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Orange Grove ready for Orange Central

Thursday, November 10, 2011, By News Staff

An expansion project on the picturesque Orange Grove on the south side of the Kenneth A. Shaw Quad is now complete.

Nov. 11 event to celebrate Near Westside ‘From the Ground Up’ homes earning LEED certifications

Thursday, November 10, 2011, By News Staff

Just about two years ago, three vacant infill sites on Syracuse’s Near Westside remarkably represented a new vision for one of the city’s oldest neighborhoods. These once-forgotten residential lots would become the sites for three new sustainable homes as part…

Kronos Quartet performs in weeklong residency at SU Nov. 7-13

Thursday, November 3, 2011, By News Staff

Syracuse University’s Arts.Engage welcomes the Kronos Quartet for a weeklong residency, Nov. 7-13. The residency will include workshops, film screenings, talkbacks and a concert. The residency coincides with the Music Critics Association of North America (MCANA) Institute, Nov. 6-9, at…

Junior Ryan Badman named 2011-12 Astronaut Scholar

Monday, October 31, 2011, By News Staff

The Astronaut Scholarship Foundation named Syracuse University junior Ryan Badman a 2011-12 Astronaut Scholar. The $10,000 scholarship is presented to top science and engineering students who exhibit exceptional performance, initiative and creativity in their field, as well as intellectual daring…

Junior Ryan Badman named 2011-12 Astronaut Scholar

Monday, October 31, 2011, By News Staff

The Astronaut Scholarship Foundation named Syracuse University junior Ryan Badman a 2011-12 Astronaut Scholar. The $10,000 scholarship is presented to top science and engineering students who exhibit exceptional performance, initiative and creativity in their field, as well as intellectual daring…

Strategy and policy advisor Jason Yaley ’05 MPA ‘06 to visit SU

Friday, October 28, 2011, By News Staff

The Alumni Speaker Series will wrap up the fall semester with a highly anticipated visit from Jason Yaley, A&S ’05 MPA ’06. Yaley works out of the Pentagon as strategy and policy advisor to the vice chairman of the Joint…

STEM

Attacking cancer cells with nanoparticles

Monday, October 24, 2011, By News Staff

Syracuse University chemists develop novel way to get cancer drugs to tumors About every three days, Colleen Alexander, a chemistry graduate student, feeds cells that cause a deadly type of brain cancer. It’s a ritual that involves assessing the health…

Health & Society

Ugandan educator Aaron Kintu Moses will speak Nov. 1 in Hendricks Chapel

Friday, October 21, 2011, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Aaron Kintu Moses, an educator and leader of the Abayudaya Jewish community of Uganda, will share his work in a multimedia presentation at Syracuse University’s Hendricks Chapel on Tuesday, Nov. 1, at 7 p.m. The event is free and open…

STEM

Syracuse University scientists discover new way to determine when water was present on Mars and Earth

Wednesday, October 19, 2011, By News Staff

Record of past may be locked inside mineral common to both planets The discovery of the mineral jarosite in rocks analyzed by the Mars Rover, Opportunity, on the Martian surface had special meaning for a team of Syracuse University scientists…

SU’s Office of Admissions announces promotions

Monday, October 17, 2011, By Daeya Malboeuf

In conjunction with the strategic restructuring of the Office of Admissions, the following promotions were made to high-performing staff members who have consistently demonstrated excellence in their work effort and commitment to executing its mission.