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An Examined Life

Wednesday, December 9, 2015, By Rob Enslin

The Rev. Robert Grant ’39 never thought he’d go to college. After all, it was the height of the Depression, and his family barely scraped by on his father’s meager salary as a janitor. Then fate intervened, as it would…

CNY Book Awards

Tuesday, December 8, 2015, By Cyndi Moritz

Two writers with Syracuse University connections won awards at the Central New York Book Awards, presented recently by the YMCA’s Downtown Writers Center. Georgia Popoff, a poet, writer, and part-time lecturer in the Renée Crown University Honors Program in the…

Arts & Culture

Light Work Exhibition ‘After Edith’ to Close Dec. 19

Tuesday, December 8, 2015, By News Staff

The exhibition “After Edith” by photographer Gideon Barnett, currently on display in the Kathleen O. Ellis Gallery at Light Work, will continue until Dec. 19. A selection from “After Edith”“After Edith” brings together a collection of images that Barnett produced…

Arts & Culture

New 914Works Exhibition Features Work by VPA Graduate Students

Tuesday, December 8, 2015, By Erica Blust

Work by Stefan Marc Zoller G’16 and Brent Michael Erickson G’16, both graduate students in the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ School of Art, is featured in the new exhibition “Over and Over” at 914Works, 914 E. Genesee St.,…

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

Polymer Puts New Medical Solutions within Reach

Tuesday, December 8, 2015, By News Staff

Researchers, particularly those in the medical field, have been searching for a way to combine the properties of liquid crystallinity with those of hydrogels. Liquid crystals are characterized as having the fluidity of liquid but some of the order of…

Campus & Community

Dino Babers Named 30th Head Football Coach at Syracuse University

Saturday, December 5, 2015, By News Staff

During his accomplished 30-year football coaching career, Dino Babers’ name has been synonymous with winning. Known for his teams’ offensive prowess, respected for his keen sense for recruiting and mentoring top-tier student-athletes, and lauded by many for his ability to…

Campus & Community

Sport Management Club Holds Online Sports Auction in Collaboration with Steiner Sports

Friday, December 4, 2015, By News Staff

The Sport Management (SPM) Club, in collaboration with Steiner Sports, is holding an online auction of premium items now through Dec. 13. Just in time for the holidays, this online auction is part of the SPM Club’s 11th Annual Charity…

Media, Law & Policy

Call for Entries: Toner Prize for Excellence in Political Reporting

Thursday, December 3, 2015, By Wendy S. Loughlin

Entries for the $5,000 Toner Prize for Excellence in Political Reporting for 2015 coverage are now being accepted by the Newhouse School. Entries can be submitted online at http://tonerprogram.syr.edu. The deadline is Jan. 18, 2016. The Toner Prize recognizes outstanding…

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…