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Arts & Culture

Syracuse Stage plaza, featuring ‘singing sidewalk,’ dedicated

Sunday, September 23, 2012, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Want to feel like a child again? Come and see one of the newest features along the Connective Corridor, the redesigned Syracuse Stage plaza, on Saturday, Sept. 29, at noon during the Syracuse Stage Open House. Timothy Bond, Syracuse Stage…

Shall we play a game?: Merging citizen science and video games

Friday, September 21, 2012, By Kathleen Haley

In the mysterious online world of “Forgotten Island,” you’ll investigate the destruction of a biology lab, encounter domineering robots and solve puzzles to find your way out of the conundrum. You’ll also be helping real-life scientists better understand the creatures of the natural world.

Campus & Community

SU in the News: Wednesday, September 19

Wednesday, September 19, 2012, By News Staff

SU NEWS AND EVENTS COVERAGE The Disability Scoop website, WRVO and the Post-Standard reported on the study co-authored by the Burton Blatt Institute’s Meera Adya, which finds people with disabilities remain largely sidelined in American politics. The size of the…

iSchool students to launch video games designed to make science fun

Monday, September 17, 2012, By News Staff

Think science is boring? Think video games are a waste of time? Students at the School of Information Studies (iSchool) disagree. A group of student programmers, artists and researchers are launching two unique video games designed to make science fun….

STEM

Let it rain: Monitoring effectiveness of downtown green roof

Monday, September 17, 2012, By Kathleen Haley

Civil engineering professor Cliff Davidson had a breathtaking view of the City of Syracuse from a rooftop garden Thursday. But it’s the possibilities of that prime location that made the experience memorable.

Getting to know Ashlee Newman ’15

Monday, September 17, 2012, By Carol Boll

As a high school student in Farmingdale, N.J., Ashlee Newman exhibited an early passion for the study of law. After her family suffered the tragic loss of a loved one to domestic violence last December, the SU sophomore has developed…

STEM

Forensic and National Security Sciences Institute announces faculty fellows

Thursday, September 13, 2012, By News Staff

The Forensic and National Security Sciences Institute in the College of Arts and Sciences has appointed five Institute Faculty Fellows. The new fellows program is designed to strengthen the institute’s ability to address key issues in the field through interdisciplinary…

Arts & Culture

VPA Advisory Council members establish post-M.F.A. engagement fellowship; inaugural fellow named

Thursday, September 13, 2012, By Erica Blust

The College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) has announced the establishment of the Ginsburg-Klaus Post-M.F.A. Engagement Fellowship. The academic, yearlong fellowship, which includes a residency in San Pedro, Calif., is funded through a gift by VPA alumna Marylyn Ginsburg-Klaus…

Interns working to bring solar energy to rural Mexican village

Tuesday, September 11, 2012, By News Staff

Some students take on internships to learn what work in the “real world” will be like after graduation. Others get involved in projects in order to learn how to make their post-graduation world more like they want it to be….

Campus & Community

Colleen Bench appointed assistant vice president for student affairs

Monday, September 10, 2012, By News Staff

Colleen O’Connor Bench has been appointed assistant vice president for the Division of Student Affairs (DSA). Bench joined the University in 1991 and became director of the Parents Office in 1993, where she has managed the administrative, financial and operational…