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Invest Syracuse Progress: Syracuse University Launches Signature Hires Initiative

Wednesday, June 6, 2018, By Carol Boll

Syracuse University has launched a new Signature Hires Initiative to strengthen teaching and research capacity through the addition of 100 new faculty over the next five years. A critical component of the University’s $100 million Invest Syracuse: Advancing Academic Excellence…

Campus & Community

4 Questions with Grand Canyon Excursion Trip Leader Julia Arsenault ’18

Tuesday, June 5, 2018, By Joyce LaLonde

Students recently wrapped up a seven-day guided excursion to the Grand Canyon with the Recreation Services Outdoor Education Program. Julia Arsenault ’18 in the College of Arts and Sciences was the trip leader of the Grand Canyon excursion trip. During…

Campus & Community

Students, Faculty Are on Top of the World

Monday, June 4, 2018, By Keith Kobland

A group of Syracuse University students and faculty are quite literally on top of the world. The group is currently in Nepal, taking part in the summer program Mount Everest Base Camp: The Human Response to High Altitude. Base camp…

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Clements Award Supports Nine Students with Unique Internships

Friday, June 1, 2018, By Joyce LaLonde

The Mark and Pearle Clements Internship Awards enable Syracuse University students to hold unique internships that would not be possible without financial help. After an extensive application process, nine students were awarded the Clements Internship Award for their internship this year. “Clements…

STEM

Scientists Rethink Co-Evolution of Marine Life, Oxygenated Oceans

Thursday, May 31, 2018, By Rob Enslin

Researchers in the Department of Earth Sciences have confirmed that rising oceanic and atmospheric oxygen levels co-evolved with marine life hundreds of millions of years ago. Wanyi Lu, a Ph.D. candidate studying under Associate Professor Zunli Lu (no relation) in…

Campus & Community

Indigenous Student Graduation Reception Honors Students at Its 15th Annual Event

Tuesday, May 29, 2018, By Kathleen Haley

The Office of Multicultural Affairs’ Native Student Program celebrated graduating Indigenous students during the 15th annual Indigenous Student Graduation Reception on May 5. The University’s Indigenous students earned 17 bachelor’s degrees, four master’s degrees, one J.D. and one Ph.D. It…

STEM

Scientists to Host Live Lava Flow Demonstration

Wednesday, May 23, 2018, By Daryl Lovell

What: Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano has been erupting and displaying explosive activity for more than two weeks. In one of the most recent eruptions, 1,100°C (2000°F) lava was seen gushing from multiple fissures, sending sulfur dioxide, methane gas and flames into the…

Veterans

Navigating Benefits and Services Remains a Top Challenge for Veterans, Families

Monday, May 21, 2018, By Daryl Lovell

This month House lawmakers approved a $52 billion legislative package that would revamp the way the Department of Veterans Affairs pays and provides health care for veterans. Nick Armstrong is the senior director for research and evaluation at Syracuse University’s…

Campus & Community

Excellence Personified

Monday, May 21, 2018, By Rob Enslin

The Humanities Center in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S) celebrated the accomplishments of its 2017-18 fellows. The cohort consisted of semesterlong Faculty Fellows as well as yearlong Dissertation Fellows and Graduate Student Public Humanities Fellows. Vivian May, director of the…

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Students Win National Honors from the Society of Professional Journalists Mark of Excellence awards

Monday, May 21, 2018, By News Staff

The Society of Professional Journalists announced this year’s national winners and top finalists for their Mark of Excellence contest, with students from the University racking up seven honors. Winners will be recognized at the Excellence in Journalism conference in Baltimore Sept….