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Professor Sheds New Light on Fracking Debate
A professor in Syracuse University’s College of Arts and Sciences is shedding new light on an old debate. Donald Siegel, an accomplished hydrologist and geochemist who chairs the Department of Earth Sciences in the College of Arts and Sciences, is…
An Examined Life
The Rev. Robert Grant ’39 never thought he’d go to college. After all, it was the height of the Depression, and his family barely scraped by on his father’s meager salary as a janitor. Then fate intervened, as it would…
Varshney Receives Grant for Missile Defense Research
Professor Pramod K. Varshney has been awarded a $350,000 Missile Defense Agency grant through the Boston Fusion Corp. Varshney will work with Boston Fusion, a data analytics and research company, to develop a parametric framework to accurately classify targets for ballistic…
Scholar Spotlight: Adeyemi Adediran ’16
Adeyemi Adediran transferred to Syracuse University from a university in his home country of Nigeria in 2014. A philosophy major, he won that department’s Peterfreund Prize for undergraduates this past summer. He spent the summer volunteering at a community center…
How Anxiety about Terrorist Attacks Could Change Our Politics
In the wake of the devastating month marked by the downing of a Russian passenger plane, simultaneous suicide attacks in Beirut and coordinated attacks in Paris, American fears of terrorism are likely to increase. That in turn could shape policy…
Shaped Clay Society Mug Sale to Be Held Dec. 2-4
The Shaped Clay Society in the College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) will host its annual mug sale Dec. 2-4 in the Dorothea Ilgen Shaffer Art Building. Hours for the sale are Wednesday, Dec. 2, from 10 a.m. to…
Entrepreneurship Club Takes Part in SPARK Conference
Recently, the Syracuse University Entrepreneurship Club took a trip Boston to take part in Harvard University’s annual one-day Entrepreneurship Conference, SPARK. The conference was an exciting opportunity to connect with and learn from renowned entrepreneurs, investors, experts and student entrepreneurs…
ISIS Terrorism: A Q&A with Faculty Experts
Four Syracuse University professors who are experts in terrorism give their views on the recent attacks in Paris and elsewhere and how the world should respond.
Nangia’s Bacteria Research Featured in Chemistry Journal
In superbug outbreaks, bacteria have demonstrated an ability to become resistant to antibiotics by altering their complex cell membranes. Unfortunately, there is limited understanding of how. Because of this lack of knowledge, the amount of new and improved antibiotics has…
‘Invitation to Dance’ Event Marks 25th Anniversary of ADA
The College of Arts and Sciences is organizing a special event to help celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the nation’s first comprehensive civil rights law addressing the needs of people with disabilities. An evening featuring dance, discussion and viewing of a groundbreaking documentary will help attendees better understand how to continue to dispel myths associated with disabilities.