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Survey to Assess Faculty Satisfaction

Monday, February 16, 2015, By News Staff

Syracuse University is joining peer institutions in this year’s administration of a national survey on faculty job satisfaction in order to assess and, where necessary, make improvements in the faculty experience. The survey was created and is administered by the…

STEM

Bond Receives CAREER Award to Investigate a Niche for Biomass

Friday, February 13, 2015, By Matt Wheeler

Renewable, bio-based products may offer many benefits ranging from decreased greenhouse gas emissions to improved domestic energy security. However, despite growing interest in replacing fossil resources with renewable alternatives, biomass refining industries, particularly those producing biofuels, have struggled to compete with…

Campus & Community

Syracuse University Monitoring Forecast for Extremely Cold Weather

Friday, February 13, 2015, By Keith Kobland

It appears the worst of the recent cold spell isn’t over yet. A wind chill warning is in effect until Monday at 10 a.m. Of particular note, the possibility of wind chill factors as cold as 30 degrees below zero…

Progress Report: Student Concerns

Thursday, February 12, 2015, By News Staff

Amid the long-term strategic planning happening across campus, several members of Chancellor Syverud’s Executive Team continue to work with faculty and staff to take action on critical issues raised last semester by students. The Chancellor has directed his team to…

Arts & Culture

School of Architecture Announces Harry der Boghosian Endowed Fellowship

Thursday, February 12, 2015, By News Staff

The School of Architecture has announced the creation of the Harry der Boghosian Endowed Fellowship Program. This transformational gift makes possible a one-of-a-kind fellowship designed to give faculty members, early in their careers, the opportunity to spend a year developing…

Powerball Odds Are Not In Your Favor

Wednesday, February 11, 2015, By Keith Kobland

With a $500 million dollar jackpot at stake, you may be one of the many people lining up to purchase a ticket for the multi-state Powerball jackpot. The thought of instant riches is alluring. For someone who studies math however,…

Campus & Community

SOULscape Weekend Getaway to Help Students Find Meaning and Purpose

Wednesday, February 11, 2015, By Shannon Andre

A SOULscape Weekend Getaway, sponsored by the Office of Health Promotion and Hendricks Chapel, will take place Feb. 28 to March 1 at the Minnowbrook Conference Center  in Blue Mountain Lake. Based on the popular campus conversation series Soulful Sit-Downs,…

Campus & Community

Once Upon a Crime

Wednesday, February 11, 2015, By Rob Enslin

Forensic analysis is nothing like it appears on TV, says FNSSI scientist Michael Marciano.

Arts & Culture

Student Poet Wendy Chen G’17 Earns National Accolade

Tuesday, February 10, 2015, By Rob Enslin

Wendy Chen G’17, a University Fellow in the M.F.A. Program in Creative Writing, has been named one of “10 Young American Poets Changing the Face of Poetry” by The Culture Trip, a one-stop website for arts, culture and travel. The…

STEM

Nangia Awarded CAREER Grant to Break Barriers in Treating Alzheimer’s

Tuesday, February 10, 2015, By Matt Wheeler

The 2014 report from the Alzheimer’s Association shows that there are more than 5 million people living with Alzheimer’s in America, which is expected to cost hundreds of billions of dollars in caregiving this year. But treatment of diseases like…