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Campus & Community

University Lectures Announces 2014-15 Season

Wednesday, April 30, 2014, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Seven distinguished guests will share their experiences and perspectives with the Syracuse University and Central New York communities this fall and next spring as part of the 2014-15 University Lectures series. Guests during the fall 2014 semester include Van Jones,…

STEM

Syracuse University Physicists Confirm Existence of New Type of Meson

Tuesday, April 29, 2014, By Rob Enslin

Physicists in the College of Arts and Sciences have made several important discoveries regarding the basic structure of mesons—subatomic particles long thought to be composed of one quark and one antiquark and bound together by a strong interaction. Recently, Professor…

Campus & Community

Phi Beta Kappa to Induct 55 New Members May 9

Tuesday, April 29, 2014, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Fifty-five students will be inducted into the Syracuse University chapter of the Phi Beta Kappa honor society on Friday, May 9, at 1 p.m. in Maxwell Auditorium. Micere Mugo, Meredith Professor for Teaching Excellence and professor of African American Studies…

Arts & Culture

Arts and Sciences Junior Awarded Norma Slepecky Undergraduate Prize

Tuesday, April 29, 2014, By Sarah Scalese

Kristin Weeks, a junior in Syracuse University’s College of Arts and Sciences, may be from the tiny Western New York village of Akron, but this young woman has big dreams and huge goals. Weeks, who is ambitiously pursuing a triple…

Media, Law & Policy

Gregory Heisler to Join Newhouse faculty in Fall 2014

Tuesday, April 29, 2014, By Wendy S. Loughlin

Renowned photographer Gregory Heisler will join the Newhouse School as a Distinguished Professor of photography in the Department of Multimedia Photography and Design. Heisler is well-known for his portraits of leaders in business, government, science, sports and the arts. His…

Media, Law & Policy

Golden Gear Places in New York Business Plan Competition

Tuesday, April 29, 2014, By News Staff

Daniel Goldberg, founder of Golden Gear, won second place in the products and services category in the fifth annual New York Business Plan Competition. The finals were held Friday, April 25, at the College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering in…

STEM

Faculty, Students Using Big Data to Analyze Energy-Use Patterns

Tuesday, April 29, 2014, By Diane Stirling

A team from the School of Information Studies (iSchool) is conducting research analysis using big data sets from the Pecan Street Research Consortium, a global collaboration working on utility system operations, climate change, integration of distributed energy and storage, and…

Campus & Community

Getting to Know: Peggy Pappas

Tuesday, April 29, 2014, By Keith Kobland

You won’t find one of the biggest fans of SU’s football and basketball teams sitting in the stands at the Carrier Dome. Most likely, you’ll find Peggy Pappas out on the court or the playing field. “I do bleed orange,”…

Arts & Culture

Young Playwrights Festival Winners to Receive Staged Reading of their Works

Thursday, April 24, 2014, By News Staff

Winners of Syracuse Stage’s 2014 Young Playwrights Festival will receive a staged reading of their works on Tuesday, April 29, at 7 p.m. in the Archbold Theatre at the Syracuse Stage/Drama Complex, 820 E. Genesee St. The staged reading will…

Arts & Culture

Mandarins to Host Annual Show Featuring Hernz Laguerre

Thursday, April 24, 2014, By News Staff

The Syracuse University Mandarins are changing the a cappella game at their annual concert, Mandarins Live!, on Saturday, April 26, at 6 p.m. in Hendricks Chapel. The evening’s special guest performer, Hernz Laguerre, is well known on campus for his…