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Campus & Community

SyracuseCoE Hosts Electric Car Ride and Drive Event

Thursday, June 14, 2018, By News Staff

SyracuseCoE is hosting NYSERDA’s free electric car ride and drive event on Thursday, June 21, from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Participants can check out and test drive a variety of electric vehicles and learn about savings and incentives available….

STEM

Biologists Awarded NIH Grant to Study Origins of Brain Disorders

Wednesday, June 13, 2018, By Rob Enslin

Neuroscientists in the Department of Biology in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S) are using a major grant to study the origins of brain disorders, including epilepsy and stroke. Sandra Hewett, the Beverly Petterson Bishop Professor of Neuroscience and…

Campus & Community

Twitch Will Assist with New Newhouse Course in Esports and Media

Friday, June 8, 2018, By Wendy S. Loughlin

This fall, the Newhouse School will launch an innovative new course called Esports & Media, which is the first university course of its kind. Developed in close collaboration with social video service Twitch, the course will explore the rapidly growing world…

STEM

Scientists Rethink Co-Evolution of Marine Life, Oxygenated Oceans

Thursday, May 31, 2018, By Rob Enslin

Researchers in the Department of Earth Sciences have confirmed that rising oceanic and atmospheric oxygen levels co-evolved with marine life hundreds of millions of years ago. Wanyi Lu, a Ph.D. candidate studying under Associate Professor Zunli Lu (no relation) in…

Business & Economy

Whole Foods Discount for Amazon Customers is Logical Next Step in ‘Cyber-Physical Strategy’

Thursday, May 17, 2018, By Daryl Lovell

This week Whole Foods launched a loyalty program for Amazon Prime members, offering them special discounts at their grocery stores. The specials are available now in Florida and will roll out to all other stores starting this summer. Associate professor…

Campus & Community

Enshrined in Language

Thursday, May 17, 2018, By Rob Enslin

When the Department of Languages, Literatures and Linguistics (LLL) bestowed the annual Gerlinde Ulm Sanford Award on Erma Martin in April, it marked the first time the coveted prize went to a non-academic. Which is just fine with Gail Bulman G’96, the award’s founder….

Campus & Community

Distinguished Professor Emeritus Jozef Zwislocki Dies

Wednesday, May 16, 2018, By News Staff

Jozef J. Zwislocki of Fayetteville, New York, died on May 14 at the age of 96. He was a Distinguished Professor Emeritus of neuroscience at Syracuse University and a Doctor Honoris Causa at both the University of Adam Mickiewicz in…

Campus & Community

Syracuse University Ranks First in State for 2018 RecycleMania Competition

Tuesday, May 15, 2018, By News Staff

For the second year in a row, Syracuse University ranked first in the Total Recycling category in New York State in the 2018 RecycleMania competition, the eight-week waste reduction and recycling competition between colleges and universities in North America. The…

Campus & Community

Kathrine Switzer ’68, G’72 Commencement Address

Sunday, May 13, 2018, By Keith Kobland

Kathrine Switzer ’68, G ’72 delivers the keynote address at commencement ceremonies Sunday at the dome. The following is a video and transcript of her inspiring message to the grads.

Health & Society

Defensive Projection: One Possible Explanation Behind Eric Schneiderman’s Alleged Behavior

Friday, May 11, 2018, By Daryl Lovell

Former New York attorney general Eric Schneiderman made headlines this week after allegations surfaced from multiple women claiming he subjected them to nonconsensual physical violence. The latest story in a familiar string of allegations against prominent figures and people in…