2013 Tony Award for Best Play. In this “ripped and roaring” comedy by Christopher Durang, Sonia and Vanya have frittered…

Isaac Julien’s ‘Western Union: Small Boats (The Leopard)’ to Open UVP’s Year

Wednesday, September 3, 2014, By Anneka Herre

Urban Video Project (UVP) and parent organization Light Work have announced the opening of their 2014-15 programming year with “Western Union: Small Boats (The Leopard)” (2007) by world-renowned visual artist and filmmaker Isaac Julien, from Sept. 11-Oct. 25. This exhibition…

Wheels Hit the Pavement for First Cycle Syracuse Bicycle Fest

Wednesday, September 3, 2014, By News Staff

The Connective Corridor is partnering with the 40 Below Transit Task Force, area cycle enthusiasts and SU student startups on the First Cycle Syracuse Bicycle Fest on Sunday, Sept. 7. The event will be a gathering of cyclists and spectators…

Syracuse Symposium™ Announces ‘Perspective’ Theme, Fall Lineup

Tuesday, September 2, 2014, By Rob Enslin

“Perspective” is the theme of the 2014 Syracuse Symposium™, organized and presented by the Syracuse University Humanities Center in the College of Arts and Sciences. The semester-long series begins with a keynote address by Kevin Powers, a U.S. Army veteran…

Health & Society

Falk Students Find Healthy Options at the Fair

Tuesday, September 2, 2014, By Keith Kobland

Two nutrition students from Falk College set out to find healthy options at a place not known for low-calorie snacks: the New York State Fair. Falk Students Find Healthy Options at NYS Fair from Syracuse University News on Vimeo. After…

Stand Up, Step In and Speak Out

Friday, August 29, 2014, By Kathleen Haley

Every day, victims of bullying, discrimination, sexual violence, drug abuse and hazing suffer alone and may not always be able to help themselves—as others stand by and do nothing. Advocates for “courageous leadership” know it doesn’t have to be that way.