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Better Cancer Treatment Through Nanotechnology

Wednesday, September 2, 2015, By Matt Wheeler

Assistant Professor Shikha Nangia in the College of Engineering and Computer Science is collaborating with Assistant Professor Juntao Luo of Upstate Medical University to develop a way to deliver cancer-fighting drugs more effectively using nanoparticles. The National Institutes of Health…

STEM

Physicist Lands NIH Grant Award to Study Tissue, Organ Formation

Wednesday, September 2, 2015, By Rob Enslin

A physicist in the College of Arts and Sciences has been awarded a major grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to develop theoretical models of tissue and organ formation. M. Lisa Manning, associate professor of physics, is using…

Media, Law & Policy

Steinberg to Conclude Tenure as Maxwell Dean Following 2015-16 Academic Year

Tuesday, September 1, 2015, By News Staff

Maxwell School for Citizenship and Public Affairs Dean James Steinberg has announced that he will be stepping down as dean at the end of the academic year 2015–2016. Steinberg has been at the helm of the Maxwell School since 2011. …

STEM

NSF Funds Position to Realize Potential of University’s Cyberinfrastructure

Tuesday, September 1, 2015, By Christopher C. Finkle

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded Syracuse University $396,098 to fund a full-time campus cyberinfrastructure engineer (CIE) position for two years. The engineer will provide technical expertise and leadership to realize the potential of existing University cyberinfrastructure investments and…

Arts & Culture

Silverstein Awarded Two Grants to Investigate Religious Engagement in Later Life

Monday, August 31, 2015, By Michele Barrett

The John Templeton Foundation awarded a $1.49 million grant to Merril Silverstein, the Marjorie Cantor Endowed Professor in Aging, for a three-year study entitled, “Religious Transitions, Transmissions and Trajectories Among Baby-Boomers and their Families.” Additionally, the National Institutes of Health…

Campus & Community

Nominations Sought for Academic Strategic Plan Implementation Working Groups

Monday, August 31, 2015, By News Staff

Syracuse University’s Academic Strategic Plan Oversight Committee seeks nominations of students, faculty and staff interested in serving on working groups to help support the implementation of the strategic plan. The working groups will help inform the work of the Oversight…

Campus & Community

New Student Convocation Welcomes Freshman, Transfer Students

Monday, August 31, 2015, By Kathleen Haley

Senior Class Marshal Tatiana Williams ’16 offered four pieces of wisdom to incoming students during the University’s New Student Convocation Thursday evening in the Carrier Dome. Find your crew. Discover yourself. Have fun. And follow your vision. “Welcome to the…

Campus & Community

Mathis-Hanlon Named Interim Director of Parents Office

Friday, August 28, 2015, By Shannon Andre

The Division of Student Affairs has named Missy Mathis-Hanlon as the interim director of the Parents Office. Mathis-Hanlon’s appointment follows the previous director Colleen Bench’s appointment as associate vice president of Student Affairs. In this interim role, Mathis-Hanlon will serve…

Arts & Culture

CAA’s Rob Light ’78 to Speak Sept. 3

Friday, August 28, 2015, By Erica Blust

The Bandier Program will present a lecture on Thursday, Sept. 3, by Rob Light ’78, head of the music department, a partner, and managing director of Creative Artists Agency (CAA), a leading entertainment and sports agency with offices in Los…

Health & Society

Falk College Receives Grants to Assist Trauma Victims of Neighborhood Violence

Friday, August 28, 2015, By Michele Barrett

In This Together will provide workshops to help social service professionals, educators, health care practitioners, juvenile justice workers, clergy and mental health counselors learn how to identify and address signs of trauma.