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A Classroom of Promise

Thursday, August 15, 2013, By Kathleen Haley

Five SU students traveled to South Africa for an SU Abroad course on the socio-economic development and educational system in the pre- and post-apartheid eras.They came back with much more and left behind a lasting impact on some young minds.

Chemist to Study ‘Orally Effective Therapy’ to Fight Obesity

Wednesday, August 14, 2013, By Rob Enslin

Robert Doyle will experiment with ‘gut hormone’ and vitamin B12 A chemist in The College of Arts and Sciences has received a federal grant to study the oral administration of PYY3-36, a peptide that inhibits food intake by naturally switching…

Kendrick Lamar, Nicky Romero, The Neighbourhood to Perform on Juice Jam’s Main Stage

Tuesday, August 13, 2013, By News Staff

Robert DeLong, Ab-soul and Smallpools to perform on indie stage Six artists are set to perform at this year’s Juice Jam Music Festival on Sept. 8. The multi-genre lineup includes Kendrick Lamar, Nicky Romero and The Neighbourhood. Robert DeLong, Ab-soul…

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…

Chemists Design ‘Smart’ Nanoparticles to Improve Drug Delivery, DNA Self-Assembly

Friday, August 9, 2013, By Rob Enslin

A team of chemists in SU’s College of Arts and Scientists has used a temperature-sensitive polymer to regulate DNA interactions in both a DNA-mediated assembly system and a DNA-encoded drug-delivery system. Their findings, led by Associate Professor Mathew M. Maye…

Elizabeth A. Barlow Appointed Assistant Vice President for Institutional Research and Assessment

Thursday, August 8, 2013, By News Staff

Syracuse University Vice Chancellor and Provost Eric F. Spina is pleased to announce the appointment of Elizabeth (Libby) A. Barlow as assistant vice president for institutional research and assessment. Barlow comes to SU from the University of Houston (Texas), where…

Health & Society

Report Examines Changing Nursing Home Trends in New York

Thursday, August 8, 2013, By News Staff

A new report authored by Thomas Dennison, professor of practice in public administration and international affairs at the Maxwell School, notes that nursing homes have evolved since the ’90s from primarily providing residential care for seniors to focusing on both…

Sandbox Entrepreneurs to Showcase Companies

Monday, August 5, 2013, By J.D. Ross

The fifth annual Student Sandbox Demo Day will showcase the innovation and dedication of Central New York student entrepreneurs on Wednesday, Aug. 14, at the Everson Museum in Syracuse. As part of the Raymond von Dran Innovation and Disruptive Entrepreneurship Accelerator (IDEA),…

After 38 Years of Service, SU Treasurer Barbara Wells Announces Retirement; Successor Named

Friday, August 2, 2013, By News Staff

SU Treasurer Barbara Wells has announced her retirement from Syracuse University, effective Sept. 15, after 38 years of service. Wells has been responsible for overseeing the management of the University’s $1.3 billion of cash and long-term investments and $378 million…

Rwandan Students in Residency for Teacher-Librarianship Training

Wednesday, July 31, 2013, By Diane Stirling

The School of Information Studies (iSchool) recently welcomed four new distance students, teachers from Rwanda’s Kigali Institute of Education whose two-week summer residency is the initial step in their professional development in teacher-librarianship. It is also part of a larger…