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Wednesday Morning Discussion/Demonstrations Delve into Virtual Reality

Monday, February 16, 2015, By Kevin Morrow

Virtual reality (VR), once the stuff of science fiction, is now poised to move into the mainstream through consumer devices like the Oculus Rift (purchased by Facebook for $2 billion), the mobile phone-powered Samsung GearVR (in partnership with Oculus) and…

Arts & Culture

Serious Subjects Become Funny in SU Drama’s ‘Lips Together, Teeth Apart’

Monday, February 16, 2015, By News Staff

Playwright Terrence McNally excels at making wild and witty comedy out of serious and thoughtful matters. In this 1991 off-Broadway triumph, two couples grapple with the mundane (burgers and kites) and the momentous (illness and infidelity) as they try to…

Campus & Community

Volunteers Needed for Genetic Research Study at SUNY Upstate

Monday, February 16, 2015, By Rob Enslin

Children between the ages of six and 12 and their parents are needed for a new genetic research study at SUNY Upstate Medical University. Funded by the National Institute of Mental Health, the study seeks to classify mental health disorders…

Campus & Community

Survey to Assess Faculty Satisfaction

Monday, February 16, 2015, By News Staff

Syracuse University is joining peer institutions in this year’s administration of a national survey on faculty job satisfaction in order to assess and, where necessary, make improvements in the faculty experience. The survey was created and is administered by the…

STEM

Bond Receives CAREER Award to Investigate a Niche for Biomass

Friday, February 13, 2015, By Matt Wheeler

Renewable, bio-based products may offer many benefits ranging from decreased greenhouse gas emissions to improved domestic energy security. However, despite growing interest in replacing fossil resources with renewable alternatives, biomass refining industries, particularly those producing biofuels, have struggled to compete with…

Campus & Community

2015 SATSA Conference

Friday, February 13, 2015, By News Staff

Please join us on Feb. 27-28 at Syracuse University for the 2015 SATSA Conference. Our conference, “The Global Threat: Emerging Issues in National Security,” will take place at the College of Law and Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs….

Arts & Culture

Pianist Steven Heyman to Present Faculty Recital Feb. 24

Friday, February 13, 2015, By Erica Blust

Pianist Steven Heyman, an associate professor of music in the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ Rose, Jules R. and Stanford S. Setnor School of Music, will present a faculty recital on Tuesday, Feb. 24, at 8 p.m. in the…

STEM

Physicist Jedidah Isler Named TED Fellow

Thursday, February 12, 2015, By Rob Enslin

Leave it to Jedidah Isler to make an astronomical impact. In December, the astrophysicist was named a TED Fellow for the Class of 2015. Next month, she travels to Vancouver to join 20 other fellows and the TED community at…

Progress Report: Student Concerns

Thursday, February 12, 2015, By News Staff

Amid the long-term strategic planning happening across campus, several members of Chancellor Syverud’s Executive Team continue to work with faculty and staff to take action on critical issues raised last semester by students. The Chancellor has directed his team to…

Arts & Culture

School of Architecture Announces Harry der Boghosian Endowed Fellowship

Thursday, February 12, 2015, By News Staff

The School of Architecture has announced the creation of the Harry der Boghosian Endowed Fellowship Program. This transformational gift makes possible a one-of-a-kind fellowship designed to give faculty members, early in their careers, the opportunity to spend a year developing…