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Business & Economy

Syracuse Scholar: Brian Cheung ’15

Tuesday, February 3, 2015, By Cyndi Moritz

While this spring may represent the end of an era for senior Brian Cheung, the experiences that he has had through Syracuse University have prepared him to be a highly successful professional. Cheung is a dual major in Whitman and…

STEM

How Nuclear Waste Recycling Could Help Expand U.S. Energy Production

Monday, February 2, 2015, By Matt Wheeler

As the world’s attention turns to alternative energy solutions, such as wind and solar, nuclear energy is an often overlooked or controversial option. And yet, nuclear power from 104 plants supplies approximately 20 percent of the electricity we use today….

Campus & Community

iSchool Hosting Study Workshop for PMI’s CAPM Certification Exam

Monday, February 2, 2015, By J.D. Ross

The School of Information Studies (iSchool) will be hosting an exam study workshop for the Project Management Institute’s (PMI) Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) certification exam, beginning later this month. The weekly evening sessions will begin on Thursday, Feb….

Campus & Community

NYSHealth Healthy Neighborhood Funds Near Westside Initiative

Monday, February 2, 2015, By News Staff

The Near Westside of Syracuse is one of six communities selected to participate in the New York State Health Foundation’s (NYSHealth) Healthy Neighborhood Funds initiative (http://nyshealthfoundation.org/our-grantees/healthy-neighborhoods-fund-recipients).  The initiative will provide funding and support for an active collaboration between NYSHealth and…

STEM

Geologist Awarded Prestigious CAREER Grant

Monday, February 2, 2015, By Rob Enslin

A sedimentary and organic geochemist, Christopher Junium will use the five-year award, valued at more than $524,000, to study how marine communities respond to global warming, anoxia (i.e., lack of oxygen) and ocean acidification.

Health & Society

Chantal Line Carpentier to present ‘Negotiating a Global Sustainable Development Agenda’

Friday, January 30, 2015, By Michele Barrett

Chantal Line Carpentier will be the featured guest speaker on Friday, Feb. 13, as part of the Falk College’s Spring 2015 Research Brown Bag Series. Carpentier will focus on the most pressing sustainable development issues and initiatives from her perspective…

Campus & Community

Liddy Selects Karin Ruhlandt Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences

Friday, January 30, 2015, By News Staff

Ruhlandt, who first joined the Syracuse faculty in 1993, has served as interim dean of the college since July 2014.

Media, Law & Policy

Raising the Bar: College of Law Revises Standards to Improve Student Success

Thursday, January 29, 2015, By Kathleen Haley

A rigorous two-day test of legal knowledge, the bar exam is the final hurdle for those studying law to be admitted as practicing attorneys. To ensure that new graduates taking the bar exam had academic assistance, the College of Law initiated a revised set of academic standards several years ago.

Arts & Culture

‘Quaking Aspen’ to Open at Light Work

Wednesday, January 28, 2015, By Jessica Posner

Unlike previous photographers who glorified nature, Metz and his contemporaries wrenched photography out of the national parks and replaced the scenic with the vernacular of the everyday American landscape.

STEM

Grad Student Places Fifth in IBM ‘Master the Mainframe’ Contest

Wednesday, January 28, 2015, By Diane Stirling

A part-time graduate student in the School of Information Studies who admittedly has “no formal computer science background” has placed in the top five finishers in IBM’s coding and technology skills “Master the Mainframe” competition. Steven Hoover, an information management…