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Arts & Culture

Student Author Challenges Perceptions in ‘I, Too, Am a Dancer!’

Tuesday, July 21, 2015, By Kathleen Haley

Kanisha L. Ffriend ’16 tells the story of a young girl of color who is hard of hearing in “I,Too, Am a Dancer!” The girl is the main character—a different approach than from what Ffriend had seen in other books about people with disabilities.

STEM

Fridley Co-Authors International Biodiversity Research Paper

Monday, July 20, 2015, By Amy Manley

Humans depend upon high levels of ecosystem biodiversity. But due to climate change and changes in land use, biodiversity loss is greater now than at any other time in human history. Jason Fridley, associate professor of biology in the College…

Media, Law & Policy

Summer Law Program Focuses on Business and Technology Development

Friday, July 17, 2015, By Jessica Chesher

Microfluidic bubble bioreactor for cell capture is not a description one would expect to hear for a project being researched in a law school, but that’s exactly what Heather Roark Parker L’16 was explaining to Assemblyman William Magnarelli during a…

Philosophers Celebrate 10th Anniversary of SPAWN Series July 29-31

Friday, July 17, 2015, By Rob Enslin

The Department of Philosophy in the College of Arts and Sciences is marking the 10th anniversary of its acclaimed SPAWN summer workshop series by revisiting the theme of its first conference: “Consciousness.” SPAWN, which stands for “Syracuse Philosophy Annual Workshop…

Mehrzad Boroujerdi on Historic Iran Nuclear Deal

Tuesday, July 14, 2015, By Ellen Mbuqe

“The time has come to turn a page in the torturous relationship between Iran and the United States,” says Mehrzad Boroujerdi, Professor and Chair of the Political Science Department and O’Hanley Faculty Scholar at Syracuse University’s Maxwell School of Citizenship…

STEM

Crowston’s NSF Role Illuminates Research Funding Aspects

Monday, July 13, 2015, By Diane Stirling

Distinguished Professor of Information Science Kevin Crowston has enjoyed a rare opportunity in the academic researcher’s world. He’s lived life on the other side of a research funding proposal. Crowston recently completed a 27-month rotation as a program director for the…

Media, Law & Policy

Q&A: Professor Mary Lovely on China’s Market Volatility

Thursday, July 9, 2015, By Kathleen Haley

The recent volatility of China’s stock market has made for a rough ride for Chinese investors and worried exchanges worldwide. Maxwell School Economics Professor Mary E. Lovely, who studies the Chinese economy and China’s economic growth, provides some insight into…

Veterans

Veterans to Attend Academic Boot Camp on Campus

Thursday, July 9, 2015, By News Staff

Enlisted veterans and transitioning service members planning to enroll in or transfer into a four-year undergraduate program will attend Warrior-Scholar Project program at SU, July 11-18

STEM

Faculty Member Launches New Tool for Digital Learning

Monday, July 6, 2015, By Diane Stirling

A website featuring the work of a School of Information Studies (iSchool) research professor and a graduate student that strives to use artwork to help in the understanding of scientific principles has just launched. Over the past year, Jun Wang,…

Campus & Community

Atlanta Program Helps Students Discover Heart of the South

Wednesday, July 1, 2015, By News Staff

It was an exciting spring for Syracuse University in Atlanta, as alumni and friends welcomed 14 students from the College of Arts and Sciences to their city for its inaugural immersion program. The trip combined a variety of cultural activities…