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STEM

Syracuse Physicist to Discuss Black Holes April 8

Tuesday, February 21, 2017, By Rob Enslin

The intriguing and fascinating world of black holes is the subject of a lecture by nuclear physicist Paul Souder, benefiting the Southern Cayuga Planetarium and Observatory in Aurora, New York. Souder, a professor of physics in the College of Arts…

Health & Society

Frisky February: Q&A With the Office of Health Promotion’s Katelyn Cowen

Monday, February 20, 2017, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

This month, Frisky February is being held on the Syracuse University campus for the first time. It is a month-long series of events promoting sexual health and healthy relationships. Below, Katelyn U. Cowen, director of the Office of Health Promotion…

Arts & Culture

Jazz Fest Founder Frank Malfitano: ‘World-Class Education’ at Syracuse in Jazz, Blues—and Life

Monday, February 20, 2017, By Sean Kirst

For more than three decades, Frank Malfitano ’72 has served as executive director and guiding force behind Jazz Fest, an event he founded in greater Syracuse. Admission is free for the annual festival, which has brought some of the greatest…

STEM

iSchool Faculty Member, Ph.D. Graduate Honored with Dissertation Awards

Friday, February 17, 2017, By J.D. Ross

School of Information Studies (iSchool) Assistant Professor Rachel Ivy Clarke has been honored with the 2017 Doctoral Dissertation Award from the iSchools Organization. Her dissertation, conducted at the University of Washington’s Information School, was judged the best to have been completed…

Campus & Community

fullCIRCLE Mentoring Program Opens Application for Peer Mentors

Friday, February 17, 2017, By Shannon Andre

Each year, the fullCIRCLE Mentoring Program in the Office of Multicultural Affairs welcomes a new cohort of first-year and transfer students as fullCIRCLE mentees, connecting the students to peer mentors who serve as consistent support and positive role models. The…

STEM

Sustainable Enterprise Partnership Awards $19,000 to Explore Innovations in Green Building

Friday, February 17, 2017, By Kerri D. Howell

Syracuse University’s Sustainable Enterprise Partnership (SEP), in cooperation with the U.S. Green Building Council awarded $19,000 to fund new research in the area of green building construction methods, specifically cross laminated timber (CLT) wood products in multi-family housing. Rene Germain,…

Campus & Community

Provost Wheatly, Vice President Pete Sala Convene First Campus Facilities Advisory Board Meeting

Friday, February 17, 2017, By News Staff

Michele G. Wheatly, vice chancellor and provost, and Pete Sala, vice president and chief facilities officer, convened the first Campus Facilities Advisory Board (CFAB) meeting on Thursday, Feb. 16. The CFAB co-chairs, in collaboration with Cathryn Newton, special advisor to…

Health & Society

Falk College Students Host Makeup Drive for Transgender Community March 2

Thursday, February 16, 2017, By News Staff

The Department of Marriage and Family Therapy (MFT) in the Falk College is hosting a makeup drive to benefit the Syracuse-area transgender community on Thursday, March 2, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Schine Student Center. The drive…

Campus & Community

Memorial Service for Huston Smith to be Held on Sunday

Wednesday, February 15, 2017, By Renée K. Gadoua

Syracuse University will host a memorial service Sunday, Feb. 19, for the renowned religion scholar Huston Smith. Smith, former Thomas J. Watson Professor of Religion and Distinguished Professor of Philosophy, taught at Syracuse from 1973-84 and died Dec. 30 at…