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Campus & Community

Protect Yourself from Phishing. Don’t Take the Bait!

Monday, October 7, 2013, By Christopher C. Finkle

SU’s observance of National Cyber Security Awareness Month focuses on the most challenging and widespread information security issues. Among the most pervasive and powerful threats is phishing, a method of attack that uses human nature to victimize people by getting…

Update: Center for Science and Technology

Tuesday, October 1, 2013, By News Staff

The Center for Science and Technology and the Life Sciences Complex are currently closed due to a small, contained chemical spill. As a precaution, students and employees were temporarily evacuated. The Syracuse Police Department, SU Department of Public Safety and…

Media, Law & Policy

When Accidents Happen

Tuesday, October 1, 2013, By Kathleen Haley

Professor Christopher DeCorse had made the trip from Bunce Island in Sierra Leone to nearby Papel Island over the span of many years as part of his research work. But one day last June, the journey’s end turned into a harrowing experience.

Campus & Community

Internet Expert Viktor Mayer-Schonberger to Speak

Monday, September 30, 2013, By News Staff

In early June, British newspaper The Guardian reported that the U.S. National Security Agency had been collecting the telephone records of millions of Americans under a secret court order. The source was Edward Snowden, who worked for Booz Allen Hamilton,…

Campus & Community

SU Libraries Upgrade Public Workstations

Friday, September 27, 2013, By Pamela Whiteley McLaughlin

One of the most common complaints the SU Libraries receive from students is how slow its computers are. Given that library computers are the most heavily used on campus, the ‘ibraries’ information technology staff have been looking for ways to…

Business & Economy

Connective Corridor Announces Second Round of Facade Grants

Thursday, September 26, 2013, By News Staff

Partners with Central New York Community Foundation on new Syracuse Beautification Fund Syracuse University today announced the recipients of $250,000 in the second round of Connective Corridor Façade Improvement grants to 16 businesses who will make significant investments to improve…

Campus & Community

Fighting the Flu

Thursday, September 19, 2013, By News Staff

It may be too early to tell what the 2013-14 flu season has in store, but it is not too soon to be thinking about getting a flu shot to combat the highly contagious illness. Once again, the Office of…

SU Chemists Develop ‘Fresh, New’ Approach to Making Alloy Nanomaterials

Friday, August 9, 2013, By Rob Enslin

Potential applications include gas storage, heterogeneous catalysis and lithium-ion batteries Chemists in The College of Arts and Sciences have figured out how to synthesize nanomaterials with stainless steel-like interfaces. Their discovery may change how the form and structure of nanomaterials…

SALTQuarters Artists Introduced to the Community

Thursday, May 16, 2013, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

The Near West Side Initiative (NWSI) has announced the two artists who have been selected for residencies in the SALTQuarters Artist-in-Residence Program. The artists, John Cardone of Syracuse and Peter Edlund of Brooklyn, were introduced and welcomed by the community…

Commencement Speech by New York Times Columnist Nicholas Kristof

Sunday, May 12, 2013, By News Staff

Now, I hope that you students now appreciate that ancient wisdom “the tassel is worth the hassle.” It sounds a little better in Latin, but you get the idea. And a special congratulations to all you moms out there, Happy Mother’s Day!