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Health & Society

Rosa Leon ’14 Awarded National Institute of Health Research Supplement

Monday, July 21, 2014, By Sarah Scalese

Rosa Leon ’14, who graduated this past May with a dual major in biology and neuroscience, received a diversity supplement to Sandra and James Hewett’s National Institute of Health grant to support her research. This supplement will allow Leon to…

STEM

Going Direct: Communication in a Device-to-Device Network

Monday, July 21, 2014, By Matt Wheeler

Two Ph.D students, Chenfei Gao and Xiang Sheng, and their advisor Professor Jian Tang, from the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science in the College of Engineering and Computer Science, received a best paper award in the 2014 IEEE…

STEM

Engaging Young Women in Engineering Through Project ENGAGE

Thursday, July 17, 2014, By Keith Kobland

Some of the area’s brightest seventh- and eighth-grade girls are taking part in Project ENGAGE. It’s an immersive week-long program that gives them an idea of what it takes to earn an engineering degree, and the possibilities once they graduate….

STEM

University Receives Dual Information Assurance/Cyber Defense Education Designations

Thursday, July 17, 2014, By Diane Stirling

Syracuse University is among an elite group of academic institutions designated by federal agencies for research and education in information assurance and cyber security. Affirmation of its status as a National Center of Academic Excellence (CAE) in Information Assurance/Cyber Defense…

Veterans

Boot Camp Comes to the White House

Friday, July 11, 2014, By News Staff

There won’t be any drill sergeants, but 100 veterans have started a two-day boot camp at the White House. Boots to Business: Reboot is an expansion of the training program developed by the Institute for Veterans and Military Families at…

STEM

Making Discoveries on the Smallest of Scales at Jefferson Lab

Monday, July 7, 2014, By Kathleen Haley

Post-doctoral Research Associate Rakitha Beminiwattha appreciates the irony of the work he does at the Jefferson Lab. Massive equipment, complex preparations, many collaborators and years of data and analysis searching for discoveries on the smallest of scales.

Campus & Community

Subjects Sought for Alcohol Study

Wednesday, July 2, 2014, By News Staff

We invite you to participate in a research project titled “Your Opinions on Alcohol” that is available through Syracuse University. This study was designed to better understand young adults’ opinions of alcohol. To qualify for the study, you must (1)…

STEM

University Honors Physicist Paul Souder with Daylong Symposium July 13

Tuesday, July 1, 2014, By Rob Enslin

Paul Souder, a renowned nuclear physicist in the College of Arts and Sciences, will be honored at a daylong fete on campus. The “Symposium to Celebrate the Work of Paul Souder” will take place on Sunday, July 13, from 9…

Campus & Community

Updates to Reimbursement and Travel Policies

Tuesday, July 1, 2014, By Kathleen Haley

The University has been reviewing policies related to reimbursement of expenses, University credit card use, and faculty and staff travel. Several updates have been made and are now in effect. These include clarifications as to those responsible for the approval…

Arts & Culture

Finnish Professorship Done but Not Forgotten

Friday, June 27, 2014, By Rob Enslin

A mathematician in the College of Arts and Sciences may have found the equation for happiness, thanks to a recent professorship in Finland. In May, Tadeusz Iwaniec returned from the University of Helsinki, where he spent the past six years…