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Participants Needed for Voice Study

Wednesday, January 14, 2015, By News Staff

We are conducting a research study through Syracuse and SUNY Upstate Medical Universities to obtain normative information about the way the vocal folds move when people produce voice. The study involves one visit (~30 minutes) where a licensed otolaryngologist and…

STEM

iSchool Ranked #9 for Online Programs by U.S. News

Wednesday, January 7, 2015, By J.D. Ross

The School of Information Studies (iSchool) has been ranked No. 9 in best online degree programs for graduate computer information technology by U.S. News and World Report for 2015. “U.S. News evaluated several factors to rank the best online computer information…

STEM

Stanton on Importance of Connection, Collaboration, Stewardship

Monday, January 5, 2015, By Diane Stirling

As a software engineer and manager at several Boston-area startup firms, Jeff Stanton became increasingly intrigued by the ways software development teams functioned. Some teams meshed well and were nimble and highly productive. Other teams worked poorly, produced buggy code,…

‘Holidays at Hendricks’ to Be Broadcast on WCNY Television and Radio

Tuesday, December 16, 2014, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

“Holidays at Hendricks,” the annual Syracuse University holiday concert featuring the Hendricks Chapel Choir, Syracuse University Brass Ensemble, Syracuse University Organist Anne Laver and several guest choirs and ensembles, was held in SU’s Hendricks Chapel on Sunday, Dec. 7. Through…

Holidays at Hendricks Heralds the Season on Sunday, Dec. 7

Monday, December 1, 2014, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

“Holidays at Hendricks,” the annual Syracuse University holiday concert featuring the Hendricks Chapel Choir, the Syracuse University Brass Ensemble, University Organist Anne Laver and several guest choirs and ensembles, will fill Hendricks Chapel with the sound of music.

Syracuse University in Los Angeles Sponsors ‘Wild’ Special Screening

Monday, November 24, 2014, By Paula Meseroll

A special screening of “Wild,” a movie starring Academy Award-winner Reese Witherspoon, based on the New York Times bestseller by Cheryl Strayed G’02, was held Nov. 20 at TCL Chinese 6 Theater in Los Angeles. More than 200 people attended the…

STEM

Does Your Smartphone Know the Real You?

Monday, November 24, 2014, By Matt Wheeler

Ask someone what they use their smartphone for and they will likely provide examples of how they use it to connect with friends, family and work, take photos, listen to music, play games or get directions. Beneath it all, there…

STEM

Air Travel Stinks: Improving Air Quality on Planes

Monday, November 24, 2014, By Matt Wheeler

As most people know all too well, you often can’t pick the person sitting next to you on an airplane. Sometimes that can make for an unpleasant flight, especially if your neighbor had a plate of garlic fries in the…

STEM

Geologists Cite Hair as ‘Human Provenance Tool’

Monday, November 17, 2014, By Rob Enslin

Geologists in the College of Arts and Sciences are close to confirming what many scientists have long thought to be true—that human hair is an archive of geospatial movement. Scott Samson, professor of Earth sciences and a faculty fellow of…

Campus & Community

Purser Wins Award for New Book about On-Demand Labor

Tuesday, October 14, 2014, By News Staff

Gretchen Purser, assistant professor of sociology in the Maxwell School, has won the 2014 International Book Award from the California Series in Public Anthropology (University of California Press) for her manuscript “Labor On Demand: Dispatching the Urban Poor.” Each year…