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STEM

Physicist Awarded $1.2 Million NIH Grant to Enhance Protein Detection

Tuesday, September 11, 2018, By Rob Enslin

Professor Liviu Movileanu develops biosensors to identify proteins in leukemia, cancer A physicist in the College of Arts and Sciences is using a major grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to support ongoing research into protein detection. Liviu…

STEM

Syracuse Researchers Shine Light on Ancient Global Warming

Monday, September 10, 2018, By Rob Enslin

The impact of global warming on shallow marine life approximately 56 million years ago is the subject of a significant, new paper by researchers at Syracuse University. Linda Ivany, professor of Earth sciences in the College of Arts and Sciences…

STEM

Dean Liz Liddy Announces Retirement, Plans to Conclude Tenure as Dean of School of Information Studies

Friday, September 7, 2018, By News Staff

School of Information Studies (iSchool) Dean Liz Liddy has been a student, a professor, a dean (twice) and a member of the Chancellor’s executive team in her career at Syracuse University. Growing up in a family of entrepreneurs, and becoming…

Business & Economy

Blackstone LaunchPad Announces 2018-2019 Business Plan Competitions

Friday, September 7, 2018, By Julie Sharkey

Building on last year’s successful track record when Syracuse University teams captured a first-place honor and won a total of five awards in the 2018 New York State Business Plan Competition, the Blackstone LaunchPad has announced a number of business…

STEM

Michael ’72 and Susan Thonis Establish Second Endowed Professorship of Earth Sciences

Thursday, September 6, 2018, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Tripti Bhattacharya, assistant professor of Earth sciences in the College of Arts and Sciences and an expert in climate science, has been named the Thonis Family Professor (II). The professorship has been endowed through the generosity of Board of Trustees…

Campus & Community

#BeOrange Campaign to Highlight the Syracuse University Experience, Engage with Orange Community

Thursday, September 6, 2018, By Kathleen Haley

Can you define what it means to “Be Orange”? A new marketing campaign will provide compelling glimpses into the Syracuse University student experience and encourage the entire Orange family to share what the University means to them. As part of…

Campus & Community

Graduate School Announces New $750K Fund for Additional Doctoral Fellowships

Thursday, September 6, 2018, By News Staff

Peter Vanable, dean of the Graduate School, announced today the creation of a $750,000 Fellowship Fund to strengthen support for graduate education and research at Syracuse University. The fund, supported by the University’s Invest Syracuse initiative and administered by the…

Campus & Community

University Launches Handshake Career Management Tool

Wednesday, September 5, 2018, By Stephanie Quinn

Syracuse University Career Services is introducing Handshake, the new career management tool for students to find jobs, internships and career events, and to connect with employers. More than 300,000 employers—from Fortune 500 companies to startups—are already on Handshake looking to…

Arts & Culture

‘Sueños: Celebrating the Surreal’ Opening at Point of Contact, Reception on Friday

Wednesday, September 5, 2018, By News Staff

Point of Contact is hosting an opening reception for “Sueños: Celebrating the Surreal,” an exhibition curated by assistant director and art history graduate student Natalie McGrath on Friday, Sept. 7. An Artist Talk and Gallery Tour with Joseph Kugielsky will…

1A

Liberal Arts and Sciences are Just as Important as STEM Fields

Wednesday, September 5, 2018, By Essence Britt

Gerald Greenberg, associate professor of Russian and linguistics, was interviewed by NPR’s 1A Program for the story “In Defense of Liberal Arts.” The strength of a Bachelor’s Degree has made some adjustments over the years. Before, it was that all…