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Campus & Community

Sascha Scott Is Top Overall Female Finisher in J.P. Morgan Corporate Challenge

Tuesday, June 13, 2017, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

In 2014, participants in Syracuse’s J.P. Morgan Corporate Challenge battled 90-degree heat. Last year, they fought a 21 mile-per-hour wind on the 1.75 mile stretch to the finish line. Therefore, Sascha Scott did not mind this year’s wet and cool…

Campus & Community

Summer Construction Updates Provided at Information Sessions

Tuesday, June 13, 2017, By Jaclyn D. Grosso

Staff from the Division of Campus Planning, Design and Construction hosted the first of four scheduled summer construction information sessions in Lyman Auditorium on Wednesday, May 31. Mark Hance, associate director and James Blum, senior project manager, updated attendees on summer construction…

Veterans

Military Veterans to Attend Academic Boot Camp at Syracuse University

Tuesday, June 13, 2017, By News Staff

For some military veterans, the first day of school at a new college or university is as challenging as a deployment to a foreign country. Immersion in a new culture and reintroduction to a demanding academic environment can make the…

Campus & Community

Faculty and Staff: Move More, Feel Better and Enter to Win a Garmin Fitness Tracker

Thursday, June 8, 2017, By News Staff

June is the perfect time to get out of the office and take advantage of warmer weather and our beautiful campus. SU faculty and staff, let’s all step out, get moving and join the fun. You may be the lucky…

STEM

Students Design 3D Metal Printer for GE

Wednesday, June 7, 2017, By Alex Dunbar

Commercial 3D printers commonly use thin layers of a material, often a polymer, to construct computer-aided designs or scanned models. Using metal in 3D printing has also become possible using certain types of industrial printers. This process is also known…

STEM

Physics Student Named Kavli Graduate Fellow

Monday, June 5, 2017, By Rob Enslin

A student in the College of Arts and Sciences is the winner of a graduate fellowship to the Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics (KITP) at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Suraj Shankar, a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Physics,…

STEM

Syracuse Alumnus Instrumental in LIGO’s Third Detection of Gravitational Waves

Thursday, June 1, 2017, By Rob Enslin

Alex Nitz G’15, who earned a Ph.D. in physics, helped detect the signal on Jan. 4, 2017, using a software package he began developing at Syracuse.

Campus & Community

Campus as a Laboratory for Sustainability Program Awards Nearly $75,000 to Projects

Thursday, June 1, 2017, By Rachel May

Syracuse University’s Campus as a Laboratory for Sustainability (CALS) funding program has completed its second round of applications and awarded nearly $75,000 in funding to faculty and students. The call for proposals sought projects that address climate disruption and offer…

Arts & Culture

Hollywood Reporter Ranks Drama Department Among Top Five for Undergraduate Study

Friday, May 26, 2017, By Erica Blust

The Hollywood Reporter (THR) has ranked the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ Department of Drama among the top five schools for undergraduate study in its May 24 issue.  The department was ranked no. 4, jumping four spots from its…

Campus & Community

Benefits Advisory Council Explores Plan Design and Benefits Offerings

Thursday, May 25, 2017, By Jaclyn D. Grosso

Since its first meeting in October 2016, the Syracuse University Benefits Advisory Council has discussed a range of health care topics—from campus vaccine schedules to health care trends—and focused on an understanding of the University’s overall benefits plan. As an…