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Arts & Culture

Alumni Release Album—on a Can of Beer

Tuesday, January 24, 2017, By News Staff

Musician and Newhouse School graduate Adam Ritchie ’03 was looking for a unique way to release the new album from his band, The Lights Out. Of course, digital and retro vinyl were options, but he and fellow Syracuse University graduate…

Business & Economy

Xiaofan Luo G’10 Heralding Next Step in 3D Printing’s Evolution

Thursday, December 22, 2016, By Matt Wheeler

It is almost magical the first time you see something take shape in a 3D printer. An object appears virtually from thin air. The problem is, when the novelty wears off, all you’re typically left with are tchotchkes. Maybe a…

Campus & Community

Law Enforcement Officers Take Part in Training on Implicit Bias

Wednesday, November 23, 2016, By Ellen Mbuqe

Public safety personnel from all over Central New York met for a unique training seminar at Syracuse University to tackle the issues of unconscious bias. The training was led by minister, researcher, master teacher and human developmentalist Bryant T. Marks….

Campus & Community

University Holds ‘Implicit Bias’ Training for Department of Public Safety and CNY Law Enforcement

Wednesday, November 16, 2016, By Christine Grabowski

As part of an ongoing effort to increase cultural competency, improve understanding of issues related to diversity and inclusion, and provide professional growth opportunities for campus and community law enforcement officers, the Division of Campus Safety and Emergency Services will…

STEM

Professor Ian Hosein, Students Develop Technology to Increase Solar Cell Efficiency

Friday, November 11, 2016, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Solar technology—capturing the power of the sun to produce electricity—has been around in some form since the 19th century. There is currently 31.6 gigawatts (GW) of total installed solar capacity in the United States, enough to power 6.2 million American…

STEM

Heart of a Lion

Wednesday, November 2, 2016, By Rob Enslin

When Marilyn Kerr arrived at Syracuse in 1970, science was a male-dominated profession. The idea of a woman donning a white lab coat and waxing rhapsodic about biology or chemistry seemed, in those days, about as likely as someone synthesizing…

Arts & Culture

DK Summer Institute Focuses on Knowledge Production to Create More ‘Just Academy’

Tuesday, October 18, 2016, By Rob Enslin

LeConté Dill’s grandparents were part of the Great Migration of African Americans from the rural South to the urban North and West, where, during the 1940s, they put down roots in South Los Angeles. Today, the once-vibrant neighborhood is plagued…

STEM

3D Printing Evangelist Bre Pettis Launches University Lectures Season

Monday, October 3, 2016, By Kevin Morrow

Pettis led MakerBot, a global leader in 3D printing technology, as CEO from its beginning in 2009. Now, as chief innovation officer of Bold Machines, he is pushing 3D printing in striking new directions.

Arts & Culture

Architecture Professors Develop ‘Concrete Island’ to Help Shoreline Revitalization

Thursday, September 29, 2016, By Elaine Wackerow

Not only can concrete float, but it holds potential for shoreline revitalization.