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Arts & Culture

Syracuse Symposium to Present Multicultural Celebration Dec. 2

Wednesday, November 29, 2017, By Rob Enslin

Syracuse Symposium continues its yearlong theme of “Belonging” with a celebration of multicultural food, music and dance. On Saturday, Dec. 2, Syracuse students, along with locally resettled refugees and immigrants, will present “Music and Food in Multicultural Syracuse: Performing New…

STEM

Physics Alumnus Wins Major Dissertation Award

Wednesday, November 29, 2017, By Rob Enslin

An alumnus of the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S) is being recognized by the American Physical Society (APS). Nathan Jurik G’16, a postdoctoral research associate at the University of Oxford (U.K.), is the 2018 recipient of the Mitsuyoshi Tanaka…

Arts & Culture

‘Holidays at Hendricks’ Ushers in the Season on Dec. 3

Wednesday, November 29, 2017, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Syracuse University’s annual holiday concert, “Holidays at Hendricks,” will take place this year on Sunday, Dec. 3, in the main chapel. The performance, by talented musicians and vocal performers from the Syracuse University community, begins at 7:30 p.m. and is…

STEM

Students Pursue Research at Sites across Country through NSF-Funded Program

Tuesday, November 28, 2017, By Kathleen Haley

Mathematics major Danika Van Niel ’18 conducted original research in algebraic geometry last summer within the Mathematics Department at Purdue University. In the process, she learned what a career in mathematics research involves—and discovered more about herself. “I learned about…

Campus & Community

Syracuse Continues Giving Tuesday Tradition with GivingCUSEday

Tuesday, November 28, 2017, By John Boccacino

Giving Tuesday—the Tuesday following Thanksgiving—is a global day of giving, a day when the world comes together to support causes we truly value. Because Syracuse University holds such a special place in the hearts of so many people, SU has…

Arts & Culture

Shaped Clay Society to Host Holiday Mug Sale Nov. 29-Dec. 1

Monday, November 27, 2017, By Erica Blust

The Shaped Clay Society in the College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) will host its annual holiday mug sale Nov. 29-Dec. 1 in the first-floor galleria of the Dorothea Ilgen Shaffer Art Building. Hours are Nov. 29 and 30, 10…

Campus & Community

University Joins National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity

Monday, November 27, 2017, By Carol Boll

Syracuse University this month formally joined the National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity (NCFDD), a membership-only organization that gives faculty, graduate and postdoctoral scholars access to tools and services designed to enhance productivity and career success. Founded in 2010,…

STEM

SU ADVANCE Generates Gains for Women in STEM

Monday, November 27, 2017, By Carol Boll

On Oct. 25, members of Syracuse University faculty, administrators, students and friends gathered to celebrate the progress achieved by a seven-year initiative to advance opportunity for women faculty in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) disciplines. The National Science Foundation’s…

Health & Society

Study to Investigate Nutritional Implications of Eating Alone in Korea

Tuesday, November 21, 2017, By News Staff

Data from the National Statistical Office shows that the number of single-person households in Korea, totaling 539,800, comprised 27.9 percent of the total number of households in 2016. This has led to many sociocultural changes, including dietary habits, as more…

STEM

Physicist Seeks Big Answers from Tiny Particles

Monday, November 20, 2017, By Renée K. Gadoua

A large National Science Foundation (NSF) grant allows Mitchell Soderberg, associate professor of physics in the College of Arts and Sciences, to lead a team researching particle physics in the ongoing quest to explain how the universe works. Soderberg’s research involves measuring how…