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Campus & Community

Engineering and Computer Science Students Paint #Cuserocks for Opening Weekend

Friday, August 25, 2017, By Alex Dunbar

Engineering and Computer Science students channeled their inner artists recently and painted #CuseRocks to be placed all around the SU campus. The painted rocks are a way to encourage and brighten the day of fellow students. Environmental engineering junior Simone…

Arts & Culture

Syracuse Professor Who Teaches Class on Trump: ‘President’s Twitter Feed Similar to Rock Concert Set-List’

Tuesday, July 11, 2017, By Ellen Mbuqe

Syracuse University Professor of Communications and Rhetorical studies Kendall Phillips has been paying close attention to Donald Trump, even before he landed in the White House.  Phillips is teaching a course this fall on Donald Trump, not so much for…

Business & Economy

Supply Chain Professor: Amazon’s Acquisition of Whole Foods Is Game Changer for Grocery Industry

Friday, June 16, 2017, By Kerri D. Howell

An announcement Friday by online retailer Amazon regarding its intended purchase of Whole Foods is a game changer for the grocery industry, according to an expert in supply chain management and practices. Patrick Penfield, professor of supply chain practice in…

Brookings Institution

James Steinberg: A rocky relationship takes center stage

Tuesday, April 11, 2017, By Keith Kobland

James Steinberg, University Professor of social science, international affairs, and law, co-authored an article for The Brookings Institution, “The Trump-Xi summit: A rocky relationship takes center stage.”

Campus & Community

Governing Procedures, Capital Project Needs Assessment Process and Summer Construction Planning Among the Agenda Items during Second CFAB Meeting

Thursday, March 23, 2017, By News Staff

The members of the Campus Facilities Advisory Board (CFAB) assembled on Wednesday, March 22, at the Office of Campus Planning, Design and Construction for the board’s second meeting since it was announced on Jan. 26. The CFAB, co-chaired by Michele…

Health & Society

On Borrowed Time: Despite Calls for Divestment, Completion of DAPL Signals New Chapter in Standing Rock Conflict

Friday, March 10, 2017, By Rob Enslin

  When Norway’s largest private investor recently pulled out of the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL), the news barely made a blip on the world’s radar. For Phil Arnold, director of the Skä•noñh-Great Law of Peace Center in Syracuse, the message…

STEM

Ph.D. Candidate Attends Neurochemistry Flagship School with Top Scholars in Austria

Friday, March 10, 2017, By Kathleen Haley

Ph.D. candidate Sheila Shahidzadeh focuses her studies on the complexities and ever-evolving connections in the human brain. Her interests and passion for neuroscience led her to a weeklong school in Austria where she was among other top scholars to dig…

The Guardian

Professor George Saunders on the Writing Process

Thursday, March 9, 2017, By Ellen Mbuqe

George Saunders, professor of English in the College of Arts and Sciences, was the subject of a story in The Guardian titled “George Saunders: what writers really do when they write.”

Arts & Culture

Syracuse University Libraries’ Special Collections Research Center Uncovers Early Norman Rockwell Illustrations

Tuesday, March 7, 2017, By Pamela Whiteley McLaughlin

The Special Collections Research Center at Syracuse University Libraries has made a significant find—two original Norman Rockwell illustrations. They represent the artist’s first commercial commission, created in 1911 during his initial years of study at the Art Students League of…

Campus & Community

Search Process for New Senior VP of Communications and Marketing Underway, Opus Partners to Assist with Search

Wednesday, March 1, 2017, By News Staff

The search process for Syracuse University’s new senior vice president of communications and marketing is officially underway. The new position will report to the Chancellor, serve as the University’s chief communications and marketing officer, lead the new integrated Division of…