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STEM

A Hunger for Knowledge

Thursday, September 17, 2015, By Elizabeth Droge-Young

A chemist in the College of Arts and Sciences has been awarded a major grant extension, enabling him to continue studying a rare genetic disorder known as Prader-Willi Syndrome (PWS). James Hougland, assistant professor of chemistry, has received an additional…

STEM

Pilot Program to Spur Syracuse-Upstate Medical Research Collaborations

Wednesday, September 16, 2015, By Carol Boll

The pilot grant program—titled “Driving Inspiration and Innovation through Collaboration”—was initiated by SU Trustee Sam Nappi, who has provided $1.5 million for biomedical and chemical engineering to Syracuse University.

Campus & Community

University Joins 2015 Outdoor Nation Campus Challenge

Tuesday, September 15, 2015, By Shannon Andre

Syracuse University is one of more than 55 colleges and universities competing in the 2015 Outdoor Nation Campus Challenge. Outdoor Nation, the national initiative that connects college students and their communities to the outdoors, launched the competition on Sept. 6….

Campus & Community

Reminder: Deadline for Employee Appreciation Day Tickets Is Tomorrow

Tuesday, September 15, 2015, By News Staff

Wednesday, Sept. 16, is the deadline for Syracuse University employees to order their Employee Appreciation Day tickets to see the Orange football team take on Central Michigan Saturday afternoon at the Carrier Dome. Kickoff is at 12:30 p.m. All University…

Business & Economy

Whitman School Welcomes New Faculty

Monday, September 14, 2015, By Kerri D. Howell

The Martin J. Whitman School of Management has welcomed seven new faculty members for the 2015-16 academic year. Kıvanç A. Avrenli, is assistant professor of statistics whose teaching interests focus on applied statistical methods, probability theory, statistical modeling and design…

Visiting Assistant Professor of Law Isaac Kfir on the Syrian Refugee Crisis

Monday, September 14, 2015, By Ellen Mbuqe

Isaac Kfir, a visiting assistant professor of law at the College of Law, a research associate with the Institute for National Security and Counterterrorism and a co-director of the Mapping Global Insecurities project at the Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs…

STEM

iSchool Faculty Receive Grant for Promoting Children’s Creative Thinking

Monday, September 14, 2015, By Diane Stirling

Two School of Information Studies (iSchool) professors who have worked on several library resources projects before will begin another innovative one soon, aimed at school librarians and the students they serve, thanks to funding from a National Leadership Grant for…

Campus & Community

University Continues Progress on Sexual Violence Prevention, Education, Advocacy

Monday, September 14, 2015, By Shannon Andre

Following the release of the Chancellor’s Workgroup on Sexual Violence Prevention, Education and Advocacy’s final report in December 2014, University leadership and staff within the Division of Student Affairs have been working to address and implement many of the workgroup’s…

Campus & Community

Information Session for Syracuse University Program For Refugee Assistance Scheduled for Friday

Thursday, September 10, 2015, By Keith Kobland

With a total city population of 140,000, Syracuse’s 14,000 refugees make up approximately 10 percent of its total—a number nearly as large as the entire undergraduate student body at the University. The city’s refugees hail from all over the world,…

Arts & Culture

UVP Presents ‘We Were Never Human,’ a Year-Long Program of Exhibitions and Events

Thursday, September 10, 2015, By Anneka Herre

Urban Video Project (UVP) and parent organization Light Work are presenting “We Were Never Human,” a year-long program at UVP and partner organizations that will feature the work of established and emerging artists who explore the shifting idea of what…