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STEM

Gravitational Waves Discovery, New Carnegie Classification Underscore Research Excellence at Syracuse

Friday, February 12, 2016, By Kathleen Haley

From all over campus to all around the world, a momentous discovery in the world of physics was made known Thursday.

“We have just taken our first look at the Universe in a completely new way”

Thursday, February 11, 2016, By Ellen Mbuqe

Syracuse, NY… Scientists in the Department of Physics at Syracuse University have been instrumental in the discovery of gravitational waves, confirming a major prediction of Albert Einstein’s 1915 general theory of relativity. They include Peter Saulson, the Martin A. Pomerantz…

STEM

Gravitational Waves Detected 100 Years after Einstein’s Prediction

Wednesday, February 10, 2016, By Rob Enslin

LIGO Opens New Window on the Universe with Observation of Gravitational Waves from Colliding Black Holes

STEM

Harvard Professor Shane Greenstein to Speak on Internet Commercialization

Wednesday, February 10, 2016, By J.D. Ross

School of Information Studies (iSchool) faculty member Lee McKnight has invited Harvard Business School professor Shane Greenstein to the iSchool to speak on his new Princeton University Press book, “How the Internet Became Commercial. Innovation, Privatization, and the Birth of…

Campus & Community

Baptist Campus Ministry Team Finds Hope, Joy in Work with Earthquake Survivors

Monday, February 8, 2016, By Kathleen Haley

In the terraced landscape of Nepal, a team from the Baptist Campus Ministry worked alongside residents disassembling crumbled homes and marking plots of homes that will be rebuilt following last year’s crippling earthquake.

Arts & Culture

Feminist Scholar Awarded Guest Professorship in Germany

Monday, February 8, 2016, By Rob Enslin

A professor in the College of Arts and Sciences has returned from a prestigious appointment at Goethe University (GU) in Frankfurt, Germany. Chandra Talpade Mohanty—Distinguished Professor and chair of women’s & gender studies (WGS), as well as Dean’s Professor of…

Health & Society

Syracuse University Fit Families Program to Include Children with Autism

Monday, February 8, 2016, By Jennifer Russo

The Fit Families Program for Children with Autism, a research-based physical activity program for families with children with autism ages 5 to 10, is currently accepting applications for its five-session workshop beginning in March. Luis Columna, associate professor of exercise…

Arts & Culture

ARC Students’ Award-Winning Design to Model Future Green Development in China

Monday, February 8, 2016, By Elaine Wackerow

Three architecture M.S. students in Assistant Professor Fei Wang’s fall 2015 “Low-Carbon City” studio have won second-place—and a $30,000 prize—in the international competition sponsored by the Shenzhen Institute of Building Research (IBR) for design of Shenzhen, China’s Future Low-Carbon Building…

Veterans

Whitman Ranked No. 5 in Military Times’ ‘Best for Vets’ Business School Ranking

Monday, February 8, 2016, By Kerri D. Howell

The Martin J. Whitman School of Management is the No. 1-ranked private business school for veterans, and has been ranked No. 5 by Military Times in its 2016 list of Best for Vets: Business Schools, the publication announced Feb. 8….

Campus & Community

SU Abroad, Partner Institutions Help Students Make Their Study Abroad Plans

Friday, February 5, 2016, By Jennifer DeMarchi

SU Abroad will host its annual Study Abroad Day on Thursday, Feb. 11, from 3-6 p.m. in Schine Room 304ABC. All interested SU students are invited to attend. In addition to staff members and alumni from SU Abroad center and…