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How Did the Moon’s Surface Form?

Friday, March 25, 2016, By Elizabeth Droge-Young

Perhaps we don’t realize when we look into the night sky at the moon that we are observing some of the most ancient surfaces known within our solar system. The formation of the moon is linked to the early stages…

Campus & Community

Scholar Spotlight: Courtney Rosser ’16

Friday, March 25, 2016, By Renée K. Gadoua

When Courtney Rosser arrived on campus from Amsterdam, a small city in New York’s Montgomery County, she chose to major in bioengineering. She changed her major to biology, then added neuroscience. Rather than becoming a doctor or a researcher, Rosser…

STEM

The Human Trace

Thursday, March 24, 2016, By Rob Enslin

The great anthropologist Loren Eiseley once compared mankind to a twisted stem of wisteria—a “rooted vine in space” on an immense, if not impossible journey. It’s one that each of us must attempt, regardless of outcome. This is the premise…

Arts & Culture

Professor Eyes New Books, International Humanities Appointment

Wednesday, March 23, 2016, By Rob Enslin

When Gregg Lambert stepped down as founding director of the Syracuse University Humanities Center in 2014, he did what any self-respecting professor would do. He hit the books. Nearly two years later, Lambert is still at the top of his…

STEM

NSF Underwrites National, International Projects in Mathematics Department

Tuesday, March 22, 2016, By Rob Enslin

The Department of Mathematics in the College of Arts and Sciences has received three major grant awards from the National Science Foundation (NSF), supporting national and international research projects. The awards enable students and faculty to travel to Poland for…

Arts & Culture

Laura Freixas to Serve as Jeanette K. Watson Distinguished Visiting Professor in Humanities

Tuesday, March 22, 2016, By Rob Enslin

The Humanities Center will host one of the most important feminist voices in Spanish literature March 29-April 8. Laura Freixas, a world-renowned author, teacher-scholar, critic, translator and proponent of women’s literature, will serve as the Humanities Center’s 2016 Jeanette K….

Campus & Community

Chancellor’s Workgroup on Diversity & Inclusion Report Shared with the University Community

Monday, March 21, 2016, By Kathleen Haley

A report by the Chancellor’s Workgroup on Diversity and Inclusion details wide-ranging recommendations aimed at creating a more welcoming, respectful campus climate, including establishing a Diversity and Inclusion Council and hiring a chief diversity officer. The workgroup’s full report, which…

STEM

iSchool Launches Second Crowdfunding Campaign

Monday, March 21, 2016, By J.D. Ross

Over two years ago, the first crowdfunding effort at Syracuse University, Fuel, inspired over 125 donors to contribute nearly $30,000 to support student programs at the School of Information Studies (iSchool). Now, the iSchool is raising the stakes with a…

Campus & Community

Register Now to Explore University’s Robust Research Computing Resources

Monday, March 21, 2016, By Christopher C. Finkle

The upcoming series of Computing Colloquies is designed to help campus researchers identify and make the most of the diverse array of campus computing resources available at the University. All faculty, students and staff conducting, planning or supporting research activities…

Arts & Culture

UVP Features ‘Saya Woolfalk: ChimaCloud’

Friday, March 18, 2016, By News Staff

Urban Video Project (UVP), Light Work and the Everson Museum of Art are presenting dual exhibitions of work by multimedia artist Saya Woolfalk, including new video and fabric-based prints created during her Light Work 2015 UVP artist residency. Woolfalk’s work…