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STEM

Negussey Named American Society of Civil Engineers Fellow

Tuesday, May 21, 2019, By Alex Dunbar

Dawit Negussey, professor of civil and environmental engineering in the College of Engineering and Computer Science, has been elected a fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)—an honor that recognizes the contributions and creative solutions of civil engineers…

Arts & Culture

iSchool, Arts and Sciences, Libraries Collaborate on Art of Romanticism Course

Thursday, May 16, 2019, By Cristina Hatem

As part of Professor Romita Ray’s Art of Romanticism course this past semester, Ray, her students, School of Information Studies (iSchool) Professor Daniel Acuna and Elizabeth Novoa, president of Unika Analytics, designed the website Romanticism at Syracuse University. It features…

STEM

Students Partner with Industry on Wearable Cooling Device

Thursday, May 16, 2019, By Matt Wheeler

While many people work in climate-controlled buildings, certain jobs require workers to toil in oppressive heat. Military personnel, firefighters, construction workers and many others don’t have many good options for keeping cool in their line of work. This spring, a…

Campus & Community

Memorial Service for Thomas J. Walsh Set for Saturday

Wednesday, May 15, 2019, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Thomas J. Walsh G’84, retired executive vice president of advancement and external affairs, passed away May 10 following a long battle with cancer. Walsh received a bachelor’s degree from Le Moyne College and a master’s degree in drama from the…

Media, Law & Policy

The Stand Connects Newhouse Students with Local Community

Wednesday, May 15, 2019, By Lani Rich

As The Stand director Ashley Kang tells the story, the project that would define 10 years of her professional life began in 2007, when now-retired professor Steve Davis wanted to get his news reporting students off campus. “All these students…

Campus & Community

Walters Takes Helm, Five New Members Elected to University’s Board of Trustees

Monday, May 13, 2019, By News Staff

As Kathleen A. Walters ’73 assumed her new role as chair of the Board of Trustees, Syracuse University also announced the election of five new trustees. The new members are James P. Kidder L’01, who will become president of the…

Campus & Community

Pellow Receives Wasserstrom Prize for Graduate Teaching

Monday, May 13, 2019, By Rob Enslin

Deborah Pellow, professor of anthropology in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S) and the Maxwell School, is the 2019 recipient of the William Wasserstrom Prize for the Teaching of Graduate Students. A&S Dean Karin Ruhlandt conferred the prize on…

Campus & Community

Section of Comstock Avenue Closed Tuesday Due to City Work

Friday, May 10, 2019, By Kathleen Haley

A section of Comstock Avenue will be closed to traffic Tuesday, May 14, as the City Water Department does repair work. The section between Euclid Avenue and Stratford Street will be closed. A detour will be in place to direct…

Veterans

Small Business Week Success: From Airman to Entrepreneur

Friday, May 10, 2019, By Leah Lazarz

Originally from Long Island, Logan Bonney G’17 enrolled in classes at Mohawk Valley Community College (MVCC) in 2008, intent on studying aircraft mechanics. Military service wasn’t necessarily on his radar but he saw the hands-on training his roommate was getting…

Campus & Community

Four to Attend Prestigious Public Policy and International Affairs Institutes

Thursday, May 9, 2019, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Four Syracuse University students have been selected to participate in the highly competitive Public Policy and International Affairs (PPIA) junior summer institutes. PPIA is a summer program hosted by five institutions across the country with strong public policy programs. It…