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Hall of Languages to Glow Red for American Heart Association

Wednesday, February 4, 2015, By News Staff

The Hall of Languages will be aglow in red lights on the evenings of Thursday, Feb. 5, and Friday, Feb. 6, as part of the campus’s Orange Goes Red for the American Heart Association (AHA) campaign. Friday marks the 11th…

Media, Law & Policy

Crackle’s ‘Sports Jeopardy!’ Tests Newhouse Student’s Knowledge

Tuesday, February 3, 2015, By Kathleen Haley

Seth Goldberg ’16 was one of only a handful of sports enthusiasts out of 30,000 people who made the cut for the show that is based on the popular “Jeopardy!” series

Business & Economy

Syracuse Scholar: Brian Cheung ’15

Tuesday, February 3, 2015, By Cyndi Moritz

While this spring may represent the end of an era for senior Brian Cheung, the experiences that he has had through Syracuse University have prepared him to be a highly successful professional. Cheung is a dual major in Whitman and…

STEM

How Nuclear Waste Recycling Could Help Expand U.S. Energy Production

Monday, February 2, 2015, By Matt Wheeler

As the world’s attention turns to alternative energy solutions, such as wind and solar, nuclear energy is an often overlooked or controversial option. And yet, nuclear power from 104 plants supplies approximately 20 percent of the electricity we use today….

STEM

Simulated UN Negotiations Teach Role of Science in Policy-Making

Monday, February 2, 2015, By Matt Wheeler

Since 2011, Professor Svetoslava Todorova of the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering has served as a science observer for the UN-Mandated Intergovernmental Negotiations Committee (INC) on Mercury. The group has been instrumental in the development of a global mercury…

Campus & Community

NEXIS Offers Data Visualization Seminar

Monday, February 2, 2015, By News Staff

Students from the New Explorations in Information and Science (NEXIS) lab will host the first NEXIS-X event of the semester; the topic is data visualization. The seminar will be held Feb. 6 from 1:30-2:30 p.m. at the ICE Box, located…

Campus & Community

iSchool Hosting Study Workshop for PMI’s CAPM Certification Exam

Monday, February 2, 2015, By J.D. Ross

The School of Information Studies (iSchool) will be hosting an exam study workshop for the Project Management Institute’s (PMI) Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) certification exam, beginning later this month. The weekly evening sessions will begin on Thursday, Feb….

STEM

Geologist Awarded Prestigious CAREER Grant

Monday, February 2, 2015, By Rob Enslin

A sedimentary and organic geochemist, Christopher Junium will use the five-year award, valued at more than $524,000, to study how marine communities respond to global warming, anoxia (i.e., lack of oxygen) and ocean acidification.

Campus & Community

Middle Eastern Studies Program CALL FOR PROPOSALS

Friday, January 30, 2015, By News Staff

Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs CALL FOR PROPOSALS Proposal deadline: Thursday, Feb. 26 Middle Eastern Studies Program (MESP) Summer Research Grants 2015 This year the Middle Eastern Studies Program (MESP) will grant up to 3 awards (in the range of…

Campus & Community

Center for European Studies CALL FOR PROPOSALS

Friday, January 30, 2015, By News Staff

Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs CALL FOR PROPOSALS Proposal deadline: Thursday, Feb. 26 Center for European Studies Graduate Student Summer Research Grants The Center for European Studies of the Daniel Patrick Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs, in the Maxwell School…