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Campus & Community

South Asia Center Awarded $1.4 Million for Language Instruction, Faculty Research, Public Outreach

Thursday, November 8, 2018, By Rob Enslin

The U.S. Department of Education has awarded the South Asia Center (SAC) in the Daniel Patrick Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs nearly $1.4 million in Title VI language and area studies funding. The four-year award will support the creation of…

US News & World Report

MBA Candidates With Military Experience Showcase Leadership Skills

Thursday, November 8, 2018, By Sean Dorcellus

Nick Armstrong, senior director for research and evaluation at the Institute for Veterans and Military Families, was quoted in the US. News & World Report article “How to Highlight Military Jobs in MBA Applications.” In the story, Armstrong says “that…

STEM

Mechanical Engineering Freshmen Test Mini-Racecar Designs

Thursday, November 8, 2018, By Alex Dunbar

Many cars are defined by their horsepower but that is only one aspect of the engineering and design process. Freshmen mechanical engineering students in Professor Michelle Blum’s ECS 101 class designed mini-cars that were more precise than powerful. “We were…

Arts & Culture

Department of Drama Presents ‘Next Fall’

Thursday, November 8, 2018, By Joanna Penalva

The Syracuse University Department of Drama continues its season with the incredibly moving piece, “Next Fall,” written by Geoffrey Nauffts. “Next Fall” is directed by Department of Drama Chair Ralph Zito. The play runs Nov. 9-Nov. 17 in the Storch…

Campus & Community

Syracuse University Launches Unique, Multidisciplinary Institute Focused on Infrastructure

Wednesday, November 7, 2018, By Kerri D. Howell

The Syracuse University Infrastructure Institute is a new venture involving all of the University’s schools and colleges, and focused on facilitating effective and efficient development of new, modernized and socially responsible public infrastructure. The institute’s core mission is to achieve…

Campus & Community

Leading Disability Studies Scholars to Join Burton Blatt Institute

Tuesday, November 6, 2018, By News Staff

The Burton Blatt Institute (BBI), housed in Syracuse University’s College of Law, today announced that two leading disability studies scholars have joined the institute and will be charged with launching a new initiative, known as Interdisciplinary Programs and Outreach. Steve…

Arts & Culture

Glenn Peers Brings Expertise in Late Antique and Byzantine Art to the Department of Art and Music Histories

Tuesday, November 6, 2018, By Renée Gearhart Levy

The College of Arts and Sciences welcomes Glenn Peers as professor of art history in the Department of Art and Music Histories. Peers joined Syracuse University in July after 20 years at the University of Texas-Austin, where he developed an…

Veterans

Stories of Service: Min Kang Kim and Sam Clemence

Tuesday, November 6, 2018, By Leah Lazarz

In celebration of Veterans Week 2018, the University is recognizing stories of student veterans and faculty/staff veterans. These stories are just some of the many from among the veteran and military-connected community members on campus whom the University is dedicated…

STEM

Forensic Science Professors Awarded $431,917 for DNA Simulation and Sequencing Tool

Tuesday, November 6, 2018, By Renée Gearhart Levy

Forensics and National Security Sciences Institute (FNSSI) faculty members Michael Marciano and Jonathan Adelman have been awarded a two-year $431,917 grant from the National Institute of Justice to develop a fully continuous machine learning approach to predict the number of contributors in…

Campus & Community

Faculty Nominees Sought for Seinfeld Scholar Award

Tuesday, November 6, 2018, By News Staff

The Office of the Associate Provost for Faculty Affairs is inviting nominations for the Seinfeld Scholar Award, established in 2004 with a gift from Judith Greenberg Seinfeld ’56 to recognize passion for excellence, creativity and originality in academic or artistic…