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Arts & Culture

Earth Science Professor Discusses Pavlof Volcano Eruption, Says It’s Not Over Yet

Monday, March 28, 2016, By Keith Kobland

The eruption of Alaska’s Pavlof Volcano has sent ash spewing 37,000 feet into the atmosphere, and Earth Science Professor Jeffrey Karson says, it’s not over yet. Karson is a geologist, and works in collaboration with Assistant Art Professor Robert Wysocki…

Campus & Community

Student Sketchbooks: POWER ENERGY CLIMATE

Monday, March 28, 2016, By News Staff

Ever feel like you’re the only one interested in sustainability on campus? Want to promote your student organization? Want to share your research or coursework? Want to show business and public officials what Syracuse students have to say about climate…

Media, Law & Policy

College of Law Hosts Eugene Fidell, 2016 Order of the Coif Distinguished Visitor

Monday, March 28, 2016, By Robert Conrad

The College of Law will host the 2016 Order of the Coif Distinguished Visitor, Eugene Fidell, on Thursday, March 31 at 7:15 p.m. in the Gray Ceremonial Courtroom in Dineen Hall. His talk is free and open to the entire…

STEM

How Did the Moon’s Surface Form?

Friday, March 25, 2016, By Elizabeth Droge-Young

Perhaps we don’t realize when we look into the night sky at the moon that we are observing some of the most ancient surfaces known within our solar system. The formation of the moon is linked to the early stages…

Campus & Community

Scholar Spotlight: Courtney Rosser ’16

Friday, March 25, 2016, By Renée K. Gadoua

When Courtney Rosser arrived on campus from Amsterdam, a small city in New York’s Montgomery County, she chose to major in bioengineering. She changed her major to biology, then added neuroscience. Rather than becoming a doctor or a researcher, Rosser…

Campus & Community

National Orange Day Celebrated on Campus and Around the Country

Thursday, March 24, 2016, By Keith Kobland

Today marks an important day in the history of Syracuse University. March 24 is National Orange Day, the anniversary of Syracuse University, which was founded in 1870. “It’s really a celebration of all things Syracuse University” says Gus Whitaker ’16…

STEM

The Human Trace

Thursday, March 24, 2016, By Rob Enslin

The great anthropologist Loren Eiseley once compared mankind to a twisted stem of wisteria—a “rooted vine in space” on an immense, if not impossible journey. It’s one that each of us must attempt, regardless of outcome. This is the premise…

STEM

NSF Underwrites National, International Projects in Mathematics Department

Tuesday, March 22, 2016, By Rob Enslin

The Department of Mathematics in the College of Arts and Sciences has received three major grant awards from the National Science Foundation (NSF), supporting national and international research projects. The awards enable students and faculty to travel to Poland for…

Campus & Community

Philanthropy at Its Core: Giving of Your Time, Talent, Treasure

Tuesday, March 22, 2016, By Keith Kobland

Syracuse University students give in a number of ways, and encourage others to do the same. As part of Philanthropy Week, we asked them why they give and what they give, and how the smallest gesture can be important. Why…

Campus & Community

University Celebrates Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month

Tuesday, March 22, 2016, By Shannon Andre

This year’s commemorative speaker is Christine Ha, celebrity chef and writer, and first blind contestant and season three winner of “MasterChef” on FOX.