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EarthScope national seismic monitoring project arrives in Upstate New York
Upstate New York is about to become part of EarthScope, the largest science project on the planet. Robert Moucha, a geophysicist in the Department of Earth Sciences in the College of Arts and Sciences, is in charge of scouting locations…
Summer camp for physics teachers: Building particle detectors at SU
Ten high school physics teachers from Upstate New York will spend three weeks this summer at Syracuse University building cosmic ray counters, testing components of a neutrino detector and learning about the latest results of experiments being conducted on CERN’s…
SU students take second place in robotic lawnmower competition
A team of four Syracuse University students took second place in the static competition at the ninth annual ION Robotic Lawnmower Competition in Beavercreek, Ohio. The SU team spent $37,000 less on its design than the winning team. Andrew Cash,…
Deutsche Bank VP Marc Norman named director of UPSTATE: Center for Design at the School of Architecture
Marc Norman has been named the new director of UPSTATE: A Center for Design, Research, and Real Estate at the Syracuse University School of Architecture, effective July 1. UPSTATE initiates and implements projects that focus on the importance of design…
SU in the News: Wednesday, June 13
SU NEWS AND EVENTS COVERAGE Huffington Post reported on SU being among the most LGBT-friendly college campuses nationwide, according to a Campus Pride report. The official White House blog cites the Institute for Veterans and Military Families’ recently released Guide…
Project Advance 2012 Teachers of the Year ignite passion in the classroom
What qualities should a Teacher of the Year have? Should he or she be memorable, or well-liked, or have students who regularly achieve outstanding test scores? Certainly, all these are necessary to be an effective teacher, says Maria Zeitlin Trinkle….
IVMF issues guide supporting employment of veterans, military families
The Institute for Veterans and Military Families at Syracuse University (IVMF), in collaboration with a large cross section of the nation’s leading employers of veterans and military family members today released the publication “Guide to Leading Policies, Practices & Resources:…
SU in the News: Friday, June 8
SU NEWS AND EVENTS COVERAGE CNBC reported on Chancellor Cantor’s participation in the White House announcement that Syracuse University and nine other institutions across the nation are making a new commitment to promote greater clarity in student financial aid packages…
Syracuse University selected to host 2014 Coalition of Urban and Metropolitan Universities’ annual conference
The Coalition of Urban and Metropolitan Universities (CUMU) has selected Syracuse University as host site for its 2014 annual meeting. SU will host the 20th annual CUMU Conference on campus in October 2014. With the theme, “Universities as Anchor Institutions:…
2012 STEM Summer Institute invites teachers, professionals and students July 8-11
Registration is now open for the NYS STEM Education Collaborative’s second biennial Summer STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) Institute, to be held July 8-11 at Syracuse University. This year’s theme is “STEM: The Future is Now—Increasing Student Achievement Through…