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Alumni Welcomed Back to Campus for Orange Central

Wednesday, October 1, 2014, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

This year’s Orange Central celebration features events for alumni, current students, faculty, staff and the entire community.

Nominations Sought for Alumni Awards to Be Bestowed at Orange Central

Tuesday, September 30, 2014, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

The Office of Alumni Relations is seeking nominations for the George Arents Award, Melvin A. Eggers Senior Alumni Award and the Generation Orange Award. These distinguished alumni awards will be conferred during Orange Central Weekend, Oct. 9-12. Nominations for Orange…

SU MakerSpace Is Open for Business, Will Host Open House Oct. 10

Monday, September 29, 2014, By Christopher C. Finkle

After more than a year of development and collaboration with students and faculty, Information Technology and Services (ITS) officially launched the SU MakerSpace with the opening of the fall semester. MakerSpaces, also known as fablabs, hackerspaces and techshops, are spaces…

Campus Commuter Challenge Kicks Off Oct. 1

Monday, September 29, 2014, By News Staff

Syracuse University students, faculty and staff who walk, bike, carpool or ride the bus to campus between Oct. 1 and Oct. 31 can compete for prizes in Syracuse University’s Campus Commuter Challenge. The Campus Commuter Challenge is a friendly competition…

Campus & Community

SU Law’s Conference on Racial and Ethnic Inclusion in Legal Education

Friday, September 26, 2014, By News Staff

Addressing Critical Needs: Cultivating Alliances and Committing to a Culture of  Racial and Ethnic Inclusion in Legal Education Friday, Oct. 17 A one-day conference examining and discussing the obstacles to racial and ethnic diversity and inclusion in legal education and…

Digital Witness Symposium to Explore Impact of Digital Code on Human Rights Media

Friday, September 26, 2014, By Sarah Scalese

The Central New York Humanities Corridor will present two installments of its fifth annual Digital Witness Symposium. The first one is on Wednesday, Oct. 1, in room 127 of the Kirner-Johnson Building at Hamilton College (198 College Hill Rd., Clinton,…

STEM

Professor Receives Grant for Ongoing Work in Particle Physics

Thursday, September 25, 2014, By Rob Enslin

A professor in the College of Arts and Sciences has received a major grant to support his ongoing work in medium-energy physics. Paul Souder, a world-renowned nuclear physicist, is using a three-year $1.2 million grant award from the U.S. Department…

University Community Engages in Q&A on Fast Forward Syracuse

Thursday, September 25, 2014, By Kathleen Haley

University community members had an opportunity to hear more about Fast Forward Syracuse and engage with Chancellor Kent Syverud and 15 committee members in the first of the initiative’s Town Hall meetings Monday at Hendricks Chapel. Chancellor Syverud set the…

History Department to Host Lecture Honoring Long-time Faculty Member Otey Scruggs

Wednesday, September 24, 2014, By Cyndi Moritz

A lecture in honor of the late Otey Scruggs, a distinguished historian who served on the Maxwell School faculty for more than 35 years, will be held on Monday, Oct. 6.  Jesse Hoffnung-Garskof, associate professor of American culture and history,…

STEM

New Cooling System Heats up Physics Research

Tuesday, September 23, 2014, By Rob Enslin

A physicist in the College of Arts and Sciences has received a major grant to support ongoing work in quantum information science. Britton Plourde, associate professor of physics, is the recipient of a $230,000 Defense University Research Instrumentation Program award…