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STEM

Cooperators and Cheaters in the Petri Dish: Biology Professors Awarded $710,000 to Study Mutualistic Yeast Communities

Wednesday, April 26, 2017, By Elizabeth Droge-Young

Three Syracuse University biologists have received a $710,000, three-year grant from the National Science Foundation. Led by Associate Professor Kari Segraves, the researchers will investigate mutualistic species. Segraves and collaborators will use new, genetically designed yeast strains to explore stability…

Campus & Community

Inaugural One University Awards Honor Campus Community Members

Wednesday, April 26, 2017, By News Staff

Syracuse University held the inaugural One University Awards Ceremony on Tuesday in Hendricks Chapel, honoring dozens of members of the University community for their scholarship, teaching, academic achievement, leadership and service. Vice Chancellor and Provost Michele Wheatly presided at the…

Campus & Community

McNair Research Symposium: In Honor of an Astronaut, a Path at Syracuse to Hope and Dreams

Wednesday, April 26, 2017, By Sean Kirst

Ericka Jones-Craven grew up with a deep presence in the church. Jones-Craven’s father was an Apostolic elder. Her mother served as a missionary. Attending worship services was a regular part of Jones-Craven’s Georgia childhood. That ended, at least for a…

Campus & Community

Humanities Center Fellowships Underscore University Commitment to High-Impact Research

Tuesday, April 25, 2017, By Rob Enslin

Every year, the Humanities Center in the College of Arts and Sciences offers a range of highly competitive fellowships to Syracuse University faculty and graduate students. These awards, which directly align with the University’s commitment to high-impact research, encompass semester-long…

Campus & Community

Winners of the Excellence in Graduate Education Faculty Recognition Award Announced

Tuesday, April 25, 2017, By News Staff

The Syracuse University Graduate School Programs has announced the winners of the annual Excellence in Graduate Education Faculty Recognition Award. The winners are Mark Heller, James H.  Henderson, Azra Hromadžić, Elisabeth Lasch-Quinn, Zunli Lu and Erin J. Rand. The Graduate…

Health & Society

Keep Your Heart Running Study Recruitment Underway

Tuesday, April 25, 2017, By News Staff

The Department of Exercise Science in the School of Education and Department of Echocardiography at SUNY Upstate Medical University are embarking on a new research study that will examine the sex differences in the effect of endurance exercise on the…

Arts & Culture

Paul McCartney to Perform Sept. 23 at Carrier Dome; Tickets on Sale May 1

Tuesday, April 25, 2017, By News Staff

On Sept. 23, Paul McCartney will play his first show ever in Syracuse, New York, when he brings his all-new One On One Tour to the Carrier Dome. McCartney’s One On One tour opened April 13, 2016, with his debut…

Campus & Community

Steve Billington: ‘He Put His Heart Into His Work’

Monday, April 24, 2017, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

In February 2006, Steven “Steve” Billington joined the Syracuse University community as a materials handler with Physical Plant. He had experience in managing a business in the local community, and applied his knowledge, skill and ethics to everything he did…

Health & Society

‘Curative Violence’: Eunjung Kim’s New Book Considers Transnational Disability Theory in Korea, Japan, United States

Friday, April 21, 2017, By Rob Enslin

Transnational feminist disability studies is the focus of a groundbreaking, new book by a Syracuse University professor. Eunjung Kim, dually appointed to the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S) and the School of Education, is the author of “Curative Violence:…

Campus & Community

Chancellor Syverud Names the Rev. Dr. Brian E. Konkol 7th Dean of Hendricks Chapel

Friday, April 21, 2017, By News Staff

Syracuse University Chancellor Kent Syverud today announced the appointment of the Rev. Dr. Brian E. Konkol as dean of Hendricks Chapel. Reporting directly to the Chancellor, Dean Konkol will strengthen the role of the chapel as the spiritual heart of…