Search Results for: ,pOO

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…

Deborah A. Coquillon Memorial Award Helps Seniors ‘Pay It Forward’

Thursday, October 9, 2014, By Rob Enslin

When Tesia Kim ’13 began working for Teach for America, she found herself at a medical prep school in Chicago that was so poor, some of her students couldn’t afford binders and notebooks. “Two students didn’t have $25 for scrubs,”…

Syracuse University Welcomes Patricia H. Mautino to Board of Trustees

Monday, October 6, 2014, By News Staff

Syracuse University is pleased to announce the election of Patricia H. Mautino ’64, G’66 to the University’s Board of Trustees. She was elected to her position at the annual Board of Trustees meeting held on campus in May and will…

Fast Forward Syracuse September Progress Update

Tuesday, September 30, 2014, By Jaclyn D. Grosso

Fast Forward Syracuse teams continue to gain momentum and add faculty, staff and students to each of the three program initiatives—Strategic Plan, Campus Master Plan and Operational Excellence. More than 500 people attended a Town Hall meeting with Chancellor Kent…

Campus Commuter Challenge Kicks Off Oct. 1

Monday, September 29, 2014, By News Staff

Syracuse University students, faculty and staff who walk, bike, carpool or ride the bus to campus between Oct. 1 and Oct. 31 can compete for prizes in Syracuse University’s Campus Commuter Challenge. The Campus Commuter Challenge is a friendly competition…

Take a Hike for Health with WALKTOBER

Thursday, September 25, 2014, By News Staff

Challenge yourself and your colleagues to good health. Take a walk outside this fall and log in your steps for the second year of WALKTOBER. Healthy Monday and the Department of Recreation Services host this month-long initiative and competition that…

Campus & Community

ESL Opportunity in Syracuse for Graduate/Law Students

Friday, September 12, 2014, By News Staff

Come out next week and join SUPRA (Syracuse University Program for Refugee Assistance) for a chance to make a difference in your community! SUPRA provides English classes to refugees in our community. We are currently looking for new teachers who…