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Alarming Arctic Warming Not Likely To Sound Alarm With Federal Policymakers
This week, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration released a report detailing rising temperatures and increased melting in the Arctic Ocean. Ice older than four years now makes up less than one percent of the Arctic ice pack, according to…
Petroleum Experts to Donate MOVE Software Licenses to Syracuse
Members of the Department of Earth Sciences will gain new insights into Earth’s crust, thanks to a licensing agreement between Syracuse University and Petroleum Experts (Petex), a leading developer of optimization software for the oil and gas industries. The Scotland-based…
Art History Seminar Immerses Students in Art Collections at SU; Eight+One Magazine Highlights their Research
During spring semester 2018, Romita Ray charged the students of her Art and Architecture at SU seminar to select an artwork or architectural drawing in the art collections at SU for intensive study. The seminar provides an immersive experience with…
SU Special Collections and Department of Art and Music Histories Host Visiting Fulbright Scholar Ingeborg Zechner
As an intern at an Austrian music festival, musicologist Ingeborg Zechner was asked to write a program description about one of the pieces played, the Carmen Fantasie. The well-known violin piece was penned by Franz Waxman, a composer best known…
Jianshun Zhang Named IABP Chairman, Draws International Conference to Syracuse
Syracuse hosted the seventh International Building Physics Conference (IBPC2018) in September, gathering experts on the engineering, science and design of buildings from 33 countries. At the forefront of the three-day event was Jianshun “Jensen” Zhang, professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering…
A Moral Vision of Science: Physicist Joel L. Lebowitz G’55, G’56, H’12 Believes Science and Morality are Inextricably Linked
Joel L. Lebowitz G’55, G’56, H’12 credits his longevity to luck and good genes. “I’ve always had a healthy constitution,” says the 88-year-old scientist and Holocaust survivor, who is the George William Hill Professor of Mathematics and Physics at Rutgers…
Computer Science Professor Interviewed about Cyber Monday
Kevin Du, a professor in the College of Engineering and Computer Science, was interviewed by News Channel 9 for the story “Consumer Alert: Protecting your wallet and devices on Cyber Monday.”
SU Faculty, Staff Qualify for Discount on Summer College Program
Summer College announces that the dependents of Syracuse University faculty and staff are eligible for a 15 percent discount for the 2019 Summer College for High School Students program. Also new for 2019 is an exclusive 15 percent discount for…
New Students Find Value in First-Year Shared Reading Experience, According to Survey
In classrooms and residence halls across campus earlier this fall, small groups of new students came together to connect with their peers through exploring their differences and similarities—to learn more about themselves and others. As part of the newly redeveloped…
Museum Studies Students, Faculty Bring 238-Piece ‘Americans Who Tell the Truth’ Exhibition to Life
Hannah Barber hopes to be a collections manager after her December 2018 graduation from the Graduate Program in Museum Studies in the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ (VPA) School of Design. Thanks to the University’s Robert Shetterly exhibition, she…