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Arts & Culture

Retired Professor of Painting Ludwig Stein Dies

Thursday, January 22, 2015, By Erica Blust

Ludwig Stein, revered professor of painting in the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ (VPA) Department of Art, died on Tuesday, Jan. 13, in Cancún, Mexico. He was 76. Stein, who had recently retired and moved to Oneonta, N.Y., taught…

STEM

Faculty, Students Train India’s Future Engineers to Reduce Energy Footprint

Thursday, January 22, 2015, By Matt Wheeler

Rapid economic growth in India has led to a spike in energy consumption, placing a serious strain on the country’s grid and energy supplies. Blackouts and brownouts are common and widespread. Worse, limited resources often make it impossible to generate…

STEM

Nicholson to Speak at Game Design Conference

Thursday, January 22, 2015, By Diane Stirling

School of Information Studies (iSchool) Associate Professor Scott Nicholson, an expert in meaningful gamification, transformative games, facilitating learning through games and play in non-classroom settings, and a game designer himself, has been invited to address the IndieCade East conference in…

STEM

iSchool Announces MLIS ‘Expect More’ Scholarship Program

Thursday, January 22, 2015, By Diane Stirling

A new initiative at the School of Information Studies (iSchool) offers an enriched graduate education experience to students who want to become leaders in librarianship and develop skills that are applicable to a wide range of 21st-century careers that are…

Media, Law & Policy

Q & A: Christopher Faricy on the State of the Union Address

Wednesday, January 21, 2015, By Keith Kobland

From the economy to the war on terror, President Obama touched on a wide range of issues during his State of the Union address Tuesday night. Christoper Faricy, assistant professor of political science in the Maxwell School and author of…

Arts & Culture

Syracuse Stage Presents Acclaimed ‘In the Next Room or the vibrator play’

Wednesday, January 21, 2015, By News Staff

“In the Next Room, or the vibrator play” is a fresh and funny new play about love, intimacy and marriage. It’s the 1880s and electricity is all the rage. In a quiet home office, a doctor experiments with a new…

@SyracuseUNews Tips

Wednesday, January 21, 2015, By Keith Kobland

Syracuse University faculty discuss ‘lone wolf’ terrorism and Super Bowl XLIX.

Campus & Community

Syracuse Scholar: Shuyuan Chen ’15

Tuesday, January 20, 2015, By News Staff

International students often face a unique set of challenges when they embark on their collegiate career in the United States. But one international student, Shuyuan Chen ’15, of Yangzhou, China, is using her experience to help others like her thrive…

Unsung Heroes Honored at MLK Celebration

Monday, January 19, 2015, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

The 2015 Martin Luther King Jr. Unsung Hero Awards were presented to four members of the Syracuse University and greater Syracuse communities during the University’s 30th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration, “Remember. Celebrate. Act.” The event will be held…

Veterans

IVMF Receives Prudential Grant to Support Veteran Entrepreneurship Training

Friday, January 16, 2015, By News Staff

The Institute for Veterans and Military Families recently received a $350,000 grant from Prudential Financial, Inc., that will help the institute continue to build the Technical Assistance Program for its renowned Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans with Disabilities.