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Campus & Community

University to Expand Libraries’ South Campus Facility for Research Treasures

Thursday, July 21, 2016, By Pamela Whiteley McLaughlin

Dean of Libraries David Seaman has announced the creation of a state-of-the-art addition to the Syracuse University Libraries Facility, to provide 15,000 square feet of climate-controlled space in which to preserve the University’s rare and archival research and teaching collections….

SEIU Employees to Vote on Terms of Tentative Three-Year Agreement Reached by Syracuse University, SEIU Leaders

Thursday, July 21, 2016, By News Staff

Syracuse University, the second largest employer in Onondaga County, and representatives of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 200United, are pleased to announce they reached a tentative agreement last night on a three-year contract for 830 University employees, many…

STEM

Physicist Awarded Grant to Study Interstellar Processes

Friday, July 15, 2016, By Rob Enslin

A physicist in the College of Arts and Sciences has received a major grant award, supporting his work in experimental astrophysics and surface science. The National Science Foundation has awarded Professor Gianfranco Vidali a three-year, $736,600 grant to study how…

STEM

Dacheng Ren Named Interim Director of the SBI

Thursday, July 14, 2016, By Carol Boll

Dacheng Ren, professor of biomedical and chemical engineering in the College of Engineering and Computer Science, has been named interim director of the Syracuse Biomaterials Institute (SBI). In this leadership role, Ren will oversee all day-to-day operations of the institute,…

Arts & Culture

Trustee Patrick Ahearn ’73, G’73 Receives Prestigious Bulfinch Awards

Wednesday, July 13, 2016, By News Staff

Patrick Ahearn, a 1973 School of Architecture alumnus and a member of the University’s Board of Trustees, has received two prestigious Bulfinch Awards from the Institute of Classical Architecture & Art, whose mission is to “advance the practice and appreciation…

STEM

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

Joseph Alfieri, Mark Hance to Take on Leadership Roles in Campus Planning, Design and Construction

Thursday, July 7, 2016, By Sarah Scalese

With more than 120 projects on the summer construction schedule and with the next phase of the Campus Framework planning process well underway, Pete Sala, vice president and chief facilities officer, today announced Joseph Alfieri and Mark Hance—both longtime members…

Arts & Culture

Recent Rhetoric Doctoral Grads Earn Prestigious Writing Awards

Thursday, July 7, 2016, By Renée K. Gadoua

In 1997, Syracuse University launched the country’s first doctoral program in rhetoric and composition located in an independent academic unit focused on writing. The Composition and Cultural Rhetoric (CCR) doctoral program took its place in the Writing Program (recently renamed…

STEM

Megan Daley ’11, G’16 Earns SciComm Fellowship with LA Times

Wednesday, July 6, 2016, By Matt Wheeler

Normally you can find Megan Daley ’11, G’16 engrossed in hydrology research in the College of Engineering and Computer Science, but this summer she is taking a break from streams and storms to take on an unexpected role writing for…

STEM

Hemsley’s ‘Steel Links’ Visualization Accepted to Cooperstown Exhibition

Wednesday, July 6, 2016, By J.D. Ross

When the 81st annual National Juried Art Exhibition opens next week at the Cooperstown Art Association, one of the pieces hanging on the wall will belong to School of Information Studies (iSchool) faculty member Jeff Hemsley. The piece of artwork…