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STEM

NIH Grant Awarded to Hewett’s Lab Promotes Diversity in Research

Friday, October 19, 2018, By Kathleen Haley

Diversity in science matters to breakthroughs. When more scientists with varied backgrounds and experiences fill laboratories and collaborate on teams, outcomes in innovation and discovery surpass those of less diverse scientific groups, according to the National Institutes of Health (NIH)….

Campus & Community

ELI Students Share Insights on Being an International Student

Friday, October 19, 2018, By Eileen Jevis

When international students travel to the United States to learn English, the language barrier is just one of their challenges. Cultural differences like being overwhelmed in the grocery store, being embarrassed about not tipping a server (there is no tipping…

Arts & Culture

School of Art’s Sharif Bey Selected to Exhibit Work at Smithsonian’s Renwick Gallery

Wednesday, October 17, 2018, By Erica Blust

Sharif Bey, ceramicist and dual associate professor of art education in the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ School of Art and the School of Education, is one of four artists selected to exhibit work in “Disrupting Craft: Renwick Invitational…

Campus & Community

Purchasing Department Announces Transition Away From Paper Requisition Forms

Tuesday, October 16, 2018, By Jennifer DeMarchi

In an effort to maximize efficiency and move toward more sustainable processes, the Purchasing Office will no longer accept hard copy paper requisition forms beginning on Wednesday, Jan. 2, the first day of Syracuse University operations in 2019. From that…

Campus & Community

Remembrance Week, Commemorative Activities Will Honor the Victims of Pan Am Flight 103

Tuesday, October 16, 2018, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

This year marks the 30th anniversary of the bombing of Pan Am 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, on Dec. 21, 1988. Syracuse University and the University’s Remembrance and Lockerbie Scholars have planned events and activities—from exhibitions to panel discussions to a…

STEM

SU Geologists Contribute to New Understanding of Mekong River Incision

Monday, October 15, 2018, By Renée Gearhart Levy

An international team of earth scientists has linked the establishment of the Mekong River to a period of major intensification of the Asian monsoon during the middle Miocene, about 17 million years ago, findings that supplant the assumption that the…

Campus & Community

Chancellor Syverud Addresses Oct. 10 University Senate Meeting

Friday, October 12, 2018, By News Staff

Chancellor Kent Syverud discussed shared governance and the comprehensive review of Greek Life at the Oct. 10 University Senate meeting.  He recognized the Institute for Veterans and Military Families as it celebrates 100,000 individuals served and gave an update on…

Media Tip Sheets

Soyuz Spacecraft Scenario Reminds Us Launches Are Still ‘Controlled Explosions’

Thursday, October 11, 2018, By Daryl Lovell

A Soyuz space rocket headed to the International Space Station with a NASA astronaut and Russian cosmonaut onboard had to make an emergency landing minutes after liftoff today. Sean O’Keefe is a University Professor at Syracuse University’s Maxwell School of…

Campus & Community

‘River Blue’ Film Oct. 16 Examines Fashion Industry Pollution of Rivers

Thursday, October 11, 2018, By News Staff

Sustainability Management and student group Students of Sustainability are sponsoring a free screening of the eye-opening documentary “River Blue” on Tuesday, Oct. 16, at 7 p.m. in Watson Theater. The event is free and open to the public, with entry…

Arts & Culture

Drama Department Launches 2018-19 Sunday Salon Series with “Making Old Stories New Again: The Brothers Grimm, Stephen Sondheim and ‘Into the Woods’”

Thursday, October 11, 2018, By Erica Blust

The College of Visual and Performing Arts’ (VPA) Department of Drama will launch its 2018-19 Sunday Salon Series with the panel discussion “Making Old Stories New Again: The Brothers Grimm, Stephen Sondheim and ‘Into the Woods.’” Presented in conjunction with the…