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Hemsley’s ‘Going Viral’ Wins Annual ASIS&T Book Award
A faculty member whose research and writing regarding the components and characteristics of virality in the online media space is having that scholarship recognized with one of two best book awards at the annual meeting of the Association of Information Science…
Adult Beginners’ Tap Class Brings Friendship, Joy in ‘Stepping Out’
Led by Mavis, a patient and talented dancer, and accompanied by the acerbic Mrs. Fraser on piano, “Stepping Out” follows the ups and downs of nine women and one man who meet weekly in a church hall for a beginning tap class.
Artist and Critical Musicologist Explores T-Pain’s Use of Sonic, Cinematic Strategies
The sonic and cinematic strategies of hip-hop producer and rapper T-Pain are the subject of a forthcoming scholarly article by James Gordon Williams, a new faculty member of the College of Arts and Sciences. An assistant professor of African American…
Physicist Receives $1.17 Million NIH Grant to Create ‘Nanobiosensors’
Liviu Movileanu, associate professor of physics in the College of Arts and Sciences, has received a $1.17 million grant award from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences, which is part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Movileanu will…
Jennifer Wilkins Updates First U.S. Regional Food Guide
Thanks to farmers’ markets, farm-to-school programs and community-supported agriculture, locally grown foods are more readily available—and more in demand. People want to know where their food comes from. How is it grown? What steps are involved in its processing? Evidence…
Geologist Reveals Correlation Between Earthquakes, Landslides
A geologist in the College of Arts and Sciences has demonstrated that earthquakes—not climate change, as previously thought—affect the rate of landslides in Peru. The finding is the subject of an article in Nature Geoscience (Nature Publishing Group, 2014) by…
Syracuse Scholar: Nick Danyluk
When the installation of Windows 8 was complete on Nick Danyluk’s laptop, he discovered with disappointment that the interface was geared toward monitors with touch screens, which was not something his computer featured. In this scenario, most people would seek…
Live Virtual Conference: ‘Accessing Higher Ground’
All SU faculty and staff are invited to the virtual version of “Accessing Higher Ground,” a live, web-based conference focused on accessible media, web and technology, presented by the Association on Higher Education and Disability (AHEAD). The 17th annual conference…
Human Rights Lawyer to Speak on U.N. Disability Treaty Nov. 4
Janet Lord, senior vice president for human rights and inclusive development at the Burton Blatt Institute and senior researcher for the Harvard Law School Project on Disability, will speak Tuesday, Nov. 4, at 12:30 p.m. in 341 Eggers Hall. Her…
Annual Auction to Aid Syracuse Public Interest Network to Be Held Nov. 7
The Syracuse Public Interest Network (SPIN) will host its 22nd annual Public Interest Auction on Friday, Nov. 7, at the College of Law’s Dineen Hall. The event begins at 6 p.m. and includes both silent and live auctions for items…