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Campus & Community

Hidden Treasure in Special Collections Embodies Syracuse University Spirit

Tuesday, January 31, 2017, By Kathleen Haley

In the depths of the archives of Syracuse University Libraries, a collection of materials highlighting a special connection between an early 20th-century typeface designer and the University caught the curiosity of curator William T. La Moy. His searching revealed an…

Health & Society

King’s 1965 Speech in Sims Hall Still Inspires

Monday, January 30, 2017, By Sean Kirst

For Fern Durand, one conversation last week turned a familiar corridor turned into something else. He was in the Shaffer Arts Building, walking past the SUArtGalleries, when a stranger approached him and asked if he knew this story: In 1965,…

STEM

A Better Way to Farm Algae

Friday, January 27, 2017, By Matt Wheeler

Scientists have long known of the potential of microalgae to aid in the production of biofuels and other valuable chemicals. However, the difficulty and significant cost of growing microalgae have in some ways stalled further development of this promising technology. Bendy Estime,…

STEM

Faculty Awarded Air Force Grant to Supercharge Information Fusion

Friday, January 27, 2017, By Matt Wheeler

Faculty in the College of Engineering and Computer Science have been awarded a $295,000 grant by the Air Force Office of Scientific Research to introduce dynamic data to the design of information fusion systems to accelerate the processing of large amounts…

Reuters

Super Bowl has proven immune to ratings fatigue

Friday, January 27, 2017, By Ellen Mbuqe

Falk College faculty members talked to Reuters about the ongoing success of the Super Bowl for TV ratings “It has sort of become kind of a national holiday,” Rick Burton, professor of Sport Management at Syracuse University, told Reuters. “The…

Business & Economy

University to Compete for ACC InVenture Prize

Friday, January 27, 2017, By Pamela Whiteley McLaughlin

“Shark Tank” isn’t the only place to catch a first look at talented young entrepreneurs creating innovations that will shape the future. Teams from Syracuse University are about to vie for the InVenture Prize, a televised event open to student…

STEM

The Life Path Of A Visionary: Christopher Gentile ’81

Thursday, January 26, 2017, By Matt Wheeler

It may not be the final frontier, but with modern virtual reality technology, we can certainly “explore strange new worlds” and “boldly go where no man has gone before.” Today’s virtual reality can trick our minds into believing that we…

Business & Economy

Apply Now for the Invention Accelerator

Thursday, January 26, 2017, By Matt Wheeler

This summer, a newly launched Invention Accelerator, modeled after Invention Factory, will train undergraduate Syracuse University students to “design, prototype and pitch” as they invent tangible products. A collaboration between the College of Engineering & Computer Science, the College of Architecture and…

STEM

Physicist to be Recognized by National Academy of Sciences

Thursday, January 26, 2017, By Rob Enslin

A physicist in the College of Arts and Sciences is being recognized by the U.S. National Academy of Sciences (NAS) for his “outstanding leadership” of the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) Scientific Collaboration. Peter R. Saulson, the Martin A. Pomerantz…