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Campus & Community

Q&A: LGBT Resource Center Director Tiffany Gray

Monday, September 26, 2016, By Cyndi Moritz

After working for a year as the interim director of the University’s LGBT Resource Center, Tiffany Gray was recently named as the center’s permanent director. This cause for celebration coincides with the center’s 15th anniversary, which is being celebrated Monday,…

Arts & Culture

Syracuse Stage to Host Sensory-Friendly ‘Mary Poppins’ Performance

Wednesday, September 21, 2016, By News Staff

Syracuse Stage will host the first sensory-friendly live production in the region with a performance of “Mary Poppins.”  Welcoming to individuals with sensory, social and learning disabilities and their families, the performance will have special accommodations that create a more…

STEM

Passive Liquid Flow Can Aid Nanotechnology Development, Study Suggests

Wednesday, September 21, 2016, By Elizabeth Droge-Young

A new study, inspired by water’s movement from roots to leaves in tall trees, shows that a certain kind of passive liquid flow, where liquids naturally move in response to surface atomic interactions instead of being driven by external forces like pumps,…

STEM

Engineer by Training, Financial Entrepreneur by Trade: Joe DiMauro ’02

Wednesday, September 21, 2016, By Matt Wheeler

In an ideal world, every college freshman would be 100 percent decided on their major. You’d select it with a clear goal of where you want it to take you, commit yourself to the curriculum, pass with flying colors and…

Media, Law & Policy

Members of Congress, Victims’ Families Speak During Briefing on Capitol Hill Hosted by CCJI

Wednesday, September 21, 2016, By Scott McDowell

On Sept. 12, The Cold Case Justice Initiative (CCJI) hosted a briefing on the Emmett Till Reauthorization Act of 2016 in the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, D.C. The event was sponsored by Rep. John Lewis (D-GA), who, along…

Veterans

First Outside Contractor Hired to Work on Future NVRC Site Is Veteran

Tuesday, September 20, 2016, By News Staff

The first outside contractor hired to work on the National Veterans Resource Complex (NVRC) is a veteran. Daniel MacDonald, founder and owner of MacDonald Engineering, served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1986-1992 and is now working as a land surveyor…

Business & Economy

Whitman School Named to Princeton Review’s 2017 Top 25 Online MBA Programs

Tuesday, September 20, 2016, By Kerri D. Howell

The Martin J. Whitman School of Management has earned a #20 ranking on the Princeton Review’s new list naming the top 25 online M.B.A. programs for 2017. This is the second year in a row the school has been listed…

Health & Society

Maxwell Fulbright Professor to Study Elder Care in Post-War Bosnia

Tuesday, September 20, 2016, By Kathleen Haley

Azra Hromadžić lived under siege for three years in the former Yugoslavia. After the war, Hromadžić earned a scholarship to a U.S. college and began her life in academics.

Campus & Community

16th Annual SyracuseCoE Symposium

Tuesday, September 20, 2016, By Kerrie Marshall

Advances in research and technology are catalyzing transformations in education and practice for sustainable and resilient built environments. In SyracuseCoE’s 16th Annual Symposium, presentations will address emerging innovations across many scales, from high-performance buildings to human-centered urban design, from nanoscale-enabled energy…

Campus & Community

Student Explains Why She Loves New Dining Services App

Monday, September 19, 2016, By Keith Kobland

A new smart phone app available to students, faculty and staff, which allows them to order food from Food Services simply by tapping their phone, is drawing rave reviews. The app is called Tapingo, which is free to download, and…