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Carver Series Continues with Poet Bridget Lowe G’09 Feb. 25

Monday, February 23, 2015, By Renée K. Gadoua

The Raymond Carver Reading Series in the College of Arts and Sciences continues with a visit by Bridget Lowe G’09. On Wednesday, Feb. 25, the renowned Missouri poet will participate in a Q&A at 3:45 p.m., followed by a reading…

Campus & Community

Volunteers Needed for Genetic Research Study at SUNY Upstate

Monday, February 16, 2015, By Rob Enslin

Children between the ages of six and 12 and their parents are needed for a new genetic research study at SUNY Upstate Medical University. Funded by the National Institute of Mental Health, the study seeks to classify mental health disorders…

STEM

Maroo Receives CAREER Grant to Investigate Cooling Next-Gen Tech

Friday, February 6, 2015, By Matt Wheeler

As technology advances to meet our ever-growing needs, the size of our electronics is decreasing while their performance is increasing. Computer chips are a good example of this. We want them to be small, yet capable of faster processing speeds….

Arts & Culture

El Punto Art Studio 2015 Partners with Setnor School of Music and School of Education

Thursday, February 5, 2015, By News Staff

In an effort to reach out to youths in the Syracuse community, the University’s music education program has partnered with El Punto Art Studio, a contemporary arts education program offered at no cost to children and teens. The music education…

STEM

The Science of Slime: Why We Care Where Biofilms Stick

Tuesday, February 3, 2015, By Matt Wheeler

For every human cell in our bodies there are 10 bacteria cells. When bacteria—good or bad—stick together, they form a slimy layer called a biofilm that adheres to surfaces inside or outside of the body. A good example is inside…

Arts & Culture

SUArt Galleries to Show ‘Minna Citron: The Uncharted Course From Realism To Abstraction’

Monday, February 2, 2015, By Syracuse University Art Museum

The Syracuse University Art Galleries will present “Minna Citron: The Uncharted Course from Realism to Abstraction,” a retrospective exhibition that features artwork by the award-winning American painter and printmaker. Organized by Jennifer L. Streb, curator at the Juniata College Museum…

Business & Economy

Students Can Pitch for Up to $10,000 at Annual RvD IDEA Awards

Friday, January 30, 2015, By News Staff

There is no shortage of creative students with innovative, entrepreneurial ideas on the SU campus. Students from all majors on campus have exciting ideas, from creating a nonprofit to improve access to drinking water in West Africa to establishing companies…

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

Carver Reading Series Announces Spring Lineup

Friday, January 23, 2015, By Renée K. Gadoua

The M.F.A. Program in Creative Writing in the College of Arts and Sciences has announced its Spring 2015 Raymond Carver Reading Series. Named for the great short-story writer and poet who taught at Syracuse in the 1980s, the Carver Series…

STEM

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…