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Acuna Publishes Groundbreaking Chunking Research in Nature Communications

Monday, July 11, 2016, By J.D. Ross

Think about a simple task you learned a long time ago, such as memorizing your phone number or learning how to tie your shoe laces. Chances are, you did this using a method called chunking. You put like things together…

Arts & Culture

Philosophy Strengthened Her Mind

Monday, July 11, 2016, By Renée K. Gadoua

Ann Gualtieri ’75 started as an art major before shifting gears to study philosophy. Then, after collecting bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees in philosophy, she shifted to the business world, working in global leadership positions for major corporations. She spent…

Campus & Community

University College’s Geraldine de Berly to Assume New Position at UMASS Amherst

Friday, July 8, 2016, By Eileen Jevis

Geraldine de Berly has been chosen as the founding vice provost for continuing and professional education (CPE) at the University of Massachusetts Amherst beginning Sept. 1. De Berly has been at University College for 18 years, serving as senior associate…

Campus & Community

Alumnus Consults on Accessibility for Promenade, Dome and Arch Projects

Friday, July 8, 2016, By Kathleen Haley

While a student at Syracuse in the late 1980s, Danny Heumann ’91 quickly discovered the challenges of being on a campus in a wheelchair. Today, he’s back on campus as a consultant and advocate for increasing accessibility.

STEM

Scientist Awarded Grants from ALS, Oak Ridge Associated Universities

Friday, July 8, 2016, By Rob Enslin

A researcher in the College of Arts and Sciences has been awarded grants from The ALS Association and Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU) to support his study of protein biosynthesis. Carlos A. Castañeda, assistant professor of biology and chemistry, is…

Campus & Community

Joseph Alfieri, Mark Hance to Take on Leadership Roles in Campus Planning, Design and Construction

Thursday, July 7, 2016, By Sarah Scalese

With more than 120 projects on the summer construction schedule and with the next phase of the Campus Framework planning process well underway, Pete Sala, vice president and chief facilities officer, today announced Joseph Alfieri and Mark Hance—both longtime members…

Arts & Culture

Recent Rhetoric Doctoral Grads Earn Prestigious Writing Awards

Thursday, July 7, 2016, By Renée K. Gadoua

In 1997, Syracuse University launched the country’s first doctoral program in rhetoric and composition located in an independent academic unit focused on writing. The Composition and Cultural Rhetoric (CCR) doctoral program took its place in the Writing Program (recently renamed…

STEM

Used Globally, Cybersecurity Labs Spring from Syracuse University

Wednesday, July 6, 2016, By Matt Wheeler

In June, Professor Kevin Du hosted two training workshops on a set of open-source, hands-on cybersecurity exercises. The no-cost Security Education (SEED) lab exercises are developed at Syracuse University and used all over the world for computer and information security education….

Campus & Community

John Wildhack ’80 to Become Syracuse University Director of Athletics

Wednesday, July 6, 2016, By Sarah Scalese

Wildhack, a veteran leader at ESPN, currently serves as the network’s executive vice president for programming and production, a role he’s held since January 2014.

Campus & Community

American Red Cross Blood Drive, July 13

Tuesday, July 5, 2016, By News Staff

The Syracuse University American Red Cross Club and the Center for Policy Research at the Maxwell School will host a blood drive on Wednesday, July 13, from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. in the Schine Student Center, Room 304ABC. To set up…