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Students Play Santa for Child in Need

Tuesday, December 23, 2014, By Keith Kobland

A group of Syracuse University students recently played the role of Santa for the family of a young boy with cancer. Shannon Mowles ’15 and some of her classmates helped to brighten the holiday season for 6-year old Julian Ross…

Professor and Senior Associate Dean Jeffrey Stanton Named Interim Dean of the iSchool

Monday, December 8, 2014, By News Staff

Syracuse University Chancellor Kent Syverud has appointed Professor and Senior Associate Dean Jeffrey Stanton as Interim Dean of the School of Information Studies (iSchool). Stanton has served in a variety of roles at the University and the iSchool since 2001,…

Vice Chancellor and Provost Eric Spina Announces Plans to Conclude Tenure

Friday, December 5, 2014, By News Staff

Dean Liz Liddy will serve as Interim Vice Chancellor and Provost.

Physics Department Hosts Undergraduate Research Day Nov. 15

Friday, November 14, 2014, By Cyndi Moritz

More than 100 students from 16 colleges and universities are expected to descend on Syracuse University for the Department of Physics’ ninth annual Undergraduate Research Day, Saturday, Nov. 15. The daylong event, which is free and open to undergraduate physics…

Whitman School’s M.S. in Finance Program Ranked #40 In the Country by The Financial Engineer

Friday, November 14, 2014, By Kerri D. Howell

The Martin J. Whitman School of Management  M.S. in finance program is #40 in the country, according to The Financial Engineer’s annual ranking of graduate finance programs. Whitman’s M.S. in finance program was chosen from the nearly 100 universities that…

Arts & Culture

Artist and Critical Musicologist Explores T-Pain’s Use of Sonic, Cinematic Strategies

Wednesday, November 5, 2014, By Sarah Scalese

The sonic and cinematic strategies of hip-hop producer and rapper T-Pain are the subject of a forthcoming scholarly article by James Gordon Williams, a new faculty member of the College of Arts and Sciences. An assistant professor of African American…

STEM

Syracuse Scholar: Nick Danyluk

Monday, November 3, 2014, By Matt Wheeler

When the installation of Windows 8 was complete on Nick Danyluk’s laptop, he discovered with disappointment that the interface was geared toward monitors with touch screens, which was not something his computer featured. In this scenario, most people would seek…

Arts & Culture

Bruce Smith Wins Residency in Rome

Tuesday, October 28, 2014, By Sarah Scalese

Bruce Smith visited Rome about 20 years ago. Now he can spend seven weeks in the Eternal City, known for its abundant ancient buildings and artifacts; exquisite art; and dramatic history. Smith, a critically acclaimed poet and professor of English…

FNSSI Scientists Awarded National Institute of Justice Grant

Tuesday, October 14, 2014, By Sarah Scalese

“CSI: Crime Scene Investigation” has been on television for nearly 14 years and in that time, has won numerous awards for acting. But Syracuse University has its own cast of forensic characters, and instead of an Emmy award, the Forensic…

Campus & Community

Physicist to Speak on ‘Motile Matter’

Friday, October 10, 2014, By News Staff

Sriram Ramaswamy, director of Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Hyderabad, India, and a distinguished theoretical physicist, will speak Tuesday, Oct. 14, on “Motile Matter.” The lecture will take place at 7 p.m. in Watson Theater, and is presented by the…