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Siren testing this Thursday, Dec. 30 at Syracuse University

Tuesday, December 28, 2010, By News Staff

On Thursday, Dec. 30, Syracuse University will test its North and South Campus outdoor sirens. Installed as part of the Orange Alert emergency notification system, the sirens will be tested between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. on Thursday, during which time a seven-second alarm will sound at different intervals as the testing is performed.

In evolutionary mating game, brawn and stealth rule

Thursday, December 23, 2010, By News Staff

When prowling for a hookup, it’s not always the good-looker who gets the girl. In fact, in a certain species of South American fish, brawn and stealth beat out colorful and refined almost every time. In a series of published…

SU in the News: Wednesday, December 22, 2010

Wednesday, December 22, 2010, By News Staff

SU NEWS AND EVENTS COVERAGE The Watertown Daily Times reported on a annual grant provided to the Beaver River Central School District as part of the Creating Safe and Peaceful Schools Project, an effort created by Mara Sapon-Shevin, professor at…

Campus & Community

SU in the News: Wednesday, December 22

Wednesday, December 22, 2010, By News Staff

Newhouse School’s Robert Thompson quoted in Christian Science Monitor on “Tron: Legacy”

Belfer Archive awarded $505,000 grant from Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

Tuesday, December 21, 2010, By Pamela Whiteley McLaughlin

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded $505,000 to Syracuse University to support the positions of director and sound archivist for the Library’s Belfer Audio Laboratory and Archive.

STEM

Syracuse University researchers contribute new ideas to enhance efficiency of wind turbines

Friday, December 17, 2010, By News Staff

Engineers at SU’s L.C. Smith College of Engineering and Computer Science collaborate with University of Minnesota on new intelligent systems and grooved designs One issue confronting the efficiency of wind as a promising renewable energy source is the wind itself—specifically,…

SU biologist partners with National Park Service to study bison grazing in Yellowstone

Friday, December 17, 2010, By News Staff

While Yellowstone’s celebrated bison may be among the most popular tourist attractions in the park, their grazing habits and increasing numbers have raised questions about the long-term stability of the park’s grasslands. To find answers, the National Park Service has…

iSchool students present projects for social web, mobile web technologies

Thursday, December 16, 2010, By News Staff

Nine teams of Syracuse University School of Information Studies (iSchool) students presented class projects to a standing-room-only audience in the Innovation Studio Thursday, Dec. 9, as part of their final projects for both IST 400/600, “Social Web Technologies,” and IST…

Veterans

EBV program receives grant from New York Bar Foundation

Thursday, December 16, 2010, By News Staff

Part of investment in technology sector and entrepreneurship among disabled military veterans The Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans with Disabilities (EBV) program, based at the Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University, is the beneficiary of a grant—to be shared with…

‘Holidays at Hendricks’ to be broadcast on WCNY

Tuesday, December 14, 2010, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

“Holidays at Hendricks,” the annual Syracuse University holiday concert featuring the Hendricks Chapel Choir, Syracuse University Brass Ensemble (SUBE), Hendricks Chapel Handbell Ringers and Syracuse University Organist Kola Owolabi, will be broadcast on television and radio on Christmas Eve and…