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Nicholson to Speak at Game Design Conference

Thursday, January 22, 2015, By Diane Stirling

School of Information Studies (iSchool) Associate Professor Scott Nicholson, an expert in meaningful gamification, transformative games, facilitating learning through games and play in non-classroom settings, and a game designer himself, has been invited to address the IndieCade East conference in…

STEM

iSchool Announces MLIS ‘Expect More’ Scholarship Program

Thursday, January 22, 2015, By Diane Stirling

A new initiative at the School of Information Studies (iSchool) offers an enriched graduate education experience to students who want to become leaders in librarianship and develop skills that are applicable to a wide range of 21st-century careers that are…

Media, Law & Policy

Q & A: Christopher Faricy on the State of the Union Address

Wednesday, January 21, 2015, By Keith Kobland

From the economy to the war on terror, President Obama touched on a wide range of issues during his State of the Union address Tuesday night. Christoper Faricy, assistant professor of political science in the Maxwell School and author of…

STEM

University Receives $3.2M to Develop Localized Heating and Cooling Systems

Wednesday, January 21, 2015, By Matt Wheeler

The Energy Department’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy’s (ARPA-E) Delivering Efficient Local Thermal Amenities (DELTA) program will develop localized heating and cooling systems and devices to expand temperature ranges within buildings. The program plans to provide $30 million to support 11…

Arts & Culture

Syracuse Stage Presents Acclaimed ‘In the Next Room or the vibrator play’

Wednesday, January 21, 2015, By News Staff

“In the Next Room, or the vibrator play” is a fresh and funny new play about love, intimacy and marriage. It’s the 1880s and electricity is all the rage. In a quiet home office, a doctor experiments with a new…

@SyracuseUNews Tips

Wednesday, January 21, 2015, By Keith Kobland

Syracuse University faculty discuss ‘lone wolf’ terrorism and Super Bowl XLIX.

Campus & Community

Free Tobacco Cessation Program

Tuesday, January 20, 2015, By News Staff

Free tobacco cessation program, still time to register! The University is offering a free, six-week tobacco cessation program on campus for faculty and staff. Begins, Tuesday, Jan. 27, and runs for six consecutive Tuesdays. Noon-1 p.m. in 233 Schine Student…

Campus & Community

Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction Class

Tuesday, January 20, 2015, By News Staff

The Syracuse University Counseling Center is offering a free course in Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction to SU and SUNY-ESF students. The eight-week course meets Wednesday evenings from 6:30-8:30 p.m., beginning Feb. 4. The program introduces participants to mindfulness meditation practices…

Campus & Community

Syracuse Scholar: Shuyuan Chen ’15

Tuesday, January 20, 2015, By News Staff

International students often face a unique set of challenges when they embark on their collegiate career in the United States. But one international student, Shuyuan Chen ’15, of Yangzhou, China, is using her experience to help others like her thrive…

Unsung Heroes Honored at MLK Celebration

Monday, January 19, 2015, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

The 2015 Martin Luther King Jr. Unsung Hero Awards were presented to four members of the Syracuse University and greater Syracuse communities during the University’s 30th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration, “Remember. Celebrate. Act.” The event will be held…