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STEM

M. Cristina Marchetti Named Director of Soft and Living Matter Program

Tuesday, February 27, 2018, By Carol Boll

Cristina Marchetti, the William R. Kenan Jr. Professor and Distinguished Professor of Physics in the College of Arts and Sciences, has been appointed director of the University’s Soft and Living Matter Program. Marchetti, who was nominated by her colleagues in…

Campus & Community

Announcing the 2018 Orange Circle Award Winners

Tuesday, February 27, 2018, By News Staff

Syracuse University’s Forever Orange Week culminates with the Orange Circle Awards—honoring altruistic members of the SU community who have done extraordinary things in the service of others. The 2018 winners are alumnus Rob Long ’12, G’14 and the student groups…

Before the Taps Run Dry: How Recycled Wastewater Could Help California, Cape Town Quench Water Crises

Tuesday, February 27, 2018, By Daryl Lovell

California’s Water Resources Control Board is scheduled to vote tomorrow on whether to adopt permanent restrictions against wasting water, as drought worries once again creep into focus. Teng Zeng is an assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering at Syracuse…

STEM

Scientists Examine Link Between Surface-Water Salinity, Climate Change in Central New York

Friday, February 23, 2018, By Rob Enslin

The interplay between surface-water salinity and climate change in Central New York is the subject of a recent paper by researchers in the College of Arts and Sciences. Kristina Gutchess, a Ph.D. candidate in Earth Sciences, is the lead author…

STEM

Voices from the Deep

Friday, February 23, 2018, By Amy Manley

Holly Root-Gutteridge has always been a good listener–a trait that has served her very well in her bioacoustics research of mammals, both aquatic and landlocked. Most recently her ears have tuned-in to the vocal stylings of the North Atlantic right…

Arts & Culture

Student Film Accepted to Two Film Festivals

Friday, February 23, 2018, By Wendy S. Loughlin

A film by Newhouse School student Sam Shapiro has been chosen as an official selection at both the Garden State Film Festival and the Beverly Hills Film Festival. Shapiro’s film, “Scissor Pass,” tells the story of two friends who have…

Campus & Community

Call for Proposals: Goekjian Summer Research Grants—PLACA

Thursday, February 22, 2018, By News Staff

Syracuse University Graduate Students This year the Program on Latin America and the Caribbean (PLACA) of the Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs in the Maxwell School of Syracuse University will grant awards to graduate students of up to $1,500 to support field…

Campus & Community

Call for Proposals: Goekjian Summer Research Grants—MES

Thursday, February 22, 2018, By News Staff

The Middle Eastern Studies Program (MES) of the Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs in the Maxwell School of Syracuse University will grant awards to Ph.D. and master’s candidates from any discipline to support field research in the Middle East during the…

Media, Law & Policy

Newhouse and WAER Provide Connective Thread for Father and Son Broadcasters on One Memorable Day

Thursday, February 22, 2018, By Keith Kobland

A moment truly steeped in Orange played out in front of a network TV audience recently, one which gave a well-known father and his soon-to-be well-known son a moment they’ll always treasure. It happened last weekend, when the Syracuse University…

Campus & Community

Syracuse University Muslim Students Association Hosts Event in Response to Islamophobia

Wednesday, February 21, 2018, By News Staff

Today’s world is filled with injustice. What does Islam have to say about this? What can be learned from the Islamic tradition that exposes a rich history while preparing humanity to solve today’s problems? The Syracuse University Muslim Students Association is hosting an event to educate…