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STEM

Mathematicians Sweep NSF Grant Awards

Tuesday, September 8, 2015, By Rob Enslin

Three mathematicians in the College of Arts and Sciences have been awarded major grants from the National Science Foundation (NSF), totaling more than $518,400. Each grant is for a three-year period. Professor Lixin Shen has received a collaborative research grant…

Campus & Community

New Professor of Military Science Officially Recognized

Tuesday, September 8, 2015, By News Staff

The University’s Army ROTC program hosted a Change of Authority ceremony Friday, Sept. 4, for the position of professor of military science. The outgoing professor, Lt. Col. Michael A. Bianchi, served 21 years in various key leadership positions throughout the…

Media, Law & Policy

Associate Provost LaVonda Reed Tapped to Head Search for New College of Law Dean

Tuesday, September 1, 2015, By Carol Boll

Syracuse University Interim Vice Chancellor and Provost Liz Liddy has selected LaVonda Reed to chair the search for a new dean of the College of Law. Reed, a member of the College of Law faculty since 2006, has served as…

Arts & Culture

Syracuse Symposium™ Announces ‘Networks’ Theme, Fall Lineup

Monday, August 24, 2015, By Rob Enslin

“Networks” is the theme of the 2015 Syracuse Symposium™, organized and presented by the Syracuse University Humanities Center in the College of Arts and Sciences.

STEM

Student Awarded Best Paper for Laser Ignition Research

Tuesday, August 4, 2015, By Matt Wheeler

Nathan Peters, a mechanical engineering Ph.D. student in the College of Engineering and Computer Science, has won the best student paper award at the 2015 Laser Ignition Conference. Peters presented the paper, “Laser ignition of methane and biogas near flammability limits,”…

Media, Law & Policy

TRAC Research Shows Federal Senior Judges Carry a Growing Workload

Monday, July 13, 2015, By Greg Munno

Nearly a quarter of all civil and criminal cases closed in the nation’s federal district courts last year were handled by senior judges who had retired but decided to keep on working, according to a new study by the Transactional…

Health & Society

Q&A: University Professor Carl Schramm on Affordable Care Act Decision

Thursday, June 25, 2015, By Cyndi Moritz

In a 6-3 decision that many predicted to be the death knell of so-called Obamacare if it had gone the other way, the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday upheld federal tax credits for eligible Americans living not only in states…

Arts & Culture

VPA Fashion Show Hits New York City

Tuesday, June 23, 2015, By Scott McDowell

The fashion design program in the College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) recently hosted its annual New York City fashion show at the University’s Lubin House. In addition to students winning the honor of showcasing their designs in New…

STEM

Sloan Foundation Funds Expanding Smart-Energy Device Privacy Study

Thursday, June 4, 2015, By Diane Stirling

The Sloan Foundation has awarded funding to expand the efforts of two School of Information Studies (iSchool) researchers who are looking at the issue of data privacy regarding smart energy-reading meters—and now, additional smart home devices. A foundation award of…

Campus & Community

Q&A: Chase Catalano on Caitlyn Jenner, Transgender Issues

Wednesday, June 3, 2015, By Cyndi Moritz

Former Olympian (and Kardashian family in-law) Bruce Jenner recently, and very publicly, came out as transgender.  Her transition into Caitlyn Jenner, and debut on the cover of Vanity Fair, have been chronicled, and commented on, everywhere. LGBT Resource Center Director…