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Media, Law & Policy

Hudson Tunnel Project: Picking the Winners and Losers

Monday, March 12, 2018, By Ellen Mbuqe

David Van Slyke, Dean of Syracuse University’s Maxwell School, is available to talk about the issues surrounding the New York Hudson Tunnel, an infrastructure project to build a new rail tunnel between Manhattan and New Jersey. The Trump administration has made…

Arts & Culture

Chao Wei’s Alterable Brick Wall M.S. Capstone Project Wins Masonry Competition

Monday, March 12, 2018, By Elaine Wackerow

A December 2017 graduate of the Syracuse Architecture M.S. in architecture program won the student category of the inaugural Joan B. Calambokidis Innovation in Masonry Competition with his alterable brick wall. Rotating bricks could usher a new wave of dynamic…

Media, Law & Policy

Gift Will Fund Professorship, Research in Energy and Environmental Policy

Friday, March 9, 2018, By Dana Cooke

A $250,000 gift from Maxwell School alumnus James Ajello ’76 MPA will create a new professorship in energy and environmental policy while supporting interdisciplinary research projects in that field. The gift, with an initial term of five years, also funds…

Campus & Community

Hendricks Chapel Welcomes New Leadership Team Members

Friday, March 9, 2018, By Shannon Andre

Hendricks Chapel announces the appointments of Rebecca Reed Kantrowitz as associate dean and Peg Northrup as director of operations. These new roles will support Hendricks Chapel in its vision of becoming a global leader for religious and spiritual engagement and…

STEM

Researchers Close to Understanding Disease Mechanisms of ALS

Thursday, March 8, 2018, By Rob Enslin

Researchers in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S) are making strides in understanding the disease mechanism of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. Carlos A. Castañeda, assistant professor of biology, chemistry and interdisciplinary neuroscience, and Thuy…

Campus & Community

Winners of Plowing Through the Data Hackathon Announced

Wednesday, March 7, 2018, By J.D. Ross

The winners of the Plowing Through the Data Hackathon, powered by AT&T, were announced in a ceremony held at the School of Information Studies (iSchool) and attended by City of Syracuse Mayor Ben Walsh. The hackathon, organized by the iSchool, the City…

Veterans

Chancellor Kent Syverud Hosts 101st Chancellor’s Review for ROTC Cadets

Wednesday, March 7, 2018, By Stephanie Salanger

Chancellor Kent Syverud and leaders from Syracuse University and its Office of Veteran and Military Affairs will be joined by special guests, alumni, community members and educational partners to host the 101st Annual Chancellor’s Review. The celebration includes an awards…

STEM

Huang Awarded NSF I-Corps Grant for Technology Commercialization Research

Tuesday, March 6, 2018, By J.D. Ross

School of Information Studies (iSchool) Assistant Professor Yun Huang has been awarded a grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) I-Corps program to explore commercialization of Bluetooth Low Energy Beacon technology that she has developed. The I-Corps program prepares academic researchers to extend their…

Health & Society

Al-amin Muhammad, Rescue Mission Alliance to Receive 2018 Rubenstein Social Justice Awards

Tuesday, March 6, 2018, By Michele Barrett

In commemoration of National Professional Social Work Month during March, the School of Social Work in Falk College will present its annual Dan and Mary Lou Rubenstein Social Justice Award program on Monday, March 19, at 6:45 p.m. in Grant…

Campus & Community

Celebrate National Nutrition Month

Tuesday, March 6, 2018, By News Staff

National Nutrition Month is a nutrition education and information campaign celebrated annually in March by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. “Go Further with Food” is the theme for 2018 and faculty and staff are encouraged to join in celebrating…