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Veterans

Veteran-Owned ZeroPoint Aerial Launches Inaugural Drone Flyover to Feature Site Preparation at National Veterans Resource Center

Friday, March 2, 2018, By Stephanie Salanger

The first-ever drone flyover of the National Veterans Resource Center (NVRC) occurred on Monday, Feb. 26, thanks to a local veteran-owned business hired to chronicle the historic beginnings of the building slated to open in spring of 2020. Army veteran…

Campus & Community

First-Year and Transfer Programs, Learning Communities and Health Promotion Relocating

Thursday, March 1, 2018, By Shannon Andre

As announced this semester and as part of the Invest Syracuse initiative to advance the student experience, the Counseling Center has extended hours and will increase staffing to enhance mental health services on campus—part of broader efforts to strengthen and…

Campus & Community

Ways to Keep Active and Engaged

Thursday, March 1, 2018, By Rachel Friedman

While glimpses of spring have arrived, the winter weather is still lingering. That doesn’t mean we shouldn’t continue to be active and engaged. Students have many opportunities, both on and off campus, throughout the winter months. Here are a few…

Business & Economy

Deadline Extended for Summer 2018 Invent@SU Program

Thursday, March 1, 2018, By Matt Wheeler

This summer, Invent@SU returns to transform undergrads into inventors as they design, prototype, and pitch original devices. The program is open to all Syracuse University undergraduate students. Now, students have a second chance to be a part of the program. The application deadline for the…

STEM

Interdisciplinary Student Team Develops ‘Farm to Flame’ Plan for Energy Grids Powered by Farm Waste

Wednesday, February 28, 2018, By Alex Dunbar

When Will McKnight’s grandfather and uncle devised a process for converting farm waste to power, their goal was a simple one. “They wanted to replace wood pellets that produce smoke and toxins—that’s where the idea came from,” says McKnight ’18….

STEM

M. Cristina Marchetti Named Director of Soft and Living Matter Program

Tuesday, February 27, 2018, By Carol Boll

Cristina Marchetti, the William R. Kenan Jr. Professor and Distinguished Professor of Physics in the College of Arts and Sciences, has been appointed director of the University’s Soft and Living Matter Program. Marchetti, who was nominated by her colleagues in…

Veterans

IVMF Announces New Appointments to Advisory Board

Thursday, February 22, 2018, By Stephanie Salanger

The Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF) welcomes four new members to its external advisory board. Today, the IVMF announced that the Honorable Bob McDonald, former secretary of Veterans Affairs and former chairman and CEO of Procter & Gamble; former Secretary of…

Arts & Culture

Acclaimed Jazz, R&B Singer Tracy Hamlin to Visit Syracuse Feb. 25-26

Monday, February 19, 2018, By Rob Enslin

Syracuse Symposium continues its yearlong look at “Belonging” with a mini-residency by acclaimed singer Tracy Hamlin. Her visit also is part of the University’s observance of Black History Month. Hamlin will headline a panel discussion titled “Music, Identity and Belonging” on Monday,…

STEM

Penn Engineering Dean Vijay Kumar, Expert in Flying Robots, Speaking Feb. 20 for University Lectures

Friday, February 16, 2018, By Kevin Morrow

The University Lectures series welcomes aerial robotics expert Vijay Kumar, the the Nemirovsky Family Dean of Penn Engineering at the University of Pennsylvania, on Tuesday, Feb. 20, at 7:30 p.m. in Hendricks Chapel. His appearance is free and open to…

New York Times

Maxwell Associate Professor Shannon Monnat on Solving the Opioid Crisis

Wednesday, February 14, 2018, By Sawyer Kamman

Shannon Monnat, associate professor of sociology and the Lerner  Chair for Public Health Promotion, was recently featured as an expert panelist for a New York Times article regarding the opioid crisis in America. The article featured a hypothetical: given $100…