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Alumni to Receive Eggers, Generation Orange Awards During Orange Central
A 60-year-strong reunion committee, a passionate supporter of Syracuse University and a young alumnus whose project provides care packages to active-duty military alumni will all be honored for their contributions during Orange Central homecoming weekend Sept. 15-18. The Melvin A….
TurningPoint Cloud Has Come to Campus, Replacing TurningPoint 5
In preparation for fall 2016, Information Technology Services (ITS) has rolled out a new version of the TurningPoint software, TurningPoint Cloud. TurningPoint 5 is no longer supported on campus. About TurningPoint Cloud Engaging your students will be easier and more…
Physicist Awarded Grant to Study Interstellar Processes
A physicist in the College of Arts and Sciences has received a major grant award, supporting his work in experimental astrophysics and surface science. The National Science Foundation has awarded Professor Gianfranco Vidali a three-year, $736,600 grant to study how…
Dacheng Ren Named Interim Director of the SBI
Dacheng Ren, professor of biomedical and chemical engineering in the College of Engineering and Computer Science, has been named interim director of the Syracuse Biomaterials Institute (SBI). In this leadership role, Ren will oversee all day-to-day operations of the institute,…
University Mourns Loss of Author, War Correspondent Michael Herr ’61
The College of Arts and Sciences is mourning the loss of one of its most inimitable voices. Michael Herr ’61, author of the Vietnam War classic “Dispatches” (Vintage Books, 1977), died on June 23 at a hospital near his home…
What a Potato Clock Can Teach Us About Fighting Disease
Did you ever make a potato clock as a kid? Did you know that the reaction that makes elementary school potato clocks tick could also fight infection and disease?
Recent Rhetoric Doctoral Grads Earn Prestigious Writing Awards
In 1997, Syracuse University launched the country’s first doctoral program in rhetoric and composition located in an independent academic unit focused on writing. The Composition and Cultural Rhetoric (CCR) doctoral program took its place in the Writing Program (recently renamed…
Message from Chancellor Kent Syverud
Dear Students, Faculty and Staff: From its wonderful history to its iconic buildings and green spaces on campus and across the globe, Syracuse University has developed its own unique sense of place over the past 145 years. The interface between…
University Unveils Draft Campus Framework, Invites Campus Community to Provide Feedback, Input via New Interactive Website
Research Indicates Right Whales Have Individual Voices
The sounds were recorded using suction-cup acoustic tags attached to the animals to see whether their sounds could be used to tell the whales apart.