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Arts & Culture

Gift Establishes Joan and Bill Brodsky Image Preservation Initiative

Tuesday, December 15, 2015, By Pamela Whiteley McLaughlin

Dean of Libraries David Seaman has announced the creation of the Joan and Bill Brodsky Image Preservation Initiative, funded by a generous gift from alumni Joan (Breier) and Bill Brodsky. This initiative will contribute substantively to preserving and providing access…

Campus & Community

Listening Session on Diversity and Inclusion Draws Critical Concerns, Ideas for Change

Tuesday, December 15, 2015, By Kathleen Haley

Students, faculty and staff shared their experiences with issues of diversity and their ideas for making a better, more inclusive campus during a listening session Dec. 7 in Goldstein Auditorium. More than 100 members of the University community came together…

Campus & Community

Holiday Schedules for 2016-19 Released

Monday, December 14, 2015, By News Staff

The Office of Human Resources has announced the Syracuse University Holiday Schedule, including Green Days, for Fiscal Years 2016 through 2019. As part of the University’s comprehensive benefit offerings, Syracuse University is committed to ensuring that faculty, staff and community…

Campus & Community

Staff Members Finding Positive Results from Fast Forward Syracuse Initiatives

Monday, December 14, 2015, By Kathleen Haley

As a purchasing agent in the University’s Purchasing Department, Karla Salmonsen sees the results every day of the work done by the Fast Forward Syracuse Office Supplies Initiative Team. Salmonsen, who was a team member, handles any concerns with the…

Alumna Interprets Cybersecurity on Capitol Hill

Thursday, December 10, 2015, By Matt Wheeler

Jessica Wilkerson ’13, who graduated with a major in  policy studies from the Maxwell School and minors in computer science and mathematics, is watching software envelop the world from an interesting vantage point—atop Capitol Hill. As an oversight associate for…

STEM

NSF Funds $1.12M for Transmission Electron Microscope

Thursday, December 10, 2015, By News Staff

Students will benefit from a $1.12 million grant from the National Science Foundation, which will be used for a new field emission scanning/transmission electron microscope at SUNY ESF. The microscope will give scientists a new tool to use in research…

Campus & Community

Annual Ten Tons of Love Charity Drive

Thursday, December 10, 2015, By Gerard McTigue

Through Friday, Dec. 18, donations and volunteers are needed for this year’s Ten Tons of Love winter collection, organized by the Office of Off-Campus and Commuter Services (OCCS). Each winter and spring, OCCS, part of the Division of Student Affairs,…

Arts & Culture

Tom Mason ’01 Teams with Ken Burns for Short Film on Professor, Author George Saunders

Wednesday, December 9, 2015, By Emily Kulkus

It all came down to just seven minutes. Two hours of interviews, hours upon hours of pre- and post-production—including intricate theatrical staging, lighting and a professional puppeteer—and at least four months of editing. Then a green light from legendary documentary…

STEM

Professor Sheds New Light on Fracking Debate

Wednesday, December 9, 2015, By Rob Enslin

A professor in Syracuse University’s College of Arts and Sciences is shedding new light on an old debate. Donald Siegel, an accomplished hydrologist and geochemist who chairs the Department of Earth Sciences in the College of Arts and Sciences, is…

Arts & Culture

Light Work Exhibition ‘After Edith’ to Close Dec. 19

Tuesday, December 8, 2015, By News Staff

The exhibition “After Edith” by photographer Gideon Barnett, currently on display in the Kathleen O. Ellis Gallery at Light Work, will continue until Dec. 19. A selection from “After Edith”“After Edith” brings together a collection of images that Barnett produced…