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Falk College Announces Graduate Merit Scholarships for Syracuse University Students

Monday, October 8, 2018, By News Staff

Falk College has announced the Falk College Merit Award Scholarship for current Syracuse University students interested in applying for a Falk College master’s degree. Incentives include no application fee, GRE waiver where applicable and a 25 percent tuition discount incentive,…

Campus & Community

College of Arts and Sciences Appoints First Operations Director

Thursday, October 4, 2018, By Rob Enslin

Matthew Kennedy to oversee planning, implementation of A&S’ strategic initiatives The College of Arts and Sciences (A&S) continues to build administrative efficiency with the appointment of a director of operations and administration. Matthew J. Kennedy has assumed the newly minted…

STEM

Alumnus Joshua Aviv Wins $1 Million in Buffalo Startup Competition

Thursday, October 4, 2018, By J.D. Ross

Joshua Aviv ’14 G’17, founder and CEO of SparkCharge, a company that produces a portable, fast charging battery unit for electric vehicles, has earned the top prize of $1 million at 43North, a Buffalo, New York-based startup competition. The 43North…

Arts & Culture

Symphony Orchestra to Premiere Two New Works by Young Composers

Wednesday, October 3, 2018, By Erica Blust

The Syracuse University Symphony Orchestra (SUSO) in the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ Rose, Jules R. and Stanford S. Setnor School of Music will present the world premieres of two works by young composers at a concert on Sunday,…

Media, Law & Policy

Cold Case Justice Initiative Commemorates 10th-Year Anniversary

Wednesday, October 3, 2018, By News Staff

The Cold Case Justice Initiative (CCJI) at the College of Law commemorated over 10 years of seeking justice and accountability for racially motivated crimes during the Civil Rights Era with an awards dinner on Sept. 29 at the college. Professors…

Campus & Community

‘All In: Solidarity Takes Disability Justice’ Event is Wednesday in Watson Theater

Wednesday, October 3, 2018, By News Staff

“All In: Solidarity Takes Disability Justice,” a presentation by Lydia X.Z. Brown and Shain M. Neumeier, will take place Wednesday, Oct. 3, from 7-8 p.m. in Watson Theater. An inclusive reception and book signing of “All the Weight of Our…

Campus & Community

Progress Report: Enhancing the First-Year Experience

Tuesday, October 2, 2018, By Shannon Andre

Dozens of students, faculty and staff have been engaged in refining the first-year forums, seminars and courses offered to students this fall. The collaborative group, known as the First-Year Experience Initiative Steering Committee, is also working on a long-term plan…

Campus & Community

WellsLink Hosts 15th Annual Transitions Ceremony; Welcomes Shaun R. Harper as Keynote

Tuesday, October 2, 2018, By News Staff

The Office of Multicultural Affairs hosts the 15th annual WellsLink Transitions Ceremony on Friday, Oct. 12, starting at 4 p.m. in Hendricks Chapel. Campus community members are invited to attend the ceremony to honor the WellsLink Scholars from the previous year who have…

Campus & Community

Dawit Negussey Appointed Graduate Dean’s Faculty Fellow for Diversity and Inclusion

Tuesday, October 2, 2018, By News Staff

Peter Vanable, dean of the Graduate School, today announced the appointment of Dawit Negussey as the Graduate Dean’s Faculty Fellow for Diversity and Inclusion. In this new role, Negussey will assume broader responsibility for promoting the Graduate School’s diversity and…

STEM

Physicist’s Discovery Recasts ‘Lifetime Hierarchy’ of Subatomic Particles

Monday, October 1, 2018, By Rob Enslin

Researchers in the College of Arts and Sciences have determined that the lifetime of the so-called charmed omega—part of a family of subatomic particles called baryons—is nearly four times longer than previously thought. In an article in Physical Review Letters…