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STEM

Biologist Awarded Prestigious Research Grant

Thursday, April 10, 2014, By Sarah Scalese

To say the competition for the 2014 International Human Frontier Science Program Organization (HFSPO) Research Grants was fierce would be a massive understatement. In fact, when the process began more than a year ago, 844 letters of intent were submitted…

STEM

SU Plays Key Role in Search for Elusive Dark Matter

Thursday, April 10, 2014, By Rob Enslin

The ongoing search for invisible dark matter is the subject of a recent article involving physicists from The College of Arts and Sciences. Research by Richard Schnee, assistant professor of physics, is referenced in Symmetry magazine, a joint publication of…

VPA, Emme ’85 Launch ‘Fashion Without Limits’ Design Initiative

Thursday, April 10, 2014, By Erica Blust

The fashion design program in the College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) has joined with iconic supermodel and entrepreneur Emme ’85 to launch “Fashion Without Limits,” a design initiative that promotes the creation of size 12+ designs in the junior year through a special competition.

Campus & Community

Fourth Annual Syracuse University Day Returns to Yankee Stadium June 21

Thursday, April 10, 2014, By Scott McDowell

Tickets are on sale for the fourth annual Syracuse University Day, which returns to Yankee Stadium this year. On Saturday, June 21, the Syracuse University Alumni Association, in conjunction with Joseph I. Lubin House, heads back to the Bronx for…

Veterans

IVMF Awarded Federal Contract to Expand Operation Boots to Business

Wednesday, April 9, 2014, By News Staff

The Institute for Veterans and Military Families at Syracuse University (IVMF) has been awarded a $3 million cooperative agreement from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), to extend and expand Operation Boots to Business, a self-employment training program available to…

Media, Law & Policy

CBS’ Gayle King to Emcee Mirror Awards Ceremony

Wednesday, April 9, 2014, By Wendy S. Loughlin

Gayle King, co-host of “CBS This Morning” and editor at large of O, the Oprah Magazine, will emcee the eighth annual Mirror Awards ceremony on June 4 in New York City. Hosted by the Newhouse School, the ceremony will include…

Deep Findings

Wednesday, April 9, 2014, By Rob Enslin

When Cathryn Newton helped discover the USS Monitor in 1973, she was dealing with not just the most famous shipwreck of the Civil War (and of all U.S. naval history), but a paleontological and archaeological find of “epoch” proportions. “Shipwrecks…

Campus & Community

Fast Forward Winners Give Voice to Inspired Ideas

Wednesday, April 9, 2014, By Kathleen Haley

They have an idea to make it better and the passion to make it work. Thirteen entrants—both individuals and teams—have been selected as winners in the Fast Forward competition, in which the University will fund student projects that demonstrate how…

Engineering Students Add ‘Spark’ to Advanced Manufacturing

Tuesday, April 8, 2014, By Keith Kobland

Students from Syracuse University’s College of Engineering and Computer Science recently took part in a competition that aims to add some spark to the field of advanced manufacturing. As part of the second annual ‘Spark’ Innovation Competition, the students worked…

Campus & Community

SU Benefits Package Expands Coverage for Hearing Aids

Monday, April 7, 2014, By Sarah Scalese

Hearing loss knows no boundaries; it affects men and women, young and old, and people from all walks of life. In fact, more than 48 million adults, or 20 percent of the adult population in the United States, experience some…