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A World of Change Created by Paris Climate Talks

Tuesday, December 15, 2015, By Keith Kobland

Two College of Engineering and Computer Science faculty members with expertise in climate change and environmental engineering are applauding the recent agreement on a global climate deal reached in Paris, but for separate reasons. President Obama hailed the agreement as…

Campus & Community

Staff Members Finding Positive Results from Fast Forward Syracuse Initiatives

Monday, December 14, 2015, By Kathleen Haley

As a purchasing agent in the University’s Purchasing Department, Karla Salmonsen sees the results every day of the work done by the Fast Forward Syracuse Office Supplies Initiative Team. Salmonsen, who was a team member, handles any concerns with the…

Syracuse Views Fall 2015

Monday, December 14, 2015, By News Staff

Enjoy the view from Syracuse University. We’re combing social media for great photos of campus and accepting your snapshots that highlight all aspects of life at our University.

Alumna Interprets Cybersecurity on Capitol Hill

Thursday, December 10, 2015, By Matt Wheeler

Jessica Wilkerson ’13, who graduated with a major in  policy studies from the Maxwell School and minors in computer science and mathematics, is watching software envelop the world from an interesting vantage point—atop Capitol Hill. As an oversight associate for…

STEM

Professor Sheds New Light on Fracking Debate

Wednesday, December 9, 2015, By Rob Enslin

A professor in Syracuse University’s College of Arts and Sciences is shedding new light on an old debate. Donald Siegel, an accomplished hydrologist and geochemist who chairs the Department of Earth Sciences in the College of Arts and Sciences, is…

Media, Law & Policy

D’Amico Appointed to Screening Committee for Fulbright-Clinton Fellowships

Wednesday, December 9, 2015, By Scott Barrett

Francine D’Amico, associate professor of international relations at the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, has been appointed to the national screening committee for the Fulbright-Clinton Fellowships. The committee, comprised of area specialists and authorities in various fields, will…

SU-Upstate Faculty Collaborators to Pitch Research Proposals

Wednesday, December 9, 2015, By Carol Boll

Faculty scholars from Syracuse University and Upstate Medical University competing for funds under a new pilot grant program will pitch their research proposals before a panel of judges on Friday, Dec. 11, at the Life Sciences Complex at Syracuse University….

Arts & Culture

Scholar Spotlight: Samantha Skaller ’17

Tuesday, December 8, 2015, By Cyndi Moritz

Because of her position as one of 17 students on the national “It’s On Us” student advisory committee, Samantha Skaller of Brewster, New York, introduced U.S. Vice President Joseph Biden Jr. at the organization’s recent event held in Goldstein Auditorium….

STEM

Engineers Take Italy

Thursday, December 3, 2015, By Matt Wheeler

Few places are as suitable for higher learning as Florence, renowned as the epicenter of the Renaissance. This past spring, a group of second-year students studying aerospace, civil, environmental and mechanical engineering participated in a new study abroad opportunity at…

STEM

Varshney Receives Grant for Missile Defense Research

Thursday, December 3, 2015, By Matt Wheeler

Professor Pramod K. Varshney has been awarded a $350,000 Missile Defense Agency grant through the Boston Fusion Corp. Varshney will work with Boston Fusion, a data analytics and research company, to develop a parametric framework to accurately classify targets for ballistic…