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Student Startups Win over $150,000 at Emerging Talk

Tuesday, April 15, 2014, By News Staff

Student start-ups won a combined $153,000 in seed funding at the third annual Emerging Talk conference on April 11 and 12. Emerging Talk was a weekend full of inspiring Power Chats by local and national entrepreneurs, a keynote by “Shark…

Crane Addresses UN Security Council

Tuesday, April 15, 2014, By Keith Kobland

College of Law Professor of Practice David Crane had an audience with the United Nations Tuesday, April 15. He was asked to speak in front of the United Nations Security Council to address the ongoing crisis in Syria. Crane, who…

STEM

Geologists Prove Early Tibetan Plateau Was Larger than Previously Thought

Tuesday, April 15, 2014, By Rob Enslin

Earth scientists in Syracuse University’s College of Arts and Sciences have determined that the Tibetan Plateau—the world’s largest, highest and flattest plateau—had a larger initial extent than previously documented. Their discovery is the subject of an article in the journal…

Campus & Community

Brooks Haxton Next in Raymond Carver Series

Tuesday, April 15, 2014, By Renée K. Gadoua

The poet, memoirist and translator Brooks Haxton G’81 is the next presenter in the spring 2014 Raymond Carver Reading Series at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 16, in Gifford Auditorium. A question-and-answer session will precede the reading from 3:45-4:30 p.m.  The event is free and open to…

Professors Test Boundaries of ‘New Physics’ with Discovery of Four-Quark Hadron

Monday, April 14, 2014, By Rob Enslin

Physicists in The College of Arts and Sciences have helped confirm the existence of exotic hadrons—a type of matter that cannot be classified within the traditional quark model. Their finding is the subject of a forthcoming article, prepared by the…

Campus & Community

Into a New Era: Syracuse University Inaugurates 12th Chancellor and President Kent Syverud

Monday, April 14, 2014, By Kathleen Haley

The inauguration of Kent Syverud as the 12th Chancellor and President was a reflection of the University’s past, an examination of where it must go and a celebration of community and its greatest asset—its students.

Campus & Community

SU in the News: Monday, April 14

Monday, April 14, 2014, By Keith Kobland

[View the story “SU in the News: Monday, April 14” on Storify] SU in the News: Monday, April 14 The following stories mention Syracuse University or quote one of our faculty, staff, or students. Storified by SyracuseUNews· Mon, Apr 14…

Campus & Community

Walk on April 13 to Show Support for Fight against Obesity

Friday, April 11, 2014, By News Staff

On Sunday, April 13, at noon on the Syracuse University Quad, the Delta Zeta Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., is hosting a walk against obesity, titled “A Walk To Remember.” All proceeds go toward the Determination Center of…

Campus & Community

Chancellor’s Fun Run Draws Crowd of 500

Friday, April 11, 2014, By Keith Kobland

A total of 503 students, faculty, and staff members joined Chancellor Kent Syverud for his inauguration day fun run. Chancellor Syverud greeted students, and even waited at the finish line for the final few people to pass beneath an archway…

STEM

SU Plays Key Role in Search for Elusive Dark Matter

Thursday, April 10, 2014, By Rob Enslin

The ongoing search for invisible dark matter is the subject of a recent article involving physicists from The College of Arts and Sciences. Research by Richard Schnee, assistant professor of physics, is referenced in Symmetry magazine, a joint publication of…