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Point of Contact Gallery Announces Opening Reception of ‘WOE: Globalized Sadness’
Commemorating National Hispanic Heritage Month 2016, Point of Contact Gallery is hosting an opening reception for “WOE: Globalized Sadness,” an exhibition by Argentine artist Juan Cavallero on Friday, Sept. 16. The reception will take place from 6-8 p.m. and is…
Lincoln Statue Lifted Onto New Pedestal (Time-Lapse Video)
As part of the continued effort to enhance the living, learning and working environment at the University, more than 100 summer construction projects are underway, including improvements to residence halls, classrooms and infrastructure. This particular project involved replacing the old,…
Biologist Awarded NIH Grant to Study Link Between Early-Development Stress, Adult Disease
A biologist in the College of Arts and Sciences has been awarded a grant to study the link between early-development stress and adult disease. Assistant Professor Sarah Hall is using a $446,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health to…
TurningPoint Cloud Has Come to Campus, Replacing TurningPoint 5
In preparation for fall 2016, Information Technology Services (ITS) has rolled out a new version of the TurningPoint software, TurningPoint Cloud. TurningPoint 5 is no longer supported on campus. About TurningPoint Cloud Engaging your students will be easier and more…
VPA’s Sayler/Morris Receive Brower Center Art/Act Award, NYFA Fellowship
Artists Susannah Sayler and Edward Morris (Sayler/Morris), faculty members in the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ (VPA) Department of Transmedia and co-directors of the Canary Lab, a hub for research-based, interdisciplinary art and media focused on ecology, have received…
Physicists Awarded NSF Grant to Study Cancer-Cell Behavior
M. Lisa Manning, M. Cristina Marchetti and Jennifer Schwarz have been awarded a three-year, $686,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to apply principles of soft-matter physics to cancer therapy.
Nine Current and Former Athletes, Coaches to Participate in Olympics
Participants include basketball players Carmelo Anthony and Michael Gbinije, rower Natalie Mastracci, field hockey player Alyssa Manley, heptathlete Uhunoma Osazuwa and track & field athletes Flings Owusu-Agyapong and Katie Zaferes.
New Book by David B. Falk Professor Rick Burton Out This Week
Rick Burton, the David B. Falk Professor of Sport Management, will release his newest book, “Sports Business Unplugged: Leadership Challenges from the World of Sports” (from Syracuse University Press) at a most auspicious time. The book, due in stores this…
Researchers Confirm Marine Animals Live Longer at High Latitudes
Researchers in the Department of Earth Sciences have shown that high-latitude bivalves live longer and grow slower than those in the tropics. Their findings are the subject of an article in the “Proceedings of the Royal Society B” (The Royal…
Tesla Seeks to Become More than a Car Company
This week, electric car company Tesla confirmed its intention to merge with SolarCity, a solar energy firm. Elon Musk is CEO of Tesla and co-founder and chairman of SolarCity. Gary Witt, professor of finance practice, offers some insights into Tesla’s…