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Being the Stories We Tell: Syracuse Symposium Organizers Use Fall Events to Probe Individual, Collective Power of Storytelling

Tuesday, October 2, 2018, By Rob Enslin

Syracuse Symposium—a program of the Humanities Center in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S)—continues its yearlong look at “Stories” with a spate of October events. The lineup includes the exhibition “Look Now: Facing Breast Cancer”; a lecture by geographer Nicolas…

STEM

Physicist’s Discovery Recasts ‘Lifetime Hierarchy’ of Subatomic Particles

Monday, October 1, 2018, By Rob Enslin

Researchers in the College of Arts and Sciences have determined that the lifetime of the so-called charmed omega—part of a family of subatomic particles called baryons—is nearly four times longer than previously thought. In an article in Physical Review Letters…

Campus & Community

October is Disability Awareness and Appreciation Month

Monday, October 1, 2018, By Shannon Andre

Throughout the month of October, the Disability Cultural Center (DCC) and a host of campus partners and student organizations will host Disability Awareness and Appreciation Month. The month’s events will focus on disability and its many intersections. “We are very…

Campus & Community

Greek Life Review Update: Survey Closes, Reviewers Complete Site Visit

Friday, September 28, 2018, By News Staff

Earlier this summer, Syracuse University began its top-to-bottom review of Greek Life. External partners David Westol, Karyn Nishimura Sneath, and Veronica Moore, who bring decades of experience evaluating fraternity and sorority communities, are leading this comprehensive review. In addition to…

STEM

Syracuse Professor Named to Science News’ SN 10: Scientists to Watch

Thursday, September 27, 2018, By News Staff

Lisa Manning, associate professor of physics in the College of Arts and Sciences, is included in Science News’ SN 10: Scientists to Watch. For the fourth year, Science News is spotlighting 10 early- and mid-career scientists on their way to…

Health & Society

Off-Broadway’s ‘Rap Guide to Consciousness’ Comes to Hendricks Chapel

Thursday, September 27, 2018, By News Staff

Fresh from a nearly six-month stint off-Broadway in New York City, Baba Brinkman’s “Rap Guide to Consciousness” will be performed Friday, Sept. 28, at 6:30 p.m. in Hendricks Chapel. Brinkman–an award-winning musician, scholar and theater performer–raps his way through some…

STEM

Professor Lauded for Contributions to Experimental Particle Physics

Wednesday, September 26, 2018, By Rob Enslin

The American Physical Society (APS) is recognizing a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S) for his contributions to particle physics. Sheldon Stone, Distinguished Professor of Physics, is the 2019 recipient of the APS’ prestigious W.K.H. Panofksy Prize…

Veterans

Office of Admissions hosts Military Junior College Students for Military Appreciation Weekend

Tuesday, September 25, 2018, By News Staff

This past weekend, the Office of Admissions hosted 24 early commissioning students from military junior colleges across the country. These future U.S. Army officers were introduced to the Syracuse University campus, academic programs and history of the University’s commitment to…

STEM

A New Way to Count Qubits

Monday, September 24, 2018, By Rob Enslin

Researchers at Syracuse University, working with collaborators at the University of Wisconsin (UW)-Madison, have developed a new technique for measuring the state of quantum bits, or qubits, in a quantum computer.

Campus & Community

College Appoints Associate Dean of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Friday, September 21, 2018, By Rob Enslin

The College of Arts and Sciences (A&S) reaffirms its commitment to opportunity and access with a newly created high-level appointment. Kishi Animashaun Ducre, associate professor of African American studies (AAS), is the college’s inaugural associate dean of diversity, equity and…