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Syracuse Intensifies Search for New ‘Ghostly’ Particles
Physicists in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S) are playing an important role in a multinational neutrino experiment that could lead to major breakthroughs in the study of the universe. Mitch Soderberg, associate professor of physics, oversees a group…
‘Yoga for Singers’ Workshops Explore Mind-Body-Spirit Connection
Singers interested in using mind-body awareness to improve their vocal technique and overall performance are encouraged to register for a series of public workshops presented by CNY Singing Garden, a Syracuse-based private voice studio. Soprano Laura Enslin and tenor Daniel…
Orange Volunteers Squeeze in Some Compassion During Orlando Visit
Citrus fruit may grow on trees in Florida, but the Sunshine State recently experienced the influx of an especially spirited variety of Orange–from wintry Syracuse! As the Orange football team prepared for its debut in the 2018 Camping World Bowl…
Capstone Project Funds Local ‘Girls Who Code’ Chapter
A capstone class project for a team of School of Information Studies (iSchool) students, working with an iSchool alumna at the Onondaga Free Library, has initiated a Girls Who Code chapter and an introduction to tech careers and coding skills for 11 Syracuse girls.
Recruitment Event to Showcase Another Side of Syracuse in Orlando
The Camping World Bowl in Orlando is shining a spotlight on the Orange football team and on Syracuse University Athletics as a whole. But another event taking place in the same city will focus on the other side of the…
Meredith Professors Present Results of Their Special Projects for Faculty Colleagues, Academic Leaders
Two Laura J. and L. Douglas Meredith Professors of Teaching Excellence gave presentations on their Meredith projects before fellow Meredith Professors, faculty colleagues, academic affairs leaders and guests during Syracuse University’s annual Meredith Professorship Dinner on Dec. 13 in the…
Psych Professor Provides Insight on Making New Year’s Resolutions
Brittany Jakubiak, assistant professor in the Department of Psychology in the College of Arts and Sciences, provides some advice on the do’s and don’ts of New Year’s resolution-making with WalletHub. In the article “10 Financial Resolutions for 2019,” Jakubiak recommends…
ISchool Professor Lee McKnight Contributes to Pew Research Report on Future of Artificial Intelligence
School of Information Studies (iSchool) Associate Professor Lee McKnight has contributed his opinions on the changes coming to the artificial intelligence (AI) field in a recently published Pew Research Center report titled “Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Humans.” Published…
Concept to Design Library ‘Critical Catalog’ Earns ASIS&T Best Paper Proposal Award
A paper describing a proposal to create a new type of library catalog—one that, in the way it uses metadata, acts as an “affirmative action” system to advocate for diversity and expose library users and readers to resources from populations…
Growing the Science of Sustainability: Molecular Biologist Nina V. Fedoroff ’66 Expounds on Importance of GMOs, Science Literacy
Nina V. Fedoroff ’66 has built a career on defying the odds. From working her way through college as a single mother to being the first to clone and characterize maize transposons (bits of DNA that hop from place to…