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Geologist Offers New Clues to Cause of World’s Greatest Extinction
James Muirhead, a research associate in the Department of Earth Sciences, is the co-author of an article in Nature Communications titled “Initial Pulse of Siberian Traps Sills as the Trigger of the End-Permian Mass Extinction.”
A Decade of PRIDE
Celebrating its 10th year, the highly competitive Program PRIDE (Psychology Research Initiative for Diversity Enhancement) program brings together Syracuse University undergraduates from underrepresented groups and invites them to develop an original independent psychology summer research project over the course of…
Professor Jason Dedrick on Foxconn’s New Wisconsin Plant
Technology expert and iSchool Professor Jason Dedrick offers insight on the news that Foxconn is opening a new plant in Wisconsin. “Foxconn’s announced $10 billion investment looks like good news for Wisconsin. If completed, it would create a significant number…
Syracuse University to Invest $100 Million in Academic Programs, Student Experience
Invest Syracuse follows the University’s comprehensive academic strategic planning process, during which students, faculty, staff and alumni helped define a shared vision for the University and identify clear priorities to achieve those aspirations.
University Announces $40 Million Financial Aid Fundraising Initiative
Today, Syracuse University launched an ambitious fundraising effort focused specifically on raising $40 million for scholarships and other forms of financial aid in the next two and a half years. The “Invest Syracuse” fundraising effort is part of Invest Syracuse:…
Student Venture Chosen for Prestigious Medical Device Innovation Challenge
ModoScript, founded by College of Arts and Sciences student David Zuleta ’18, is the only student startup selected as a winner in the statewide Medical Device Innovation Challenge (MDIC). Seven ventures, including ModoScript, were selected for the prestigious MDIC acceleration…
Syracuse Revels in Mega-Science Experiment to Study Neutrinos
Associate Professor Mitchell Soderberg and Assistant Professor Denver Whittington are part of the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment.
Girl Who Codes Helps Girls Who Code
According to the National Center for Women in Technology’s 2016 analysis, only 26 percent of professional computing occupations in the United States are held by women. This statistic is shocking in the current age of educational equality, but is on a…
Free Will Preparation Offered through Hyatt Legal Services
Did you know that faculty and staff who enroll in Syracuse University’s MetLife Supplemental Life Insurance are eligible for complimentary will preparation services through Hyatt Legal Services? This service fully covers local attorney fees for preparing and updating a will…
Alumnus Posthumously Named to National Mining Hall of Fame
The National Mining Hall of Fame and Museum (NMHFM) in Leadville, Colorado, will posthumously honor an alumnus of the College of Arts and Sciences. Vincent E. McKelvey ’39, a noted research geologist who directed the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) from 1971-77, is part of…