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Campus & Community

Participate in a Hearing Research Study

Tuesday, March 18, 2014, By News Staff

The Hearing Lab at Syracuse University is looking for participants 46-65 years of age who are having trouble hearing and may or may not have a hearing loss. The purpose of this study is to learn more about the effects…

Campus & Community

PLACA Summer Research Grants: Call for Proposals

Wednesday, February 19, 2014, By News Staff

Proposal deadline: Thursday, Feb. 27 Attention Graduate and Doctoral Students: This year the Program on Latin America and the Caribbean (PLACA) will grant awards to graduate students of up to $1,500 to support field research in Latin America and the…

STEM

Physics Professor Lisa Manning Named Sloan Research Fellow

Tuesday, February 18, 2014, By Kathleen Haley

M. Lisa Manning, assistant professor of physics in The College of Arts and Sciences, studies the mechanics of how biological cells move and grow, and how granular materials fail. As an early career scientist, she is being recognized for her…

STEM

Hougland Awarded Basil O’Connor Starter Scholar Research Award

Friday, January 31, 2014, By Sarah Scalese

Advocates fighting to combat Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS), a rare genetic disorder that affects between one in 25,000 and one in 10,000 live births, now have a Syracuse University (SU) chemist in their corner. James Hougland, assistant professor of chemistry in…

Media, Law & Policy

Newhouse’s Hirshfield Receives Research Grant from Air Force Office of Scientific Research

Wednesday, January 29, 2014, By Wendy S. Loughlin

Leanne Hirshfield, research associate professor in the Newhouse School, is the recipient of a three-year grant from the Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) for her work on “Understanding the Effects of Cyber Attacks on Human Operators.” The funding…

Campus & Community

Participants Needed for Research Project on Health Behaviors Among African-American College Students

Friday, January 24, 2014, By News Staff

We invite you to participate in the research project “Health Behaviors among African American College Students.”  This study was designed to better understand determinants of health behaviors in college students of African descent.  College students of African descent have not…

Campus & Community

PLACA Summer Research Grants: Call for Proposals

Wednesday, January 22, 2014, By News Staff

Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs CALL FOR PROPOSALS Proposal deadline: Thursday, Feb. 27 PLACA Summer Research Grants Syracuse University Graduate Students Attention Graduate and Doctoral Students: This year the Program on Latin America and the Caribbean (PLACA) will grant awards…

STEM

SU Takes Part in Regional Efforts to Propel Drone Research

Friday, January 3, 2014, By Kathleen Haley

Central New York will soon be a hub for testing and research in the rapidly growing field of drone aircraft—and Syracuse University researchers will play a critical role in the advancement and implementation of unmanned aircraft systems.

Arts & Culture

‘Holidays at Hendricks’ Heralds the Season Dec. 8

Monday, November 25, 2013, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

“Holidays at Hendricks,” the annual Syracuse University holiday concert featuring the Hendricks Chapel Choir, the Syracuse University Brass Ensemble (SUBE) and University Organist Kola Owolabi, will fill Hendricks Chapel with the sound of music on Sunday, Dec. 8.

Health & Society

Thwarting a Devastating Disease

Thursday, November 14, 2013, By Kathleen Haley

Assistant Professor David Larsen saw the damaging effects of the lack of health care and clean water in the favelas of Belem, Brazil, while working among the people ten years ago. Impacted by the work, he now conducts research to halt the impact of deadly—yet preventable—infectious diseases.