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Syracuse Awarded $3.7 Million for Particle Physics Research

Wednesday, August 15, 2018, By Rob Enslin

Physicists in the College of Arts and Sciences are closer to understanding what happened after the Big Bang nearly 14 billion years ago, thanks to a grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF). The High-Energy Physics (HEP) Group in the…

STEM

Nangia’s Research Featured on Journal of Physical Chemistry Cover

Monday, August 13, 2018, By Matt Wheeler

Associate Professor Shikha Nangia’s research on the blood-brain barrier is prominently featured on the cover of the Aug. 2 Journal of Physical Chemistry B. The paper, “Self-Assembly Simulations of Classic Claudins—Insights into the Pore Structure, Selectivity, and Higher Order Complexes,” is…

Campus & Community

LGBT Studies Welcomes New Director

Thursday, August 9, 2018, By Rob Enslin

Syracuse University is taking another step toward the development of a lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) studies major, with Professor Margaret Himley’s return to the full-time faculty. Himley, the University’s associate provost for international education and engagement for the…

Media, Law & Policy

Six Distinguished Members of College of Law Community to Receive Law Honors Award

Tuesday, July 31, 2018, By Robert Conrad

On Sept. 28, the Syracuse University Law Alumni Association and the College of Law will celebrate the singular achievements of six esteemed members of its community with the prestigious Syracuse Law Honors Awards. Established in 2015, the award is conferred…

STEM

Syracuse University Establishes International Center on Information Fusion with China’s Xidian University

Wednesday, July 11, 2018, By Carol Boll

Syracuse University and Xidian University have jointly established an International Center for Information Fusion and laid the foundation for potentially broader collaboration between the two institutions in areas of mutual academic interest. The agreement follows a recent trip to China…

Campus & Community

Summer Update #5

Monday, July 2, 2018, By News Staff

Dear Students, Faculty and Staff: As shared in our June 14 update, there is intensive ongoing work being done this summer related to diversity and inclusion by so many in our community. In this message, I call your attention to two ongoing…

Media, Law & Policy

Technology Commercialization Law Program to Be Renamed

Friday, June 29, 2018, By Robert Conrad

Founded in 1990 by the late Professor Ted Hagelin, the Technology Commercialization Law Program (TCLP) was the first in the nation to combine scholarly legal analysis and a guided, hands-on law curriculum with the active development of new technologies, intellectual…

Campus & Community

Keith A. Alford Appointed Interim Chief Diversity Officer

Thursday, June 28, 2018, By News Staff

Chancellor Kent Syverud has appointed Professor Keith A. Alford to the newly created post of interim chief diversity officer (CDO), effective July 1. Alford is an associate professor, chair of the Falk College’s School of Social Work and graduate program…

Business & Economy

US-Canada Trade Tiff Creating Uncertainty on Both Sides of Border

Thursday, June 14, 2018, By Daryl Lovell

Relations between the U.S. and Canada continue to grow even colder, following last weekend’s war of words at the G7 Summit and President Trump and Prime Minister Trudeau’s escalating trade tiff. Professor Peter Koveos is the Department Chair in Finance…

Campus & Community

Invest Syracuse Progress: Syracuse University Launches Signature Hires Initiative

Wednesday, June 6, 2018, By Carol Boll

Syracuse University has launched a new Signature Hires Initiative to strengthen teaching and research capacity through the addition of 100 new faculty over the next five years. A critical component of the University’s $100 million Invest Syracuse: Advancing Academic Excellence…