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Syracuse Views Fall 2015

Monday, December 14, 2015, By News Staff

Enjoy the view from Syracuse University. We’re combing social media for great photos of campus and accepting your snapshots that highlight all aspects of life at our University.

STEM

NSF Funds $1.12M for Transmission Electron Microscope

Thursday, December 10, 2015, By News Staff

Students will benefit from a $1.12 million grant from the National Science Foundation, which will be used for a new field emission scanning/transmission electron microscope at SUNY ESF. The microscope will give scientists a new tool to use in research…

Campus & Community

Annual Ten Tons of Love Charity Drive

Thursday, December 10, 2015, By Gerard McTigue

Through Friday, Dec. 18, donations and volunteers are needed for this year’s Ten Tons of Love winter collection, organized by the Office of Off-Campus and Commuter Services (OCCS). Each winter and spring, OCCS, part of the Division of Student Affairs,…

Arts & Culture

Tom Mason ’01 Teams with Ken Burns for Short Film on Professor, Author George Saunders

Wednesday, December 9, 2015, By Emily Kulkus

It all came down to just seven minutes. Two hours of interviews, hours upon hours of pre- and post-production—including intricate theatrical staging, lighting and a professional puppeteer—and at least four months of editing. Then a green light from legendary documentary…

STEM

Professor Sheds New Light on Fracking Debate

Wednesday, December 9, 2015, By Rob Enslin

A professor in Syracuse University’s College of Arts and Sciences is shedding new light on an old debate. Donald Siegel, an accomplished hydrologist and geochemist who chairs the Department of Earth Sciences in the College of Arts and Sciences, is…

Janet Pease Appointed Head of Collections for University Libraries

Wednesday, December 9, 2015, By Pamela Whiteley McLaughlin

Librarian Janet Pease has been appointed head of collections in Syracuse University Libraries, a position she has held in an interim capacity for more than two years. Her prior positions include unit manager within the Department of Research and Scholarship…

Arts & Culture

Scholar Spotlight: Samantha Skaller ’17

Tuesday, December 8, 2015, By Cyndi Moritz

Because of her position as one of 17 students on the national “It’s On Us” student advisory committee, Samantha Skaller of Brewster, New York, introduced U.S. Vice President Joseph Biden Jr. at the organization’s recent event held in Goldstein Auditorium….

STEM

Eftekharnejad Secures Grant to Protect Power Systems from Cyberattacks

Tuesday, December 8, 2015, By Matt Wheeler

Sara Eftekharnejad, assistant professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science in the College of Engineering and Computer Science, has been awarded a $499,550 National Science Foundation grant to investigate securing the smart grid from cyberthreats. The findings…

STEM

Deep Core of African Lake Gives Insight to Ancient Lake Levels, Biodiversity

Tuesday, December 8, 2015, By Elizabeth Droge-Young

Earth sciences professor Christopher Scholz and former Ph.D. student Robert Lyons have an unprecedented glimpse into the past of a lake with explosive biodiversity.

Arts & Culture

SUArt Galleries Presents ‘Poetry Of Content’

Monday, December 7, 2015, By Syracuse University Art Museum

The Syracuse University Art Galleries will present “Poetry of Content: Five Contemporary Representational Artists,” co-curated by David L. Prince, associate director/curator at the SUArt Galleries, and internationally recognized artist and Syracuse University Professor Jerome Witkin. Featuring over 40 pieces of…