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Geologists Shed Light on Formation of Alaska Range

Wednesday, November 19, 2014, By Rob Enslin

Geologists in the College of Arts and Sciences have recently figured out what has caused the Alaska Range to form the way it has and why the range boasts such an enigmatic topographic signature.

Physics Department Hosts Undergraduate Research Day Nov. 15

Friday, November 14, 2014, By Cyndi Moritz

More than 100 students from 16 colleges and universities are expected to descend on Syracuse University for the Department of Physics’ ninth annual Undergraduate Research Day, Saturday, Nov. 15. The daylong event, which is free and open to undergraduate physics…

Health & Society

CSD’s Newest Faculty Member Awarded $557,000 NIH Grant

Wednesday, November 5, 2014, By Sarah Scalese

Jonathan Preston G’02, G’08 may be new to the Syracuse University faculty, but he’s no stranger to the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders (CSD). Preston first stepped onto campus as a graduate student 13 years ago. Today, he is…

STEM

Physicist Receives $1.17 Million NIH Grant to Create ‘Nanobiosensors’

Tuesday, November 4, 2014, By Sarah Scalese

Liviu Movileanu, associate professor of physics in the College of Arts and Sciences, has received a $1.17 million grant award from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences, which is part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Movileanu will…

@SyracuseUNews Tips

Thursday, October 30, 2014, By Keith Kobland

Syracuse University faculty discuss the explosion of an unmanned NASA rocket and Hawaiian lava flow.

Arts & Culture

Professor Explores Critical Response to Lloyd Webber’s ‘Phantom of the Opera’

Wednesday, October 29, 2014, By Rob Enslin

Critical response to Andrew Lloyd Webber’s “The Phantom of the Opera,” within the political and economic milieu of the Thatcher/Reagan era, is the subject of a scholarly article by a professor in Syracuse University’s College of Arts and Sciences. Amanda…

Author. Activist. Alumnus.

Wednesday, October 29, 2014, By Sarah Scalese

Elliott DeLine ’12, author, activist and alumnus, says his childhood was pretty ordinary, but his burgeoning career is nothing short of extraordinary. At only 26, DeLine is basking in early career success with the launch of his newest book, “$how…

Syracuse Scholar: Joyce LaLonde ’17

Monday, October 27, 2014, By News Staff

Joyce LaLonde is a sophomore majoring in broadcast journalism in the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications and in international relations in the College of Arts and Sciences and the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs. A native of…

STEM

Syracuse Physicists Closer to Understanding Balance of Matter, Antimatter

Monday, October 27, 2014, By Rob Enslin

Physicists in the College of Arts and Sciences have made important discoveries regarding Bs meson particles—something that may explain why the universe contains more matter than antimatter. Distinguished Professor Sheldon Stone and his colleagues recently announced their findings at a…

STEM

Jeffrey Karson’s Latest Trip to Iceland Was One of Seismic Proportions

Wednesday, October 22, 2014, By Rob Enslin

Iceland is once again erupting onto the world stage, thanks to a spectacular volcanic system that has been spewing lava since early September. Jeffrey Karson, a Syracuse University geologist, recently traveled to Iceland to monitor the early stages of the eruption.