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Sharing Passion for Science from One Generation to the Next
Jessica Whisher-Hehl G’09 knows that being surrounded by educators at home and at school ignited her desire to study science and engineering. Her father was a guidance counselor at Saranac Lake High School and her mother was an elementary teacher…
Training the Next Generation of Power Engineers
Most people only think about the electricity that powers our homes and gadgets when it isn’t there. When the power is humming, we tend to take it for granted. The trouble is, the network that delivers the electricity to keep…
Building Green from Syracuse to Nanjing
This spring, Professor Jensen Zhang, director of Syracuse University’s Building Energy and Environmental Systems Laboratory, led a group of students from SU to Nanjing, China. There, they joined students from Nanjing University and Aalto University in Finland to explore the…
Fire Training Academy Provides Moments of Shock and Awe
For David Grimes it was a real eye opener, even if he couldn’t see clearly. Grimes was trying to navigate his way to safety in what appeared to be a smoke filled hallway.
Multicultural Block Party on Aug. 14 Will Celebrate Vitality of Near West Side Neighborhood
The Near Westside Initiative (NWSI) will hold its fifth annual Multicultural Block Party at Skiddy Park on Thursday, Aug. 14, from 1-6 p.m. Residents and supporters of the Near West Side are invited to attend this celebration of the community…
Arts and Sciences Welcomes New Associate Dean, Academic Chairs
Karin Ruhlandt, interim dean of Syracuse University’s College of Arts and Sciences, has appointed a new associate dean and four new academic chairs. The appointments, which go into effect immediately, are as follows: Paul Fitzgerald, associate dean for science, mathematics…
Power Restored after Outage on Main Campus
(update at 4:45 p.m.) Working with National Grid, the University has restored power to all the buildings affected by this afternoon’s power outage. We thank the campus community for their understanding during this time. (Update at 4:24 p.m.) The University…
Gerontological Society of America Honors Harrington Meyer’s ‘Grandmothers at Work’
Professor Madonna Harrington Meyer has been awarded the Gerontological Society of America’s Richard Kalish Innovative Publication Award for her book, “Grandmothers at Work: Juggling Families and Jobs.” Harrington Meyer was one of four scholars honored by the Gerontological Society of…
Last of the Summer Snaps
Our students, faculty and staff have taken some wonderful, exciting and just plain fun images of their summertime. Here is the last in the series of “SU Summer Snaps.”
Android Summer for Computer Science Student
Carter Yagemann, a senior in the computer science program from Jupiter, Fla., spent his summer crawling the Android operating system as part of the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science’s Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program. Carter investigated Android security…