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STEM

Jianshun Zhang Named IABP Chairman, Draws International Conference to Syracuse

Thursday, November 29, 2018, By News Staff

Syracuse hosted the seventh International Building Physics Conference (IBPC2018) in September, gathering experts on the engineering, science and design of buildings from 33 countries. At the forefront of the three-day event was Jianshun “Jensen” Zhang, professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering…

STEM

A Moral Vision of Science: Physicist Joel L. Lebowitz G’55, G’56, H’12 Believes Science and Morality are Inextricably Linked

Thursday, November 29, 2018, By Rob Enslin

Joel L. Lebowitz G’55, G’56, H’12 credits his longevity to luck and good genes. “I’ve always had a healthy constitution,” says the 88-year-old scientist and Holocaust survivor, who is the George William Hill Professor of Mathematics and Physics at Rutgers…

Business & Economy

Invent@SU Students Turn Mouth Cleaning Device Into a $5 Million Business

Thursday, November 29, 2018, By Alex Dunbar

For hundreds of years, the fundamental mechanism of cleaning your teeth through physical brushing has not changed very much—just variations of toothbrushes with bristles. Tairan Li and Chao Huang, industrial and interaction design majors in the College of Visual and…

Campus & Community

UP Online Seminar Focuses on Retention of Online Students

Thursday, November 29, 2018, By Eileen Jevis

University College (UC) hosted the fifth annual meeting of the University Partners for Online Education Strategies (UP Online) on Nov. 9, 2018. The annual meeting brings together regional colleagues working in online education to share ideas, address common problems, build…

Media Tip Sheets

More States Likely to Embrace Blockchain Technology, Cryptocurrency

Wednesday, November 28, 2018, By Daryl Lovell

This week, Ohio became the first U.S. state to accept bitcoin for tax payments from businesses. Eventually, the payment form will be open to individual filers as well. Could more states follow suit in embracing the cryptocurrency as a legitimate…

Marketplace

Professor of Economics Interviewed About General Motors Laying Off Workers

Wednesday, November 28, 2018, By Sean Dorcellus

Mary Lovely, professor of economics in the Maxwell School, was interviewed by the Financial Post, Marketplace, Bloomberg, and WHYY’s Radio Times program for stories about General Motors.

Campus & Community

New Students Find Value in First-Year Shared Reading Experience, According to Survey

Wednesday, November 28, 2018, By Kathleen Haley

In classrooms and residence halls across campus earlier this fall, small groups of new students came together to connect with their peers through exploring their differences and similarities—to learn more about themselves and others. As part of the newly redeveloped…

Campus & Community

Dissertation, Public Humanities Fellows Advance Student-Centered Research

Wednesday, November 28, 2018, By Rob Enslin

Cognitive experience. Romantic legalism. Educational equality. Authentic writing. These are some of the themes of this year’s research by Dissertation and Public Humanities Fellows in the Syracuse University Humanities Center. Based in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S), the…

Campus & Community

Human Resources Offers Important Information on Benefits and Deadlines

Wednesday, November 28, 2018, By News Staff

The Office of Human Resources wants to remind faculty and staff about important information and benefits application deadlines that are approaching: Dependent Care Subsidy As part of Syracuse University’s ongoing efforts to support the changing needs of families, the University…

Arts & Culture

Museum Studies Students, Faculty Bring 238-Piece ‘Americans Who Tell the Truth’ Exhibition to Life

Tuesday, November 27, 2018, By Joyce LaLonde

Hannah Barber hopes to be a collections manager after her December 2018 graduation from the Graduate Program in Museum Studies in the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ (VPA) School of Design. Thanks to the University’s Robert Shetterly exhibition, she…