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Stanton’s open source e-book introduces data science

Thursday, July 5, 2012, By Diane Stirling

In a world increasingly muddled by the proliferation of information, how can anyone hope to filter, organize, curate and make sense of it all? That’s the job of data scientists, an emerging professional specialty in the information field. An introduction…

After more than a decade, Sandra Hurd fulfills service as University marshal at 2012 Commencement

Monday, July 2, 2012, By News Staff

Shiu-Kai Chin becomes University marshal, Kelly Chandler-Olcott joins as associate University marshal   After more than a decade, Sandra Hurd has retired her Commencement leader title of University marshal. Beginning her service in 2001 at the Commencement ceremony that featured NASA…

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SU in the News: Monday, July 2

Monday, July 2, 2012, By News Staff

SU NEWS AND EVENTS COVERAGE Statistics from Syracuse University’s Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC) are cited in a Bloomberg article on U.S. Education Department collection efforts with defaulted student loans. Syracuse.com reported on the 10 high school physics teachers from…

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SU in the News: Monday, June 25

Monday, June 25, 2012, By News Staff

SU NEWS AND EVENTS COVERAGE Syracuse University alumnus Aaron Sorkin ’83 is profiled in a Sunday Post-Standard Stars magazine cover feature on his new HBO series “The Newsroom.” In the Sunday Post-Standard, excerpts of a conversation between School of Architecture…

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SU in the News: Wednesday, June 20

Wednesday, June 20, 2012, By News Staff

SU NEWS AND EVENTS COVERAGE Syracuse University is mentioned in an Associated Press article about College of Visual and Performing Arts alumnus Aaron Sorkin ’83 and his new TV program “The Newsroom.” WCTV (CBS) in Tallahassee, Fla., reported on the…

EarthScope national seismic monitoring project arrives in Upstate New York

Friday, June 15, 2012, By News Staff

Upstate New York is about to become part of EarthScope, the largest science project on the planet. Robert Moucha, a geophysicist in the Department of Earth Sciences in the College of Arts and Sciences, is in charge of scouting locations…

Summer camp for physics teachers: Building particle detectors at SU

Friday, June 15, 2012, By News Staff

Ten high school physics teachers from Upstate New York will spend three weeks this summer at Syracuse University building cosmic ray counters, testing components of a neutrino detector and learning about the latest results of experiments being conducted on CERN’s…

University of Hong Kong’s Jonathan Solomon named associate dean at Syracuse Architecture

Thursday, June 14, 2012, By Elaine Wackerow

Syracuse University School of Architecture has announced the appointment of Jonathan D. Solomon as associate dean and associate professor, effective July 1.  In his new role, Solomon will work with the dean to develop and implement the mission of the…

Campus & Community

SU in the News: Wednesday, June 13

Wednesday, June 13, 2012, By News Staff

SU NEWS AND EVENTS COVERAGE Huffington Post reported on SU being among the most LGBT-friendly college campuses nationwide, according to a Campus Pride report. The official White House blog cites the Institute for Veterans and Military Families’ recently released Guide…

New steam station equipment saves 3 million gallons of water each year

Tuesday, June 12, 2012, By News Staff

The Syracuse University Steam Station is now a lot greener when it comes to water. The plant recently installed two new air compressors that will cut its water use by three million gallons a year. The energy-efficient equipment will also…