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STEM

Sowing Cybersecurity

Wednesday, May 20, 2015, By Jay Cox

When computer science Professor Wenliang “Kevin” Du discusses the importance of cybersecurity, he likens it to building a beautiful house and forgetting to put a lock on the door. “The people who write codes and develop systems often don’t know the potential risks,” Du says.

Veterans

Moving Forward with Web-Based PTSD Therapy

Monday, May 18, 2015, By News Staff

Life is stressful, but war takes that stress to an altogether different level. Psychology professor Steve Maisto of the College of Arts and Sciences wants to help combat veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and substance misuse issues. Maisto and…

Arts & Culture

Syracuse Stage to Begin Transition in Leadership

Monday, May 18, 2015, By News Staff

This summer, a transition in leadership will begin at Syracuse Stage as Timothy Bond, producing artistic director, and Jeffrey Woodward, managing director, have announced plans to pursue new opportunities. Bond will continue with Stage through June of next year. In…

Arts & Culture

Philosophy Department Boasts Record Number of Student Publications, Presentations

Monday, May 18, 2015, By Rob Enslin

The Department of Philosophy in the College of Arts and Sciences has recently produced a bumper crop of published scholars. The following nine Ph.D. students have articles in peer-reviewed scholarly journals: Amir Arturo Javier-Castellanos Sean Clancy Yishai Cohen Joseph Hedger…

Campus & Community

DPS Honors Employees, Community Members at Eighth Annual Awards Ceremony

Friday, May 15, 2015, By News Staff

The Department of Public Safety honored 15 of its employees, along with one member of the Students for Community Safety Program and six Syracuse University faculty, staff and students, at the eighth annual DPS Awards Ceremony, held May 11. The…

Campus & Community

MLS Commissioner Don Garber Added to 2015-16 University Lectures Season

Thursday, May 14, 2015, By Kevin Morrow

An eighth event has been added to the lineup for the 2015-16 University Lectures series hosted by Syracuse University. Don Garber, commissioner of Major League Soccer (MLS) and CEO of Soccer United Marketing (SUM), will speak on Tuesday, March 22,…

Arts & Culture

Poetry in Motion

Thursday, May 14, 2015, By Rob Enslin

Jesse Nissim is having a breakout moment. In an industry that thrives on splashy debuts, the poet, who also is a Humanities Faculty Fellow in the College of Arts and Sciences, is reaping the benefits of a steady ascent. Case…

STEM

Physicists Aid in Discovery of Subatomic Process

Thursday, May 14, 2015, By Rob Enslin

Distinguished Professor Sheldon Stone says the discovery came about when two LHC experiments recently combined their results and found overwhelming evidence of an extremely rare decay of a particle known as the Bs meson, which contains a bottom, or “b,” quark and an anti-strange quark.

Campus & Community

ROTC cadets honored at 2015 Chancellor’s Review

Monday, May 11, 2015, By Roxanna Carpenter

Chancellor and President Kent Syverud hosted the annual Chancellor’s Review and Awards Ceremony April 3, recognizing exemplary achievements of cadets in the Army and Air Force Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) programs. Faculty, family and friends were in attendance at…

Campus & Community

Commencement Address by Poet Mary Karr

Sunday, May 10, 2015, By News Staff

If you’re lucky, you fell in love here. And if you’re really lucky, you had your heart broken. Because that made you a deeper person and maybe forced you to find friends to lean on. Syracuse is now your alma mater, your soul’s mother, and mine.