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Campus & Community

You’re Invited to the Chancellor’s Winter 2017 Message to the Community

Friday, January 13, 2017, By News Staff

You are invited to join your fellow students, faculty, and staff as Chancellor Kent Syverud delivers a Winter 2017 Message to the University Community. Tuesday, January 17, at 4 p.m. in the Milton Atrium in the Life Sciences Complex American…

STEM

Contrasting Construction in Bulgaria

Thursday, January 12, 2017, By Matt Wheeler

Students in the new course “Construction Management Practices in Eastern Europe” began their studies early last summer in the heart of Bulgaria, spending two weeks examining historic and modern construction sites throughout the country. The trip began with a visit…

STEM

The Origins of Healing

Thursday, January 12, 2017, By Matt Wheeler

The early days of stem cell research were mired in controversy. The fact that the first isolated human stem cells were derived from human embryos in various stages of development introduced serious moral implications that cast a shadow over the…

Campus & Community

Be Alert for Payroll Tax Email Scams

Wednesday, January 11, 2017, By Christopher C. Finkle

Syracuse University’s Information Security team has again been notified that employees at several other colleges and universities have been targeted by malicious email campaigns attempting to steal usernames and passwords, or to install malicious software—malware—on users’ computers. These phishing emails…

Campus & Community

Longtime Physical Plant Employee Brenda Fuller Remembered

Monday, January 9, 2017, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Whenever Brenda Fuller saw a need in her small community, she was the first one to jump in and lend a hand. When it came to organizing fundraisers for her neighbors going through hard times, she was there to do…

Campus & Community

Alumni Association Announces New Cities for ‘Orange Advantage’ Events

Friday, January 6, 2017, By John Boccacino

The Syracuse University Alumni Association will continue the “Orange Advantage” professional development series with stops in 11 cities during the winter and spring of 2017. Syracuse University boasts a vast network of more than 250,000 alumni worldwide. Many graduates rely…

STEM

Engineering and Computer Science, Office of Research Award $230,000 for UAS Research

Thursday, January 5, 2017, By Kathleen Haley

Six collaborative research groups from the University’s various schools and colleges have been awarded more than $230,000 in state revitalization funding for their projects in unmanned aerial systems (UAS). Projects include energy mapping of buildings, autonomous navigation and the development…

STEM

A&S Researchers Explore Link between Tropical Glaciers, Water Supply

Wednesday, January 4, 2017, By Rob Enslin

Researchers in the College of Arts and Sciences are closer to understanding how the loss of glaciers in the Cordillera Blanca of Peru is affecting water resources in a region responding to global climate change. Laura Lautz G’05, associate professor…

Health & Society

IDD&E offers new program in designing digital instruction

Tuesday, January 3, 2017, By Jennifer Russo

In response to the growing demand for instructional designers—from both on campus and off—the School of Education’s Department of Instructional Design, Development and Evaluation (IDD&E) has created an online certificate of advanced studies in Designing Digital Instruction. “This CAS will…

Campus & Community

Winners Announced for Dr. King Celebration Unsung Hero Awards

Tuesday, January 3, 2017, By Keith Kobland

The Dr. Martin Luther King Celebration Committee has selected the winners for this year’s Unsung Hero Award. The group will be honored at the Jan.29 event, which takes place at the Carrier Dome. Each award winner was nominated by a…