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STEM

Engineering Success: Alfred U. MacRae ’54, G’57, G’60 a Pioneer in Integrated Circuits, Satellite Communications

Monday, August 20, 2018, By Rob Enslin

“I’ve always wanted to play the bagpipes,” says Alfred U. MacRae ’54, G’57, G’60, one of the University’s most celebrated alumni. “My ancestors were from the Highlands of Scotland, and it was only natural for me to play them. They’re…

Health & Society

Professor to Address Educational Disparities in U.S. Adult Health

Wednesday, August 15, 2018, By Rob Enslin

Educational disparities in U.S. adult health are the focus of a presentation by a Syracuse University professor at the 2018 Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association (ASA) in Philadelphia. Jennifer Karas Montez, professor of sociology in the Maxwell School…

Tampa Bay Times

Whitman Retail Expert Discusses Macy’s Backstage Store

Wednesday, August 15, 2018, By Essence Britt

Amanda Nicholson, Professor of Retail Practice at the Whitman School of Management, was quoted in the Tampa Bay Times article “Is the future of department stores off-price? Macy’s Backstage opens in Tampa.” Macy’s recently took a huge step to fight…

Campus & Community

Student Artists to Show Off Their Work Aug. 17 at Nancy Cantor Warehouse

Friday, August 10, 2018, By News Staff

Over the course of six weeks, 19 high school students from the Syracuse area have worked under the guidance of Syracuse University graduate students to expand and explore their artistic practices. Through intense and focused study in drawing, painting, digital…

Campus & Community

LGBT Studies Welcomes New Director

Thursday, August 9, 2018, By Rob Enslin

Syracuse University is taking another step toward the development of a lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) studies major, with Professor Margaret Himley’s return to the full-time faculty. Himley, the University’s associate provost for international education and engagement for the…

Campus & Community

Stephen Mahan, Teacher, Mentor and Director of University-based Photography and Literacy Project, Dies

Thursday, August 2, 2018, By Carol Boll

Syracuse University learned the sad news this week that Stephen C. Mahan III, founding director of the University-based Photography and Literacy Project and a professor in the College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA), died in a July 26 vehicular…

Health & Society

U.S. Department of Education Awards $10 Million Grant to Launch National School Choice Research Center

Tuesday, July 17, 2018, By Jessica Smith

Maxwell School’s Amy Ellen Schwartz and scholars around the country will lead the National Center for Research on Education Access and Choice (REACH). The U.S. Department of Education’s Institute of Education Sciences has awarded a five-year, $10 million grant to…

Arts & Culture

Band on the Run: Syracuse University Brass Ensemble Soaks in Spirit of Bluegrass State

Wednesday, July 11, 2018, By Rob Enslin

When James T. Spencer, director of the Syracuse University Brass Ensemble (SUBE), turned to accept the applause at the 2018 Great American Brass Band Festival (GABBF) in Danville, Kentucky, he joked to himself, “Now what do we do for an…

Campus & Community

Key Leaders Hired in Division of Marketing and Communications

Wednesday, July 11, 2018, By News Staff

Dara Royer, senior vice president and chief communications officer, today announced the appointment of three key leaders in the Division of Marketing and Communications. The appointments are Sarah Scalese, senior associate vice president for communications; Ellen de Graffenreid, senior associate…

STEM

ECS Professor Secures Yahoo Donation of Servers for Research Processing

Tuesday, May 15, 2018, By Kathleen Haley

The search to answer research questions through vast amounts of data requires massive amounts of computer server space. Syracuse University has a healthy number of data servers ready to assist researchers, but a recent donation by Yahoo is adding more…