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STEM

Research Paper Wins ‘Best Methods’ Social Media Conference Award

Friday, August 2, 2019, By Diane Stirling

School of Information Studies Associate Professor Lu Xiao has been recognized for research that employs multiple methodologies to examine the factors surrounding a comment’s persuasive power on social media, and the ability of those comments to change viewpoints that have…

Campus & Community

Advancement and External Affairs Staff Honored for Engagement Efforts

Thursday, August 1, 2019, By John Boccacino

Syracuse University’s Division of Advancement and External Affairs (AEA) was honored for its role in increasing engagement during the 2018-19 academic year at the annual iModules Sizzler engagement conference. On the first day of the industry’s premiere engagement conference in…

STEM

Black Moon Event Bridges Fiction, Mythology and Science

Wednesday, July 31, 2019, By Daryl Lovell

For those looking up at the sky tonight in North America, you may notice something missing – the moon! That’s because July 31 marks a lunar event called the “black moon” which is the second new moon that happens in…

STEM

Mechanical Engineering Students Partner With Millennium Engineering to Build Drone Ground Station

Tuesday, July 30, 2019, By Alex Dunbar

While still undergraduate students, Kyle Hobart ’19, Julia Telesca ’19, Jacklyn Hingre ’19, Veronica Diaz Lafferty ’19 and Nathan Johnson ’19 were already working with an international company—Millennium Engineering. For their senior design project, the team took on the task…

Campus & Community

National Science Foundation I-Corps Comes to Syracuse University This Fall

Wednesday, July 24, 2019, By Cristina Hatem

The National Science Foundation (NSF) Innovation Corps (I-Corps) gives researchers the opportunity to combine their strong technical and scientific knowledge with an entrepreneurial mindset. The program accelerates the economic and societal benefits of NSF-funded research projects with the goal of…

Arts & Culture

Light Work Awarded $100,000 Grant from the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts

Wednesday, July 24, 2019, By Cjala Surratt

The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts has honored Light Work with a $100,000 multi-year programming grant. Distributed over the next two years, these funds will support Light Work’s renowned residency and exhibition programs, offering support and visibility to…

Campus & Community

150 Years of Tradition Showcased at Syracuse University Exhibition

Monday, July 22, 2019, By Cristina Hatem

In celebration of Syracuse University’s sesquicentennial, Syracuse University Libraries’ Special Collections Research Center (SCRC) will host the exhibition “150 Years of Tradition at Syracuse University” on the sixth floor of Bird Library from Sept. 5 through spring 2020. Curated by…

Veterans

Student Veterans Prepare for Success at Fifth Annual Warrior-Scholar Project

Monday, July 22, 2019, By Leah Lazarz

Last week, for the fifth year in a row, Syracuse University hosted the esteemed Warrior-Scholar Project (WSP), a no-cost academic boot camp for first-year student veterans. Hosted at just 18 institutions nationwide, the WSP empowers enlisted military veterans by providing…

Health & Society

How to Stay Cool When the Summer Heats Up

Tuesday, July 16, 2019, By News Staff

With high heat and humidity predicted later this week, it’s a good idea to review the warning signs of heat illness and take precautions to avoid heat exhaustion or heat stroke. What is heat illness? When you get warm, your…

Arts & Culture

Campus Community Invited to Wacheva’s 10th Anniversary Open House July 20

Tuesday, July 16, 2019, By Rob Enslin

Members of the campus community are helping Wacheva Cultural Arts mark its 10th anniversary in Syracuse with a special open house fundraiser on Saturday, July 20, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. They include Latin dance instructors Samantha Marji ’13,…