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Arts & Culture

Brazil’s Quinteto da Paraíba to Hold Residency, Perform at Setnor School Jan. 28-Feb. 2

Monday, January 28, 2019, By Erica Blust

Quinteto da Paraíba, Brazil’s renowned chamber music group, will visit Syracuse Jan. 28-Feb. 2 to hold a residency at the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ (VPA) Rose, Jules R. and Stanford S. Setnor School of Music. Presented as part…

Campus & Community

New Grant Program Supports Undergraduate Research, Creative Work with Funding up to $5,000

Monday, January 28, 2019, By News Staff

Syracuse University’s new Undergraduate Research office has opened an extensive new funding program for undergraduates conducting original research or creative work over the summer or for longer-term projects over the next academic year. The original work must be conducted with…

Campus & Community

Syracuse Abroad Announces New $1,000 Merit Scholarships Available for Summer Programs

Monday, January 28, 2019, By Kathleen Haley

Syracuse Abroad is offering $1,000 competitive merit-based scholarships to Syracuse University undergraduate students who apply to a summer 2019 study abroad program. Students are encouraged to take advantage of summer study abroad and this new funding source to experience what…

Campus & Community

Connecting Students to the Greater Community

Friday, January 25, 2019, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Syeisha Byrd G’12 is the director of the Office of Engagement Programs at Hendricks Chapel. In that role, she connects Syracuse University students with service opportunities in the greater community. She will be honored as a 2019 Dr. Martin Luther…

Campus & Community

Game Jam Coming to Bird Library This Weekend

Wednesday, January 23, 2019, By News Staff

Do you love games? Jammers who are interested in video games and streaming, web-based or iOS/Android games, board games or card games can compete for free in a worldwide challenge to design innovative game concepts over a food-fueled weekend. Bird…

Campus & Community

New Campuswide Initiative to Support Teaching, Research in Policy and Governance of Autonomous Systems

Wednesday, January 23, 2019, By Eileen Korey

A new interdisciplinary effort at Syracuse University will advance knowledge and teaching in the field of autonomous systems, exploring new frontiers in policy, law and governance of these fast-expanding technologies. From self-driving cars to drone delivery systems, from robotic underwater…

Campus & Community

Transcript of Staff Spotlight Podcast with Patrick MacDougall

Tuesday, January 22, 2019, By News Staff

Keith Kobland: Hello and welcome to Staff Spotlight. This is a series in which we highlight staff members here at Syracuse University. My name is Keith Kobland from the Marketing and Communication Division, and right now we are in Newhouse…

STEM

Turning Student Research into Reality

Tuesday, January 22, 2019, By Rob Enslin

Avinash “Avi” Thakur, a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Physics in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S), recently made headlines with his role in the development of a novel class of nanomaterials that could possibly improve cancer detection….

Campus & Community

Teaching with Dignity: Friends, Colleagues Reflect on Legacy of Education Pioneer Robert ‘Bob’ Newman

Tuesday, January 22, 2019, By Rob Enslin

Soon after retiring from public teaching, Thelma Bonzek ’43 treated her former Syracuse professor Robert “Bob” Newman to lunch. The duo (along with their respective spouses, Joe Bonzek and Katherine Hughes ’91, ’07) rekindled their affiliation over coffee and sandwiches,…

Campus & Community

Neal Powless G’08 to Head University Ombuds Office

Friday, January 18, 2019, By News Staff

Syracuse University today announced the appointment of Neal Powless G’08 to the post of University ombuds. In this role, Powless will serve the campus community as a neutral, independent, informal and confidential resource for faculty, staff and graduate students who…