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Media, Law & Policy

Law Student Earns Spot at Top Gun Trial Competition

Wednesday, May 28, 2014, By Jaclyn D. Grosso

The trial teams from the College of Law recently concluded one of their most impressive seasons—and it’s not quite over yet. Jennifer Camillo, a third-year law student, has earned a spot at the Baylor Law School 2014 Top Gun National…

STEM

Scott Pitnick Appointed Weeden Professor

Wednesday, May 28, 2014, By Sarah Scalese

Professor Scott Pitnick, a highly accomplished evolutionary biologist in the fields of sexual selection, reproductive genetics and speciation, has been appointed the inaugural Weeden Professor in the College of Arts and Sciences. The professorship, appointed by the dean, will support…

STEM

Rules to Cut Carbon Emissions Also Reduce Other Air Pollutants

Tuesday, May 27, 2014, By News Staff

Setting strong standards for climate-changing carbon emissions from power plants would provide reductions in other air pollutants that can make people sick and harm the environment, according to a new study by scientists at Syracuse University and Harvard.

Health & Society

School of Education Student Appointed to White House Committee

Tuesday, May 27, 2014, By Jennifer Russo

President Barack Obama has appointed Micah Fialka-Feldman, a student and employee at the School of Education, to serve on the President’s Committee for People for Intellectual Disabilities. Ten other individuals around the nation were appointed to this committee for a…

Arts & Culture

Design Students Win National Awards for Bioroll Geotextile Mat

Friday, May 23, 2014, By Erica Blust

A team of fourth-year industrial and interaction design (IID) students in the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ Department of Design won three $1,000 awards in the Royal Society of Arts U.S. (RSA-US) Student Design Awards. Boaz Cohen, Jesse Handelman, Jon…

Campus & Community

Syracuse Students Match Strength and Strategy in a ‘CAWL to Arms’

Friday, May 23, 2014, By Kathleen Haley

The New York Crushers brought their Orange spirit and strength but it wasn’t enough to defeat the Connecticut Wrecking Crew.

Media, Law & Policy

Chairman of Bond, Schoeneck & King Elected to College of Law Board of Advisors

Friday, May 23, 2014, By Jaclyn D. Grosso

Richard D. Hole L’75 has been named to the College of Law Board of Advisors. Hole is a member of Bond, Schoeneck & King, PLLC and chairman of Bond’s Management Committee, a position he has held since 2008. Prior to…

Veterans

IVMF Receives $450,000 from Sam’s Club to Support Women Veteran Entrepreneurs

Friday, May 23, 2014, By News Staff

The Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF) has received a $450,000 grant from the Sam’s Club Giving Program to support women veteran entrepreneurs through its business management training program V-WISE, Veteran Women Igniting the Spirit of Entrepreneurship. The Sam’s…

STEM

Student Presented with Dream Award Scholarship on National Television

Friday, May 23, 2014, By J.D. Ross

School of Information Studies (iSchool) sophomore Charlene Hinton was presented with a Dream Award Scholarship by television show host Katie Couric in an appearance on Couric’s talk show program. Hinton was also a recent recipient of the Chancellors Award for…

Veterans

McDonough Authors Post on VAntage Point

Thursday, May 22, 2014, By News Staff

Col. James McDonough (U.S. Army, Ret.), IVMF Managing Director of Community Engagement and Innovation, has authored “Transparency, Data-Sharing Solutions Boost Work to End Veteran Homelessness“—a blog post featured on the VA Blog, VAntage Point.