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Campus & Community

University Hosts Staff and Faculty Challenge Course Day

Monday, July 20, 2015, By Shannon Andre

The Department of Recreation Services and the Syracuse University Wellness Initiative have partnered to host the SU Staff & Faculty Challenge Day on Saturday, Aug. 8, from 1-5 p.m. Staff and faculty members and their immediate family members are invited…

Media, Law & Policy

Summer Law Program Focuses on Business and Technology Development

Friday, July 17, 2015, By Jessica Chesher

Microfluidic bubble bioreactor for cell capture is not a description one would expect to hear for a project being researched in a law school, but that’s exactly what Heather Roark Parker L’16 was explaining to Assemblyman William Magnarelli during a…

Philosophers Celebrate 10th Anniversary of SPAWN Series July 29-31

Friday, July 17, 2015, By Rob Enslin

The Department of Philosophy in the College of Arts and Sciences is marking the 10th anniversary of its acclaimed SPAWN summer workshop series by revisiting the theme of its first conference: “Consciousness.” SPAWN, which stands for “Syracuse Philosophy Annual Workshop…

Campus & Community

Candace Campbell Jackson Appointed Vice President, Chief of Staff to Chancellor Syverud

Thursday, July 16, 2015, By News Staff

Chancellor Kent Syverud today appointed Candace Campbell Jackson to the position of vice president and chief of staff. A highly experienced and accomplished administrator, Jackson currently serves as the vice president for student success and vice provost for academic success…

Campus & Community

Retirement Readiness Seminars Offered to Educate Campus Community

Thursday, July 16, 2015, By Jaclyn D. Grosso

The University offered two Financial Education and Retirement Planning Seminars for members of the campus community on July 9 and 13 in the Goldstein Auditorium. The events featured representatives from Human Resources, TIAA-CREF, Social Security and Medicare who provided information…

Media, Law & Policy

Hamersma Wins 2015 Birkhead-Burkhead Award

Wednesday, July 15, 2015, By Scott Barrett

Sarah Hamersma, associate professor of public administration and international affairs in the Maxwell School, is the 2015 recipient of the Birkhead-Burkhead Teaching Excellence Award and Professorship.  Her selection was announced at the Department of Public Administration and International Affairs (PAIA)…

Mehrzad Boroujerdi on Historic Iran Nuclear Deal

Tuesday, July 14, 2015, By Ellen Mbuqe

“The time has come to turn a page in the torturous relationship between Iran and the United States,” says Mehrzad Boroujerdi, Professor and Chair of the Political Science Department and O’Hanley Faculty Scholar at Syracuse University’s Maxwell School of Citizenship…

STEM

Physicists Confirm Existence of Rare Pentaquarks

Tuesday, July 14, 2015, By Rob Enslin

Physicists in the College of Arts and Sciences have confirmed the existence of two rare pentaquark states. Their discovery is said to have major implications for the study of the structure of matter.

Media, Law & Policy

Perez Returns to Former Newsroom as One-Man-Band Reporter Each Year

Monday, July 13, 2015, By Emily Kulkus

For two weeks every spring, Newhouse Assistant Professor Simon Perez heads back to the newsroom. And while the veteran, bilingual newsman could probably join or lead any news team in the country, Perez does what few do: he heads straight…

STEM

Samantha Usman Receives Highly Competitive Astronaut Scholarship

Monday, July 13, 2015, By Amy Manley

A rising senior in the College of Arts and Sciences is flying high upon learning of her latest academic achievement. Samantha Usman ’16, a double major in physics and mathematics, has just been named a recipient of the Astronaut Scholarship…