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STEM

Tracking the Earth’s Mantle

Thursday, May 23, 2013, By Rob Enslin

New findings by a team of researchers, including Earth sciences professor Robert Moucha, reveal how the Earth’s mantle affects long-term sea-level rise estimates. This is big news, says Moucha, for scientists who use the coastline to predict future sea levels.

Newhouse Partners with Syracuse City School District on Student Film Project

Friday, May 17, 2013, By Wendy S. Loughlin

Students from Syracuse’s Fowler High School partnered with undergraduates from the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications to produce three films about life in the halls, classrooms and playing fields of Fowler.

Architecture Appoints Jean-François Bédard Chair of Graduate Programs

Friday, May 17, 2013, By Elaine Wackerow

The School of Architecture has announced the appointment of Associate Professor Jean-François Bédard to the position of chair of the school’s graduate programs, effective July 1. Bédard has taught at Syracuse since fall 2005 and was awarded tenure in May…

SU and Syracuse CVB to Mount Cultural Tourism Roundtable in NYC May 22-23

Friday, May 17, 2013, By Rob Enslin

Industry leaders from U.S. and Canada to redefine relationship between arts and tourism The Janklow Arts Leadership Program in The College of Arts and Sciences has announced a partnership with the Syracuse Convention & Visitors Bureau (CVB) and Cultural Tourism…

Health & Society

Eating Healthy on a Budget

Thursday, May 16, 2013, By Kathleen Haley

In Ruth Sullivan’s kitchen, an easy, inexpensive, healthy meal is only a well-stocked pantry away. The Food Services dietitian keeps hers supplied with such basics as quinoa, brown rice, whole wheat pasta and sauces.

Exhibition at The Warehouse Explores Future of I-81 Downtown

Tuesday, May 14, 2013, By News Staff

The School of Architecture and UPSTATE: a Center for Design, Research and Real Estate have put together “Alt-81,” an exhibition of work by Syracuse University students exploring post-2017 possibilities for the I-81 corridor that runs through downtown Syracuse.

Commencement Speech by New York Times Columnist Nicholas Kristof

Sunday, May 12, 2013, By News Staff

Now, I hope that you students now appreciate that ancient wisdom “the tassel is worth the hassle.” It sounds a little better in Latin, but you get the idea. And a special congratulations to all you moms out there, Happy Mother’s Day!

Student Speech by University Scholar Jaime Bernstein

Sunday, May 12, 2013, By News Staff

Student address from Syracuse University News on Vimeo. The human heart beats 100,000 times a day, 35 million times a year, and 3 billion times in a lifetime. With each beat blood circulates throughout the body delivering the nutrients essential…

STEM

SU Physicist Earns Prestigious Simons Fellowship

Friday, May 10, 2013, By Rob Enslin

M. Cristina Marchetti is using award to study active matter M. Cristina Marchetti, the William R. Kenan Jr. Professor of Physics in The College of Arts and Sciences, has been named a 2013 Simons Fellow. She will use the prestigious…

Arts & Culture

‘An Iliad’: Powerful Adaptation of an Ancient Tale

Thursday, May 9, 2013, By News Staff

One of the world’s oldest stories comes to life from the point of view of a single poet in “An Iliad,” directed by Penny Metropulos at Syracuse Stage.