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Getting into Character with Soprano Katie Weiser

Monday, December 1, 2014, By Kathleen Haley

While performing her favorite aria, Bellini’s “Oh quante volte,” Katie Weiser G’15 becomes the heroine, Guilietta, with all the anguish and fervor of a tragic love. “I want the audience to feel what my character is experiencing, and that is the reason why I sing.”

Novelist Ruth Ozeki Closes Out Semester’s Carver Reading Series

Monday, December 1, 2014, By Renée K. Gadoua

Novelist Ruth Ozeki will conclude Syracuse University’s Fall 2014 Raymond Carver Reading Series with a reading Wednesday, Dec. 3, in Gifford Auditorium. A question-and-answer session is from 3:45-4:30 p.m., followed by the reading. The event is free and open to…

STEM

Elliot Douglas to Speak on STEM Topics

Monday, December 1, 2014, By News Staff

Elliot Douglas from the Department of Materials Science and Engineering  at the University of Florida and current chair of the Educational Research and Methods Division of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE)​ will present on two STEM education topics: ​An “Introduction to…

Campus & Community

Shaped Clay Society Mug Sale to Be Held Dec. 3-5

Monday, December 1, 2014, By Erica Blust

The Shaped Clay Society in the College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) will host its annual mug sale Dec. 3-5 from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. in the first-floor galleria of the Dorothea Ilgen Shaffer Art Building. The Shaped Clay Society…

Chemistry Swap Inspired by Fast Forward Initiative

Monday, December 1, 2014, By Keith Kobland

Three drawers filled with glass tubes, which are no longer used in courses, just sit in storage. Gary Bonomo believes those old tubes can have a new life, along with other pieces of lab equipment that are in storage or classroom drawers.

Campus & Community

Student Ratings Open Dec. 1

Monday, December 1, 2014, By News Staff

A recent survey found that nearly 80 percent of Syracuse University instructors use the feedback they get from student ratings to revise their courses. Faculty members in the survey described how they have added or removed topics, adopted new ways…

Associate Comptroller Jean Gallipeau Named Comptroller

Monday, November 24, 2014, By Kathleen Haley

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Louis Marcoccia has announced that Jean Gallipeau, who has served as Syracuse University’s associate comptroller since 2013, has been appointed comptroller. The University Board of Trustees approved the appointment Nov. 7. Gallipeau has…

STEM

Air Travel Stinks: Improving Air Quality on Planes

Monday, November 24, 2014, By Matt Wheeler

As most people know all too well, you often can’t pick the person sitting next to you on an airplane. Sometimes that can make for an unpleasant flight, especially if your neighbor had a plate of garlic fries in the…

Fast Forward Syracuse November Update

Friday, November 21, 2014, By Jaclyn D. Grosso

Fast Forward Syracuse is a roadmap for the future and a guide to help ensure the success of the University in the context of a changing and challenging higher education environment. It’s a way to increase the value of the…

Campus & Community

‘Lights on the Lake’ Discount Tickets Now Available

Friday, November 21, 2014, By News Staff

A limited supply of “Lights on the Lake” discount tickets are now available for purchase in the Department of Recreation Services, room 241 Archbold Gym. Tickets are $5 each and allow one carload of people entrance to the “Lights on…