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Campus & Community

Emeritus Professor, NAE Member Peter Simpkins Dies

Wednesday, July 6, 2016, By Matt Wheeler

Emeritus Professor Peter Simpkins has died. Simpkins was a member of the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) and a University Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. Simpkins joined Syracuse University in 2002 and retired in 2007. His primary…

STEM

Hemsley’s ‘Steel Links’ Visualization Accepted to Cooperstown Exhibition

Wednesday, July 6, 2016, By J.D. Ross

When the 81st annual National Juried Art Exhibition opens next week at the Cooperstown Art Association, one of the pieces hanging on the wall will belong to School of Information Studies (iSchool) faculty member Jeff Hemsley. The piece of artwork…

Campus & Community

John Wildhack ’80 to Become Syracuse University Director of Athletics

Wednesday, July 6, 2016, By Sarah Scalese

Wildhack, a veteran leader at ESPN, currently serves as the network’s executive vice president for programming and production, a role he’s held since January 2014.

Media, Law & Policy

USA Today’s Upton to Take Position as Knight Chair in Data and Explanatory Journalism

Friday, July 1, 2016, By Wendy S. Loughlin

The Newhouse School has appointed data journalist Jodi Upton as the Knight Chair in Data and Explanatory Journalism, …

Media, Law & Policy

Skype in Media and the Newhouse School Team Up on the Campaign Trail

Friday, July 1, 2016, By Wendy S. Loughlin

Newhouse students will cover the 2016 presidential election season for a global audience through a unique partnership with Skype in Media.

Campus & Community

Syracuse University Invests $9 Million in Classroom Enhancements, Technology Upgrades as Part of Campus Framework

Thursday, June 30, 2016, By Sarah Scalese

The classrooms of today need to be interactive, flexible and ready for collaboration—the latest in audiovisual equipment, teaching aids and high-speed networks all enhance learning and the classroom experience. As part of the Campus Framework, the University will make an…

Campus & Community

Sala, Dr. Chen Lead Largest United Way Campaign in University History

Tuesday, June 28, 2016, By News Staff

As fiscal year 2016 concludes this week, the University closes the books on its 44th United Way fundraising campaign, yielding $229,523.71, the largest amount raised in the history of the long-running Syracuse University-United Way partnership. Peter Sala, vice president and…

Health & Society

Q&A: One-Year Anniversary of Nationwide Marriage Equality

Monday, June 27, 2016, By Cyndi Moritz

June 26 marked one year since the U.S. Supreme Court announced its landmark decision in Obergefell v. Hodges, which guaranteed the right to marry to LGBT couples throughout the United States. Aaron Hoy is a doctoral candidate in sociology in…

University Senate Recorder Teresa Gilman to Depart SU

Monday, June 27, 2016, By Carol Boll

When Teresa Gilman took a position in 1977 as curriculum coordinator in the University Senate Office, she figured she would work at Syracuse just until she paid off her student loans. Nearly four decades later, Gilman has long since paid…

STEM

Biologists Use Federal Grant to Advance Epigenetics

Thursday, June 23, 2016, By Rob Enslin

Biologists in the College of Arts and Sciences have been awarded a major grant to study an epigenetic mechanism used by cells to regulate gene expression—a process known as meiotic silencing. Eleanor Maine, professor of biology, is the recipient of…