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@SyracuseU News Tips

Monday, February 9, 2015, By Keith Kobland

Syracuse University faculty members are available for interview on a variety of timely topics. Our faculty members provide insight that moves the story forward, and information that shines a new light on important research of interest to your audience. Here’s…

Campus & Community

Third Annual SU Rising: Stop Sexual and Relationship Violence

Monday, February 9, 2015, By Shannon Andre

On Friday, Feb. 13, the Syracuse University community will again organize and raise awareness about the global crisis of gender violence during the annual SU Rising: Stop Sexual and Relationship Violence event. This is the third consecutive year that Syracuse…

Arts & Culture

Learning to the Beat

Friday, February 6, 2015, By Amy Manley

On a cold January morning, a sizzling percussive rhythm echoed from the depths of the Hall of Languages. Students in Professor Carol Babiracki’s “Intro to World Music” class were treated to a vibrant African drumming and dance workshop, led by…

STEM

Maroo Receives CAREER Grant to Investigate Cooling Next-Gen Tech

Friday, February 6, 2015, By Matt Wheeler

As technology advances to meet our ever-growing needs, the size of our electronics is decreasing while their performance is increasing. Computer chips are a good example of this. We want them to be small, yet capable of faster processing speeds….

Arts & Culture

Carver Reading Series Continues with Novelist Jenny Offill Feb. 11

Thursday, February 5, 2015, By Renée K. Gadoua

The Raymond Carver Reading Series in the College of Arts and Sciences continues with a visit by award-winning novelist Jenny Offill. On Wednesday, Feb. 11, she will participate in a Q&A session at 3:45 p.m., followed by an author reading…

Campus & Community

Posse Foundation President Deborah Bial Visits Syracuse Posse Scholars

Thursday, February 5, 2015, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Syracuse Posse Scholars and their mentors, deans, faculty and staff joined Chancellor Kent Syverud at a luncheon to kick off Bial’s visit.

Media, Law & Policy

Shoemaker to Receive Prestigious Paul J. Deutschmann Award

Wednesday, February 4, 2015, By Wendy S. Loughlin

Pamela Shoemaker, the John Ben Snow Professor at the Newhouse School, has been honored with the prestigious Paul J. Deutschmann Award for Excellence in Research by the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC). The award recognizes a…

STEM

Anonymous Donor’s Gift Drives $1 Million Science Equipment Excellence Fund

Wednesday, February 4, 2015, By News Staff

Students and faculty in the College of Arts and Sciences are benefiting from a new Science Equipment Excellence Fund that is modernizing science-teaching instrumentation and enhancing the overall learning experience.

STEM

The Science of Slime: Why We Care Where Biofilms Stick

Tuesday, February 3, 2015, By Matt Wheeler

For every human cell in our bodies there are 10 bacteria cells. When bacteria—good or bad—stick together, they form a slimy layer called a biofilm that adheres to surfaces inside or outside of the body. A good example is inside…

Health & Society

Clothing Drive Fills Unmet Need in Local Transgender Community

Tuesday, February 3, 2015, By Michele Barrett

Table after table lined with hundreds of donated shirts, pants, sweaters, skirts, jackets and other clothing items were visible in one Peck Hall classroom because marriage and family therapy (MFT) graduate students Amy Goss and Megan O’Brien recognized an unmet…