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Campus & Community

ITS Staff Member Builds Beds for Families in Need

Thursday, December 13, 2018, By Kathleen Haley

Jon Wright doesn’t particularly consider himself a woodworker. But his skills—and those of his close knit group of friends—have created beloved pieces of furniture for many delighted young people in the community. Wright, a support analyst with the University’s Information…

Media, Law & Policy

Call for Entries: Toner Prize for Excellence in Political Reporting

Wednesday, December 5, 2018, By Wendy S. Loughlin

The Newhouse School is now accepting entries for the $5,000 Toner Prize for Excellence in Political Reporting. Entries may be submitted online at tonerprogram.syr.edu. Deadline is Jan. 21, 2019. The Toner Prize recognizes outstanding political reporting in a tribute to…

Media, Law & Policy

Call for Entries: 2019 Mirror Awards

Wednesday, December 5, 2018, By Wendy S. Loughlin

The Newhouse School is now accepting nominations for the 13th annual Mirror Awards honoring excellence in media industry reporting. The deadline is Feb. 3, 2019. Anyone may nominate, and there is no fee to enter. Entries may be submitted in…

Arts & Culture

Art History Seminar Immerses Students in Art Collections at SU; Eight+One Magazine Highlights their Research

Monday, December 3, 2018, By Renée Gearhart Levy

During spring semester 2018, Romita Ray charged the students of her Art and Architecture at SU seminar to select an artwork or architectural drawing in the art collections at SU for intensive study. The seminar provides an immersive experience with…

STEM

The Brain That Changed Everything

Monday, December 3, 2018, By Rob Enslin

Alexander R. Weiss ’12 has a library full of books and journals, from arcane treatises on science and engineering to timeless works of literature and philosophy. One book he holds dear is The New York Times Bestseller “The Brain That…

Campus & Community

Dina Eldawy Named Second Marshall Scholar in University’s History

Monday, December 3, 2018, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Dina Eldawy has been named a 2019 recipient of the prestigious Marshall Scholarship. She is the second Marshall Scholar in Syracuse University history. Eldawy is an international relations major in the College of Arts and Sciences and the Maxwell School…

Arts & Culture

SU Special Collections and Department of Art and Music Histories Host Visiting Fulbright Scholar Ingeborg Zechner

Friday, November 30, 2018, By Renée Gearhart Levy

As an intern at an Austrian music festival, musicologist Ingeborg Zechner was asked to write a program description about one of the pieces played, the Carmen Fantasie. The well-known violin piece was penned by Franz Waxman, a composer best known…

STEM

ECS Professor Vir V. Phoha Named a 2018 AAAS Fellow

Tuesday, November 27, 2018, By Matt Wheeler

Professor Vir V. Phoha of the College of Engineering and Computer Science (ECS) has been named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). He was awarded this prestigious honor for developing practicable foundations of behavioral…

STEM

New Site Offers Privacy Resources for Underserved Populations

Tuesday, November 27, 2018, By Diane Stirling

If you’re someone with disabilities needing help with your online privacy and computer access needs, a family member or practitioner who supports people with disabilities or a scholar seeking information about online privacy for underserved populations, a new information resource…

Veterans

Institute for Veterans and Military Families Receives Largest Single Research Grant to Date

Monday, November 26, 2018, By Leah Lazarz

The Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF) at Syracuse University has received a $400,000 research grant from the Kauffman Foundation to study veteran and military-connected entrepreneurs as part of the foundation’s inaugural “Knowledge Challenge.” The award marks the largest…