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Professor Sheds New Light on Fracking Debate

Wednesday, December 9, 2015, By Rob Enslin

A professor in Syracuse University’s College of Arts and Sciences is shedding new light on an old debate. Donald Siegel, an accomplished hydrologist and geochemist who chairs the Department of Earth Sciences in the College of Arts and Sciences, is…

An Examined Life

Wednesday, December 9, 2015, By Rob Enslin

The Rev. Robert Grant ’39 never thought he’d go to college. After all, it was the height of the Depression, and his family barely scraped by on his father’s meager salary as a janitor. Then fate intervened, as it would…

Media, Law & Policy

D’Amico Appointed to Screening Committee for Fulbright-Clinton Fellowships

Wednesday, December 9, 2015, By Scott Barrett

Francine D’Amico, associate professor of international relations at the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, has been appointed to the national screening committee for the Fulbright-Clinton Fellowships. The committee, comprised of area specialists and authorities in various fields, will…

Health & Society

Maxwell Students Travel to Rome for Unique Food Security Class

Tuesday, December 8, 2015, By Scott Barrett

On Friday, Dec. 11, 25 Maxwell School graduate students in international relations, public administration and public diplomacy will hold the final session in a one-of-a-kind, short-term class titled “Food Security and Policy.” They will reflect on a Thanksgiving-break class trip…

Arts & Culture

Light Work Exhibition ‘After Edith’ to Close Dec. 19

Tuesday, December 8, 2015, By News Staff

The exhibition “After Edith” by photographer Gideon Barnett, currently on display in the Kathleen O. Ellis Gallery at Light Work, will continue until Dec. 19. A selection from “After Edith”“After Edith” brings together a collection of images that Barnett produced…

Arts & Culture

New 914Works Exhibition Features Work by VPA Graduate Students

Tuesday, December 8, 2015, By Erica Blust

Work by Stefan Marc Zoller G’16 and Brent Michael Erickson G’16, both graduate students in the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ School of Art, is featured in the new exhibition “Over and Over” at 914Works, 914 E. Genesee St.,…

STEM

Eftekharnejad Secures Grant to Protect Power Systems from Cyberattacks

Tuesday, December 8, 2015, By Matt Wheeler

Sara Eftekharnejad, assistant professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science in the College of Engineering and Computer Science, has been awarded a $499,550 National Science Foundation grant to investigate securing the smart grid from cyberthreats. The findings…

STEM

Deep Core of African Lake Gives Insight to Ancient Lake Levels, Biodiversity

Tuesday, December 8, 2015, By Elizabeth Droge-Young

Earth sciences professor Christopher Scholz and former Ph.D. student Robert Lyons have an unprecedented glimpse into the past of a lake with explosive biodiversity.

Campus & Community

Information on Winter Break/Green Days Operating Schedule

Saturday, December 5, 2015, By News Staff

The University will be operating under its Green Days format for the Winter Break period from 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 23,  through Friday, Jan. 1, 2016. Beginning at 5 p.m. Dec. 23, all University buildings will operate on a…

STEM

Varshney Receives Grant for Missile Defense Research

Thursday, December 3, 2015, By Matt Wheeler

Professor Pramod K. Varshney has been awarded a $350,000 Missile Defense Agency grant through the Boston Fusion Corp. Varshney will work with Boston Fusion, a data analytics and research company, to develop a parametric framework to accurately classify targets for ballistic…