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Capturing Carbon through Cleaner Combustion

Tuesday, August 4, 2015, By Matt Wheeler

When it comes to releasing carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, the combustion of fossil fuels is far and away the biggest offender. In fact, the Department of Energy estimates that the process creates approximately 30 billion tons of CO2 every…

Campus & Community

Internal Research Grant Program to Support Scholarly Exploration

Tuesday, August 4, 2015, By Carol Boll

The program, announced Monday by Vice President for Research Gina Lee-Glauser, provides a total of $150,000 in funding for faculty to develop essential relationships; obtain foundational results to expand or sustain their research, scholarly or creative activities; or strengthen and foster interdisciplinary collaboration across the University.

STEM

Stromer-Galley’s Bias Retraining Game Wins ‘Serious Play’ Honors

Monday, August 3, 2015, By Diane Stirling

Human decision-making is prone to cognitive biases, the shortcuts people take because their brains are wired to make decisions quickly with limited information. However, a game developed by a research team that includes a School of Information Studies (iSchool) faculty…

Campus & Community

Research Computing Gains Momentum at University

Monday, July 27, 2015, By Christopher C. Finkle

Research computing continues to grow at Syracuse University. Supported by Information Technology Services (ITS), enhanced resources offer University researchers more support, greater capacity and an expanding toolset. A National Science Foundation award in 2013 funded infrastructure upgrades that expanded data-intensive…

Business & Economy

Graduate Students Work to Strengthen Local Economy in Start-Up New York Program

Thursday, July 23, 2015, By News Staff

“Start-Up New York is about the marriage of the community with the businesses and the university. It’s about really finding the right fit in all those different areas: What’s mutually beneficial? What helps the community?” says Olevia Mitchell, a first-year…

Campus & Community

Provost Announces Completion of Academic Strategic Plan Development

Thursday, July 23, 2015, By Carol Boll

Syracuse University Interim Vice Chancellor and Provost Liz Liddy today announced the completion of the development phase of the University’s Academic Strategic Plan, a document designed to serve as a strategic roadmap to guide priorities and institutional decision making in…

James Schmeling on the 25th Anniversary of the Americans with Disability Act

Wednesday, July 22, 2015, By Ellen Mbuqe

James Schmeling, J.D., Managing Director for Programming and Co-Founder of the Institute for Veterans and Military Families at Syracuse University, reflects on the 25th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act and its impact on veterans. “Military service members may…

Campus & Community

Evacuation Drills Scheduled

Tuesday, July 21, 2015, By News Staff

Fire and Life Safety Services (FLSS) will conduct the summer 2015 evacuation drills in academic and administrative buildings from July 27-31. The building drills will be conducted in the morning between 9:30-11:30 a.m. or in the afternoon/evening between 1:30-9  p.m.,…

Campus & Community

ITS Offers Hands-On Workshop on Accessibility Fundamentals for Website Development

Monday, July 20, 2015, By Christopher C. Finkle

Information Technology Services (ITS) has announced that registrations are being accepted for a hands-on workshop called “Fundamentals of Creating Accessible Web Pages.” This workshop is for anyone who manages, creates or maintains web content. ITS staff will provide an overview…

Media, Law & Policy

Summer Law Program Focuses on Business and Technology Development

Friday, July 17, 2015, By Jessica Chesher

Microfluidic bubble bioreactor for cell capture is not a description one would expect to hear for a project being researched in a law school, but that’s exactly what Heather Roark Parker L’16 was explaining to Assemblyman William Magnarelli during a…