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Construction Engineering Lab Opens

Thursday, March 31, 2016, By Matt Wheeler

The College of Engineering and Computer Science opened the doors to a new construction engineering lab at a recent dedication and ribbon-cutting ceremony. The facility will provide faculty and students with a dedicated space to replicate construction quality control tests,…

Arts & Culture

Cruel April 2016 Kicks Off at Point of Contact Gallery

Thursday, March 31, 2016, By News Staff

Cruel April, Point of Contact’s annual poetry event, will open to the public on April 7 at the Point of Contact Gallery in downtown Syracuse. The program will host poetry readings on every Thursday in April at 6 p.m., followed…

STEM

Langmuir Spotlights SU Nanotechnology Research

Thursday, March 31, 2016, By Matt Wheeler

Nanoparticles are used in a wide range of applications, including targeted drug delivery, biosensing, imaging and catalysis. When they are paired in solutions with surfactants—chemical compounds that determine surface tension—they are even able to form stable suspensions that can trap…

STEM

Arnone Receives ALA’s Carnegie-Whitney Grant

Wednesday, March 30, 2016, By J.D. Ross

School of Information Studies (iSchool) Research Associate Professor and Associate Professor of Practice Marilyn Arnone has been awarded a Carnegie-Whitney Grant by the American Library Association (ALA). The Carnegie-Whitney Grant provides annual awards to scholars for the preparation, either in print…

Campus & Community

Libraries and Partners Offer Third Annual Human Library Event April 6

Wednesday, March 30, 2016, By Pamela Whiteley McLaughlin

The Syracuse University Libraries will host its third annual Human Library event on Wednesday, April 6, from noon-4 p.m. in Bird Library, in partnership with the Disability Cultural Center, the LGBT Resource Center, the Library and Information Science Student Association…

Media, Law & Policy

College of Law Hosts 62nd Annual National Conference of Law Reviews

Monday, March 28, 2016, By Robert Conrad

The College of Law’s Syracuse Law Review is hosting the 62nd Annual National Conference of Law Reviews (NCLR) from Thursday, March 31, through Saturday, April 2. The conference will attract over 150 editors and leaders representing law reviews from over…

STEM

Syracuse Researcher Finds Wolf Subspecies Have Unique Howl Patterns

Friday, March 25, 2016, By Elizabeth Droge-Young

A southern drawl or a cockney accent can quickly pinpoint where a person grew up. Researchers have found that regional vocalization patterns aren’t just for humans—dialects can likewise differ among groups of wolves.

STEM

The Human Trace

Thursday, March 24, 2016, By Rob Enslin

The great anthropologist Loren Eiseley once compared mankind to a twisted stem of wisteria—a “rooted vine in space” on an immense, if not impossible journey. It’s one that each of us must attempt, regardless of outcome. This is the premise…

Arts & Culture

Professor Eyes New Books, International Humanities Appointment

Wednesday, March 23, 2016, By Rob Enslin

When Gregg Lambert stepped down as founding director of the Syracuse University Humanities Center in 2014, he did what any self-respecting professor would do. He hit the books. Nearly two years later, Lambert is still at the top of his…

STEM

NSF Underwrites National, International Projects in Mathematics Department

Tuesday, March 22, 2016, By Rob Enslin

The Department of Mathematics in the College of Arts and Sciences has received three major grant awards from the National Science Foundation (NSF), supporting national and international research projects. The awards enable students and faculty to travel to Poland for…