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College of Engineering and Computer Science Student Innovation Recognized at 2017 Research Day

Thursday, May 4, 2017, By Alex Dunbar

The College of Engineering and Computer Science celebrated student innovation at the annual Research Day luncheon. The focus of the recent event is on the importance of bringing research to a broad audience and presenting it in a way that…

Arts & Culture

Syracuse University Receives Gift of ‘Illustrated Chronicle of Ivan the Terrible’ from the Russian Federation

Thursday, May 4, 2017, By Pamela Whiteley McLaughlin

The Consul General of the Russian Federation in New York, Hon. Igor Leonidovich Golubovskiy, presented Syracuse University with a copy of “The Illustrated Chronicle of Ivan the Terrible” (Russian title: Лицевой летописный свод XVI века) at a ceremony in Bird…

STEM

Chemistry Lands Funding for Long-Running Undergraduate Research Program

Thursday, May 4, 2017, By Elizabeth Droge-Young

For more than 15 years, Syracuse University’s Department of Chemistry has welcomed summer undergraduate researchers. Thanks to a new three-year, $297,000 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to chemistry professors Michael Sponsler and Bruce Hudson, the immersive program will…

Campus & Community

Professors Honored with Prestigious Meredith, Teaching Recognition, Scholar and Teacher Awards

Wednesday, May 3, 2017, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Sanjay Chhablani, professor in the College of Law, and Jackie Orr, associate professor of sociology in the Maxwell School and the College of Arts and Sciences, have been named the 2017-20 Laura J. and L. Douglas Meredith Professors for Teaching…

Campus & Community

Ten Tons of Love Collection Begins, Welcomes New Partners

Tuesday, May 2, 2017, By Shannon Andre

Each year, students, faculty and staff donate clothing, household items and food to benefit charities and individuals in the Syracuse community through the Ten Tons of Love collection drive. The current drive runs through Thursday, May 11. In a new…

Business & Economy

Syracuse University Student Entrepreneurs Win Big at New York Business Plan Competition

Monday, May 1, 2017, By Pamela Whiteley McLaughlin

Syracuse University student entrepreneurship teams dominated the eighth annual New York Business Plan Competition (NYBPC), which took place on Friday, April 28, at SUNY Poly’s NanoTech Complex in Albany. Syracuse teams captured the $100,000 grand prize and took first-place honors…

Business & Economy

Whitman School Recognized by AACSB International for Leading the Way in Entrepreneurial Education

Friday, April 28, 2017, By Kerri D. Howell

AACSB International (AACSB), the world’s largest global education network, recognized the Martin J. Whitman School of Management (Whitman School), for its commitment to creating and incubating cutting-edge business innovations and fostering entrepreneurship in the next generation of business leaders. The…

Campus & Community

University to Offer Child Care Subsidy for Graduate Students

Friday, April 28, 2017, By Carol Boll

As of this fall, Syracuse University will provide full-time matriculated graduate students with a subsidy to help cover the costs of child care. The subsidy program was initiated with support from Chancellor Kent Syverud, Provost Michele Wheatly and Graduate School…

Campus & Community

Be Part of Team SU for the J.P. Morgan Corporate Challenge

Friday, April 28, 2017, By Kevin Morrow

May 8 is the registration deadline to be part of the Syracuse University team in the 2017 J.P. Morgan Corporate Challenge. The 3.5-mile run/walk is Tuesday, June 6, at 6:25 p.m. at Onondaga Lake Parkway in Liverpool. All benefits-eligible faculty…

STEM

Cooperators and Cheaters in the Petri Dish: Biology Professors Awarded $710,000 to Study Mutualistic Yeast Communities

Wednesday, April 26, 2017, By Elizabeth Droge-Young

Three Syracuse University biologists have received a $710,000, three-year grant from the National Science Foundation. Led by Associate Professor Kari Segraves, the researchers will investigate mutualistic species. Segraves and collaborators will use new, genetically designed yeast strains to explore stability…