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Candace Campbell Jackson Appointed Vice President, Chief of Staff to Chancellor Syverud
Chancellor Kent Syverud today appointed Candace Campbell Jackson to the position of vice president and chief of staff. A highly experienced and accomplished administrator, Jackson currently serves as the vice president for student success and vice provost for academic success…
Retirement Readiness Seminars Offered to Educate Campus Community
The University offered two Financial Education and Retirement Planning Seminars for members of the campus community on July 9 and 13 in the Goldstein Auditorium. The events featured representatives from Human Resources, TIAA-CREF, Social Security and Medicare who provided information…
Hamersma Wins 2015 Birkhead-Burkhead Award
Sarah Hamersma, associate professor of public administration and international affairs in the Maxwell School, is the 2015 recipient of the Birkhead-Burkhead Teaching Excellence Award and Professorship. Her selection was announced at the Department of Public Administration and International Affairs (PAIA)…
Physicists Awarded $3 Million Grant to Build Particle Detector
They will use the three-year award to build an inner tracking device, known as the Upstream Tracker, which will increase the amount of data that LHCb can handle by factors of five to 10.
Physicists Confirm Existence of Rare Pentaquarks
Physicists in the College of Arts and Sciences have confirmed the existence of two rare pentaquark states. Their discovery is said to have major implications for the study of the structure of matter.
Syracuse Team Wins Second Place in Tibetan Innovation Challenge
A team of students from the University won second place in the Tibetan Innovation Challenge this weekend, and received their award from the Dalai Lama at a ceremony in New York City. The Tibetan Innovation Challenge is a competition, organized…
Perez Returns to Former Newsroom as One-Man-Band Reporter Each Year
For two weeks every spring, Newhouse Assistant Professor Simon Perez heads back to the newsroom. And while the veteran, bilingual newsman could probably join or lead any news team in the country, Perez does what few do: he heads straight…
Crowston’s NSF Role Illuminates Research Funding Aspects
Distinguished Professor of Information Science Kevin Crowston has enjoyed a rare opportunity in the academic researcher’s world. He’s lived life on the other side of a research funding proposal. Crowston recently completed a 27-month rotation as a program director for the…
Samantha Usman Receives Highly Competitive Astronaut Scholarship
A rising senior in the College of Arts and Sciences is flying high upon learning of her latest academic achievement. Samantha Usman ’16, a double major in physics and mathematics, has just been named a recipient of the Astronaut Scholarship…
Veterans to Attend Academic Boot Camp on Campus
Enlisted veterans and transitioning service members planning to enroll in or transfer into a four-year undergraduate program will attend Warrior-Scholar Project program at SU, July 11-18