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Campus & Community

Liddy Selects Karin Ruhlandt Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences

Friday, January 30, 2015, By News Staff

Ruhlandt, who first joined the Syracuse faculty in 1993, has served as interim dean of the college since July 2014.

Media, Law & Policy

Raising the Bar: College of Law Revises Standards to Improve Student Success

Thursday, January 29, 2015, By Kathleen Haley

A rigorous two-day test of legal knowledge, the bar exam is the final hurdle for those studying law to be admitted as practicing attorneys. To ensure that new graduates taking the bar exam had academic assistance, the College of Law initiated a revised set of academic standards several years ago.

Arts & Culture

Recognitions Roll in for LLL Faculty

Thursday, January 29, 2015, By Sarah Scalese

Success comes in droves for members of the College of Arts and Sciences. An unprecedented six professors in the Department of Languages, Literatures and Linguistics (LLL) have been elected to top positions at three of the world’s leading language organizations….

Arts & Culture

Syracuse Scholar: Ebony Jones ’15

Tuesday, January 27, 2015, By News Staff

After going on a road trip with her parents to explore all the colleges she applied to on the East Coast, Ebony Jones ’15 chose Syracuse University because she liked the supportive atmosphere. “Syracuse was the only place I felt…

Campus & Community

Visit by Posse Foundation President Deborah Bial Rescheduled for Feb. 4

Monday, January 26, 2015, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Deborah Bial, president and founder of the Posse Foundation, will visit the Syracuse University campus on Wednesday, Feb. 4. Bial and members of her team were originally scheduled to visit Syracuse Monday, Jan. 26. That visit was postponed because of…

STEM

Northeast Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition Coming to iSchool in March

Monday, January 26, 2015, By Diane Stirling

The kinds of administrative and protective challenges that information technology professionals face at their jobs every day will comprise an exciting and intense weekend for nearly 200 students participating in a national cyber-skills competition taking place at the School of…

STEM

Beyond Today’s Radio Spectrum: Transmitting Wireless Data on Higher Frequencies

Friday, January 23, 2015, By Matt Wheeler

Everything we do that requires a wireless connection uses the radio spectrum. We’re able to harness radio waves to listen to music in the car or stream Netflix from the 4G network on our smartphones. Each application is assigned its…

STEM

Nicholson to Speak at Game Design Conference

Thursday, January 22, 2015, By Diane Stirling

School of Information Studies (iSchool) Associate Professor Scott Nicholson, an expert in meaningful gamification, transformative games, facilitating learning through games and play in non-classroom settings, and a game designer himself, has been invited to address the IndieCade East conference in…

@SyracuseUNews Tips

Wednesday, January 21, 2015, By Keith Kobland

Syracuse University faculty discuss ‘lone wolf’ terrorism and Super Bowl XLIX.

Unsung Heroes Honored at MLK Celebration

Monday, January 19, 2015, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

The 2015 Martin Luther King Jr. Unsung Hero Awards were presented to four members of the Syracuse University and greater Syracuse communities during the University’s 30th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration, “Remember. Celebrate. Act.” The event will be held…