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University College Contributes Christmas Tree to Everson to Celebrate Upcoming Centennial

Monday, December 4, 2017, By News Staff

University College (UC) will celebrate its 100th anniversary in 2018. Syracuse University was among the first in the nation to offer evening courses when it opened its doors to adult students on Oct. 8, 1918. To promote the year-long celebration,…

Media, Law & Policy

Intercollegiate Moot Court Teams Complete Successful Fall Season

Friday, December 1, 2017, By Martin Walls

It’s been a busy two months for the College of Law’s Trial Advocacy program, reports Professor Kathleen O’Connor, faculty director of the Moot Court Honor Society and Advocacy, with intercollegiate teams reaching the final four in three competitions and with…

STEM

University Awarded $1.2 Million to Develop New Energy Saving Technology

Friday, December 1, 2017, By Alex Dunbar

Syracuse University researchers have received $1,200,000 in funding from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency–Energy (ARPA-E). SU will partner with SRI International, a nonprofit research center, to develop a low-cost, high-accuracy sensor platform that accurately detects human…

Campus & Community

Alumnus Kwang Tan, Ph.D., Makes $3.5 Million Gift in Support of Student Health, Wellness and Recreation

Friday, December 1, 2017, By News Staff

Tan’s gift will support significant renovations to Archbold Gymnasium, which includes the creation of the Barnes Center at The Arch, a new state-of-the-art, health, wellness and recreation complex.

Campus & Community

University Hosts Information Session on Public Humanities Fellowships Dec. 8

Thursday, November 30, 2017, By Rob Enslin

Graduate students interested in applying for 2018-19 Public Humanities Fellowships are encouraged to attend an information session on Friday, Dec. 8, from 10:30 a.m. to noon in room 304 of the Tolley Humanities Building. The session, which includes light refreshments,…

Arts & Culture

VPA Junior Named YMA Fashion Scholarship Fund National Merit Scholarship Finalist

Thursday, November 30, 2017, By Erica Blust

Annie Carson, a junior fashion design major in the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ School of Design, was named one of eight 2018 National Merit Scholarship finalists by the YMA Fashion Scholarship Fund (FSF), an international nonprofit organization composed of…

Media, Law & Policy

Expert Commentary: The Implications of Christie v. National Collegiate Athletic Association

Thursday, November 30, 2017, By Ellen Mbuqe

Attorney John Wolohan, a professor of Sports Law in the David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics at Syracuse University, is available to speak to the issues surrounding Christie v. National Collegiate Athletic Association. The Supreme Court will hold oral arguments on Monday, December 4…

Business & Economy

Blackstone LaunchPad Hosts Syracuse Qualifier for Hult Prize Competition

Thursday, November 30, 2017, By Pamela Whiteley McLaughlin

The Blackstone LaunchPad at Bird Library will host a Dec. 11 campus qualifier for the Hult Prize, the world’s largest student competition for the creation of new social businesses. Known as “The Nobel Prize for student startups,” the Hult Prize…

STEM

Physics Alumnus Wins Major Dissertation Award

Wednesday, November 29, 2017, By Rob Enslin

An alumnus of the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S) is being recognized by the American Physical Society (APS). Nathan Jurik G’16, a postdoctoral research associate at the University of Oxford (U.K.), is the 2018 recipient of the Mitsuyoshi Tanaka…

Arts & Culture

‘Holidays at Hendricks’ Ushers in the Season on Dec. 3

Wednesday, November 29, 2017, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Syracuse University’s annual holiday concert, “Holidays at Hendricks,” will take place this year on Sunday, Dec. 3, in the main chapel. The performance, by talented musicians and vocal performers from the Syracuse University community, begins at 7:30 p.m. and is…