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STEM

Physicist Awarded Grant for Quantum Computing Efforts

Thursday, June 11, 2015, By Rob Enslin

A physicist in the College of Arts and Sciences has been awarded a major grant to support his ongoing work in quantum information science. Britton Plourde, associate professor of physics, has received a three-year, $900,000 grant award from the Army…

Arts & Culture

University Singers Harmonize for Top Prize in Florilège Vocal de Tours

Friday, June 5, 2015, By Kathleen Haley

For three days in Tours, France, the Syracuse University Singers poured their voices and hearts into a range of songs, including a cappella choral works, pieces by such composers as Joseph Haydn and Maurice Durufle, and traditional African American spirituals….

STEM

University Integral to Advanced LIGO Success

Thursday, May 21, 2015, By Rob Enslin

This week’s inauguration of Advanced LIGO facilities in Richland, Wash., and Livingston, La., is a potent reminder of Syracuse University’s long-standing importance in the international astrophysics community. For nearly 25 years, the University’s participation in the Laser Interferometer Gravitational Wave…

Campus & Community

Commencement Address by Poet Mary Karr

Sunday, May 10, 2015, By News Staff

If you’re lucky, you fell in love here. And if you’re really lucky, you had your heart broken. Because that made you a deeper person and maybe forced you to find friends to lean on. Syracuse is now your alma mater, your soul’s mother, and mine.

Veterans

Taking Care of Business

Monday, May 4, 2015, By Rob Enslin

To date, nearly a thousand “wounded warriors” have completed the Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans program. Sixty-five percent of them have launched businesses, of which 93 percent are still in operation.

Campus & Community

Pinwheels for Prevention Aims to Raise Awareness About Child Abuse

Monday, April 13, 2015, By Keith Kobland

Students from Syracuse University are taking a stand against child abuse. April is Child Abuse Awareness Month. As they’ve done in previous years, students have partnered with McMahon/Ryan Child Advocacy Center to bring attention to the issue in a visual…

Arts & Culture

University Mourns Loss of Filmmaker Albert Maysles ’49

Thursday, March 19, 2015, By Rob Enslin

Albert Maysles ’49 was not one for stealing the spotlight, although much of his career was spent filming those who reveled in it. A graduate of the College of Arts and Sciences, Maysles died on March 5 at his home…

Campus & Community

Active Minds Group Brings JCK Foundation to Campus

Thursday, November 13, 2014, By News Staff

On Monday, Nov. 17, Active Minds is bringing the JCK Foundation to campus. JCK Foundation works to educate and bring awareness to all dimensions of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder using personal narrative, powerful presentation and group discussion. The event will feature…

Veterans

Pepsico Renews Commitment to Veterans Through Recycling Initiative

Wednesday, November 12, 2014, By News Staff

There are many ways to say thank you for the sacrifice and service of veterans and their families on Veterans Day. PepsiCo adds an unlikely way to this list-by recycling. Through PepsiCo Recycling, recycled beverage containers translate into business training…

STEM

Green’s Research Helps Navy Design Vessels That Swim

Monday, October 13, 2014, By Matt Wheeler

Of all the features that affect fish movement, the flapping of the tail, or caudal fin, is one of the most important. This is where Melissa Green and her research team come in.