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Syracuse Professor to Discuss Cultural Entrepreneurship at Rochester Symposium Jan. 14

Wednesday, January 7, 2015, By Rob Enslin

A professor in the College of Arts and Sciences is among the presenters at an upcoming arts leadership symposium in Rochester, N.Y. Mark Nerenhausen, professor of practice and founding director of the Janklow Arts Leadership Program, will speak about cultural…

Campus & Community

Getting to Know: Office of Disability Services Director Paula Possenti-Perez

Tuesday, January 6, 2015, By Kathleen Haley

Office of Disability Services Director Paula Possenti-Perez looks at the realm of disability in terms of social justice as well as a matter of diversity. “It’s creating a new context around disability as being a positive asset and empowering and engaging students to see disability as a source of where additional strength and skills have been developed and enhanced—literally because they have a disability,” she says.

Students Play Santa for Child in Need

Tuesday, December 23, 2014, By Keith Kobland

A group of Syracuse University students recently played the role of Santa for the family of a young boy with cancer. Shannon Mowles ’15 and some of her classmates helped to brighten the holiday season for 6-year old Julian Ross…

Media, Law & Policy

Grossman Trial Competition Announces 2014 Winners

Friday, December 19, 2014, By Kathleen Haley

College of Law students Dani Morrison L’15 and Manu Sebastian L’15, representing the prosecution, won the 37th Annual Lionel O. Grossman Trial Competition. Representing the defense, the finalists were Tony Iozzo L’15 and Brian Lanciault L’15. Morrison also won the esteemed Frank H. Armani Advocacy Award as…

Chancellor Syverud Addresses December Meeting of University Senate

Tuesday, December 9, 2014, By News Staff

Last week, Chancellor Kent Syverud addressed the December meeting of the University Senate. Among the topics he discussed were two resolutions that came before the Senate and concerns about the Fast Forward Syracuse Operational Excellence initiative. The following is a…

Design Students Present Safer Campus Solutions, Rust Belt Projects

Monday, December 8, 2014, By Erica Blust

Industrial and interaction design (IID) students in the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ Department of Design will give final presentations this week for two semester-long assignments: designing a safer campus and transforming the Rust Belt. Both presentations are open…

STEM

Elliot Douglas to Speak on STEM Topics

Monday, December 1, 2014, By News Staff

Elliot Douglas from the Department of Materials Science and Engineering  at the University of Florida and current chair of the Educational Research and Methods Division of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE)​ will present on two STEM education topics: ​An “Introduction to…

STEM

Air Travel Stinks: Improving Air Quality on Planes

Monday, November 24, 2014, By Matt Wheeler

As most people know all too well, you often can’t pick the person sitting next to you on an airplane. Sometimes that can make for an unpleasant flight, especially if your neighbor had a plate of garlic fries in the…

Geologists Shed Light on Formation of Alaska Range

Wednesday, November 19, 2014, By Rob Enslin

Geologists in the College of Arts and Sciences have recently figured out what has caused the Alaska Range to form the way it has and why the range boasts such an enigmatic topographic signature.

Syracuse Scholar: Dan Goldberg ’15

Tuesday, November 18, 2014, By News Staff

For a majority of college students, mid-November signals the beginning of a holiday break. But for iSchool senior Dan Goldberg—CEO of one business (Golden Gear) and partner in a new four-person startup (DiamondMMA.com)—November’s calendar is filled with entrepreneurship competitions, and…