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STEM

Yale Physicist to Deliver 10th Annual Wali Lecture Oct. 26

Thursday, October 19, 2017, By Rob Enslin

The College of Arts and Sciences (A&S) will celebrate the 10th anniversary of one of its premier lecture series with a program by a renowned theoretical astrophysicist. Priyamvada Natarajan, professor of astronomy and physics at Yale University, will deliver this…

Health & Society

Power and Responsibility—Ethics In Engineering and Computer Science

Thursday, October 19, 2017, By Matt Wheeler

“With great power comes great responsibility.” This is the expression that motivates Spider Man to fight the battle of good and evil in comic books and on the silver screen. Ethics expert Professor Dana Radcliffe says it is also a fitting principle…

STEM

Air Orange Team Competing to Reinvent How We Transmit Wireless Data

Thursday, October 19, 2017, By Alex Dunbar

Countless devices are connected through wireless media  and all of those phones, sensors and smart home networks are putting increasing pressure on the radio frequency (RF) spectrum. Right now, the spectrum is divided into exclusively licensed bands, thus creating enormous…

Arts & Culture

Poets Explore Theme of Disability as a Way of Knowing at Oct. 24 Event

Wednesday, October 18, 2017, By Kathleen Haley

Poets Ona Gritz and Daniel Simpson will share verses from their book, “Border Songs: A Conversation in Poems,” at a reading Tuesday, Oct. 24, in celebration of Disability Awareness Month. The event, part of Disabilities as Ways of Knowing: A…

Media, Law & Policy

Students to Document Lives of Syracuse Residents this Week as Part of Newhouse School’s Annual Fall Workshop

Wednesday, October 18, 2017, By Wendy S. Loughlin

Over 100 graduate, undergraduate and military visual journalism students from the Newhouse School’s Department of Multimedia Photography and Design (MPD) will spend Oct. 19–22 documenting the lives of Syracuse residents as part of the school’s annual Fall Workshop. The students…

Campus & Community

University Hosts Disability Awareness Month

Wednesday, October 18, 2017, By Shannon Andre

Throughout the month of October, the Disability Cultural Center (DCC) and campus partners are hosting events in celebration of Disability Awareness Month.  The events include an open house, an inclusive book exhibit, collaborating for Mental Health Awareness Week, movie screenings…

STEM

Falk Professor Receives Grant to Investigate Anaerobic Digestion

Wednesday, October 18, 2017, By Michele Barrett

Despite a significant number of animals on smaller dairy farms in New York State and the northeastern United States, the vast majority of research on the benefits of anaerobic digester (AD) technologies only relates to larger livestock farms. That is…

Washington Post

Humanities Degrees Are Still Necessary

Wednesday, October 18, 2017, By Sawyer Kamman

Gerald Greenberg, associate professor of Russian and Linguistics and Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs at the College of Arts and Sciences, talks to the Washington Post on the importance of a humanities degree. “The value of a college education…

Arts & Culture

George Saunders Wins Man Booker Prize for ‘Lincoln in the Bardo’

Tuesday, October 17, 2017, By Kevin Morrow

Saunders’ win was announced by Lola Young, Baroness Young of Hornsey, at a dinner Tuesday evening at London’s Guildhall. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cornwall presented a trophy to Saunders.

Campus & Community

Steven J. Bennett Appointed Senior Vice President for Academic Operations

Tuesday, October 17, 2017, By News Staff

Vice Chancellor and Provost Michele Wheatly today announced the appointment of Steven J. Bennett to the position of senior vice president for academic operations. As the Office of Academic Affairs continues to lead the implementation of the Academic Strategic Plan,…