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Campus & Community

Student Philanthropy Council, Libraries Launch ‘Bird Plug-In’ Project

Friday, March 27, 2015, By Pamela Whiteley McLaughlin

The Student Philanthropy Council and Syracuse University Libraries have joined forces to launch the “Bird Library Plug-In” project on ’CuseFunder—crowdfunding for great SU causes. The project will address the Number One student complaint about Bird Library—the need for more power…

Campus & Community

ITS Sentinels: Students Defending University’s Network Digital Assets

Thursday, March 26, 2015, By Christopher C. Finkle

In the last two years, Information Technology and Service (ITS) has ramped up the hiring of student employees for its Information Security (InfoSec) team. Called ITS Sentinels, these students work diligently to defend the University against online threats and security…

Business & Economy

Whitman School to Host Business Case Competition March 27

Wednesday, March 25, 2015, By Kerri D. Howell

The Martin J. Whitman School of Management will host a case competition on Friday, March 27, from 1-4 p.m. in several rooms on the third floor of the Whitman School building. Held annually each spring by the Whitman Graduate Student…

STEM

Students’ Project Reduces Energy Consumption, Pollution on Campus

Friday, March 20, 2015, By Matt Wheeler

By investigating uncomfortable temperatures in Maxwell Hall, four students in the College of Engineering and Computer Science have helped reduce the building’s overall energy usage, pollution and cost of heating. Their efforts have provided Maxwell’s occupants with a cozier environment…

Campus & Community

New Student Health Insurance Plan and Policy Introduced

Thursday, March 19, 2015, By News Staff

In accordance with the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (ACA), Syracuse University will be offering a new student health insurance plan as of Aug. 1. The plan offering coincides with a revised University policy—to be phased…

‘Shark Tank’ Appearance for Student Sandbox Startup Founders

Wednesday, March 18, 2015, By Diane Stirling

Their entrepreneurial journey has taken them from the Syracuse University Student Sandbox and the Couri Hatchery to the “Shark Tank.” A group of Syracuse University students who launched a startup in the Syracuse Student Sandbox incubator in 2009 is appearing this…

STEM

Research Reveals Biological Barrage that Corrodes Orthopedic Implants

Wednesday, March 18, 2015, By Matt Wheeler

About half a million people receive hip replacements worldwide every year. Of these, a small percentage will develop health complications due to their implant. Complications like inflammation and infection, even damage to bone and tissue, can become so severe that…

Arts & Culture

Keeping Images Alive: Lecture, Seminar on Caring for Photographs

Wednesday, March 18, 2015, By Pamela Whiteley McLaughlin

Conservator Gary Albright will present “The Intensification of Photographs: Observations from Recent Research and Practice,” a lecture and seminar in the Brodsky Series for the Advancement of Library Conservation focusing on the preservation of historical black and white photographic prints….

2014-15 University Lectures Series Finishes with National Geographic Photographer Annie Griffiths

Tuesday, March 17, 2015, By Kevin Morrow

Griffiths will present “From Photojournalist to Photo Activist: The Ripple Effect Images Project” on Tuesday, March 24, at 7:30 p.m. in Hendricks Chapel.

Veterans

J. Michael Haynie Appointed to Newly Created VA Advisory Committee

Friday, March 13, 2015, By News Staff

Syracuse University Vice Chancellor for Veterans and Military Affairs J. Michael Haynie has been appointed to a newly created U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) advisory committee.