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8th Annual SU Songwriter Showcase

Friday, December 4, 2015, By News Staff

Come join us for a night of entertainment and musical discovery! From the guitarist you saw at Funk ’N Waffles to the girl you sit next to every day in Writing 205, Syracuse University is full of musical talent, well-known…

STEM

Davidson Named 2015 AEESP Fellow

Thursday, December 3, 2015, By Matt Wheeler

Cliff Davidson, the Thomas and Colleen Wilmot Chair in Engineering in the College of Engineering and Computer Science, has been named a 2015 Association of Environmental Engineering & Science Professors (AEESP) Fellow. The honor is bestowed for long-term excellence in…

‘Holidays at Hendricks’ Heralds the Season Dec. 6

Wednesday, December 2, 2015, By News Staff

Hundreds of musicians will converge on the University for “Holidays at Hendricks,” taking place Sunday, Dec. 6, at 7:30 p.m. in historic Hendricks Chapel. A campus tradition for more than a decade, the concert is free and open to the…

Arts & Culture

Point of Contact’s El Punto Art Studio Awarded $39,000 by NYS Council of the Arts

Wednesday, December 2, 2015, By News Staff

The New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) has awarded Punto de Contacto-Point of Contact a three-year grant of $13,000 per year, for a total of $39,000, for its arts education program, El Punto Art Studio. Created in 2010…

STEM

Professor Works on Innovations in Window Efficiencies

Monday, November 23, 2015, By Kathleen Haley

Professor Eric Schiff wants to see innovative ways to retrofit single-pane windows to make them more efficient. As a program director at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy, he is leading an effort to make that happen.

STEM

Living in the Material World

Friday, November 20, 2015, By Elizabeth Droge-Young

Understanding the mechanics of cell biology, such as how cells move and form organized structures, has long interested scientists. Addressing these issues by thinking of biological structures as materials may shed light on topics as diverse as how cancer cells…

Media, Law & Policy

Members Appointed to Maxwell, VPA Dean Search Committees

Friday, November 20, 2015, By Carol Boll

Members of two search committees have been appointed to identify candidates to succeed the deans of the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs and the College of Visual and Performing Arts. The committees will be seeking successors to Dean…

Arts & Culture

Setnor School Announces 2015 Gregg Smith National Choral Composition Contest Winner

Thursday, November 19, 2015, By Erica Blust

Marie-Claire Saindon, a collaborative vocalist, composer and resident of Montreal, Quebec, Canada, has been named the winner of the 2015 Gregg Smith National Choral Composition Contest in the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ Rose, Jules R. and Stanford S….

Campus & Community

University to Expand Faculty and Staff Assistance Program

Thursday, November 19, 2015, By News Staff

Syracuse University is exploring opportunities to partner with a comprehensive employee assistance services provider to enhance and expand the Faculty and Staff Assistance Program (FSAP). The program currently offers a variety of counseling, consultation, family care and educational services for…

STEM

Nangia’s Bacteria Research Featured in Chemistry Journal

Thursday, November 19, 2015, By Matt Wheeler

In superbug outbreaks, bacteria have demonstrated an ability to become resistant to antibiotics by altering their complex cell membranes. Unfortunately, there is limited understanding of how. Because of this lack of knowledge, the amount of new and improved antibiotics has…