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Q&A: What’s Behind the Pokémon Go Craze?

Wednesday, July 13, 2016, By Kathleen Haley

They are everywhere. Pikachu and Venusaur and the many characters of Pokémon are taking over virtual spaces and being captured by fans with a smartphone and the downloadable Pokémon Go app by Niantic and Nintendo. The game that uses a…

Campus & Community

Search Committee Announced for Senior Vice President for New Division of Enrollment and the Student Experience

Wednesday, July 13, 2016, By Jaclyn D. Grosso

Chancellor Kent Syverud and Vice Chancellor and Provost Michele Wheatly today announced the members of a search committee to identify a senior vice president for the new Division of Enrollment and the Student Experience. The new division will better align…

Health & Society

‘David Falk: Agent of Change’ to air on ESPN2 Tuesday

Monday, July 11, 2016, By Michele Barrett

The documentary “David Falk: Agent of Change,” will air on ESPN2 on Tuesday, July 12, at 8 p.m. In a career spanning five decades, David B. Falk ’72 set the market for how all future sports stars would be compensated….

Media, Law & Policy

ESPN’s Sean McDonough ’84 Given Marty Glickman Award for Leadership in Sports Media by Newhouse School

Monday, July 11, 2016, By Wendy S. Loughlin

The S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications will present the fourth annual Marty Glickman Award for Leadership in Sports Media to alumnus Sean McDonough ’84 of ESPN at an invitation-only event July 25 at Time Warner Headquarters in New York…

Campus & Community

Sibley Pool Open During Expected Heat Wave

Monday, July 11, 2016, By Keith Kobland

The National Weather Service is calling for a forecast that features three straight days of 90-degree or above temperatures, beginning Tuesday. As a reminder, Sibley Pool in the Women’s Building is open for recreational swimming, with the following hours this…

STEM

Acuna Publishes Groundbreaking Chunking Research in Nature Communications

Monday, July 11, 2016, By J.D. Ross

Think about a simple task you learned a long time ago, such as memorizing your phone number or learning how to tie your shoe laces. Chances are, you did this using a method called chunking. You put like things together…

Campus & Community

University College’s Geraldine de Berly to Assume New Position at UMASS Amherst

Friday, July 8, 2016, By Eileen Jevis

Geraldine de Berly has been chosen as the founding vice provost for continuing and professional education (CPE) at the University of Massachusetts Amherst beginning Sept. 1. De Berly has been at University College for 18 years, serving as senior associate…

Campus & Community

Alumnus Consults on Accessibility for Promenade, Dome and Arch Projects

Friday, July 8, 2016, By Kathleen Haley

While a student at Syracuse in the late 1980s, Danny Heumann ’91 quickly discovered the challenges of being on a campus in a wheelchair. Today, he’s back on campus as a consultant and advocate for increasing accessibility.

Campus & Community

Hendricks Chapel Open for Prayer and Meditation

Friday, July 8, 2016, By News Staff

In response to the violence that has occurred around the country and the world in the last few days, the main chapel in Hendricks Chapel is open to all today, Friday, July 8, for prayer and meditation.  The chapel will remain open…

STEM

What a Potato Clock Can Teach Us About Fighting Disease

Thursday, July 7, 2016, By Matt Wheeler

Did you ever make a potato clock as a kid? Did you know that the reaction that makes elementary school potato clocks tick could also fight infection and disease?