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STEM

iSchool Student Helps Others Understand ‘The Millennial Mindset’

Thursday, December 10, 2015, By Keith Kobland

“Millennials get a bad rap. Lazy, narcissistic, and entitled are adjectives commonly used to describe this new generation of tech-savvy teenagers.” For anyone over 30, those words from Aarick Knighton ’16 may ring true. That’s why Knighton, a student in…

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…

Arts & Culture

Tom Mason ’01 Teams with Ken Burns for Short Film on Professor, Author George Saunders

Wednesday, December 9, 2015, By Emily Kulkus

It all came down to just seven minutes. Two hours of interviews, hours upon hours of pre- and post-production—including intricate theatrical staging, lighting and a professional puppeteer—and at least four months of editing. Then a green light from legendary documentary…

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…

Arts & Culture

Light Work Receives 2016 NEA Art Works Grant

Tuesday, December 8, 2015, By News Staff

The NEA recently announced awards totaling more than $27.6 million in its first funding round of fiscal year 2016, including an Art Works award of $50,000 to Light Work to support its Artist-in-Residence Program and the production of Contact Sheet:…

Arts & Culture

Light Work Exhibition ‘After Edith’ to Close Dec. 19

Tuesday, December 8, 2015, By News Staff

The exhibition “After Edith” by photographer Gideon Barnett, currently on display in the Kathleen O. Ellis Gallery at Light Work, will continue until Dec. 19. A selection from “After Edith”“After Edith” brings together a collection of images that Barnett produced…

STEM

Deep Core of African Lake Gives Insight to Ancient Lake Levels, Biodiversity

Tuesday, December 8, 2015, By Elizabeth Droge-Young

Earth sciences professor Christopher Scholz and former Ph.D. student Robert Lyons have an unprecedented glimpse into the past of a lake with explosive biodiversity.

Arts & Culture

SUArt Galleries Presents ‘Poetry Of Content’

Monday, December 7, 2015, By Syracuse University Art Museum

The Syracuse University Art Galleries will present “Poetry of Content: Five Contemporary Representational Artists,” co-curated by David L. Prince, associate director/curator at the SUArt Galleries, and internationally recognized artist and Syracuse University Professor Jerome Witkin. Featuring over 40 pieces of…

Arts & Culture

Syracuse Architecture’s Bachelor’s and Master’s Programs Rise in Rankings

Tuesday, December 1, 2015, By Elaine Wackerow

The 2016 DesignIntelligence (DI) rankings of America’s Best Architecture & Design Schools place the Syracuse University School of Architecture undergraduate (B.Arch) program at #4 in the nation, up from last year’s fifth position. The school’s graduate (M.Arch) program is ranked…

Media, Law & Policy

College of Law Unveils Student’s Artwork in Student Life Office

Tuesday, December 1, 2015, By Robert Conrad

The office now displays six 5’ by 4’ canvas paintings called “The Pursuit of Justice” by McKinney that depict scenes from American law and society.