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Hydrocarbon fuel cells show promise for micro power generation systems

Tuesday, December 6, 2011, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Jeongmin Ahn, assistant professor in the department of mechanical and aerospace engineering in the L.C. Smith College of Engineering and Computer Science, has published a review of Power Micro Electro-Mechanical Systems (Power MEMS) in the high-impact combustion society journal Progress…

SU’s Department of Drama, Casting Society of America form premier training program

Monday, December 5, 2011, By Scott McDowell

Apprenticeship for select group of college students to begin spring 2012 The Tepper Semester program in the Department of Drama at Syracuse University’s College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) and the Casting Society of America (CSA) announce a new…

Ancient rocks provide clues for oxygen appearance in Earth’s atmosphere

Thursday, December 1, 2011, By News Staff

The appearance of oxygen in the Earth’s atmosphere probably did not occur as a single event, but as a long series of starts and stops, according to an international team of researchers who investigated rock cores from the northwest region…

Campus & Community

Register for Nov. 29 Staff 2 Staff program: ‘SU Bookstore: Discounts and More’

Monday, November 21, 2011, By News Staff

Room is still available for the Tuesday, Nov. 29 Staff 2 Staff program: “SU Bookstore: Discounts and More.”

Expert storyteller Thaler Pekar ’85 will visit Newhouse Nov. 14

Friday, November 11, 2011, By Wendy S. Loughlin

The S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications will host alumna Thaler Pekar ’85, an expert in the field of organizational narrative, on Monday, Nov. 14. She will speak on “Why Story Matters” at 7 p.m. in the Joyce Hergenhan Auditorium in…

STEM

Mueller takes best paper award for ICANN publication

Thursday, November 10, 2011, By J.D. Ross

School of Information Studies (iSchool) Professor Milton Mueller’s paper “ICANN Inc.: Accountability and Participation in the Governance of Critical Internet Resources” has received the Best Paper award from the Korean Journal of Policy Studies (KJPS).

Star-studded comedy show on Nov. 12 open to SU campus and community

Tuesday, November 8, 2011, By News Staff

Life is too short not to laugh, which is why, in the midst of an amazing lineup of events to take place during Orange Central, a blockbuster comedy show is scheduled. On Saturday, Nov. 12, stand-up comedy star D.L. Hughley,…

Atlanta elementary school students inspired by adults with disabilities

Tuesday, November 1, 2011, By News Staff

Successful adults with disabilities from throughout the metro-Atlanta area inspired children at Gwinnett County’s Nesbit Elementary School on Oct. 12 to dare to dream for their futures as part of a new disability mentoring day and career expo pilot program….

Media, Law & Policy

Newhouse panel to examine ‘unique voice’ of women’s websites

Monday, October 17, 2011, By Wendy S. Loughlin

The Department of Magazine in Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications will host “The Digital Mystique: Women’s Editorial Online” Monday, Nov. 7, at 7 p.m. in Joyce Hergenhan Auditorium in Newhouse 3. Follow on Twitter at #womensweb. The…

Mercury pollution in Great Lakes Region is nearly forgotten, but not gone

Tuesday, October 11, 2011, By News Staff

The scope and intensity of mercury pollution in the Great Lakes region is much greater than previously reported, but additional mercury controls should bring needed improvement, according to a new summary of scientific research on the subject. Despite general declines…