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Campus & Community

Emeritus Professor, NAE Member Peter Simpkins Dies

Wednesday, July 6, 2016, By Matt Wheeler

Emeritus Professor Peter Simpkins has died. Simpkins was a member of the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) and a University Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. Simpkins joined Syracuse University in 2002 and retired in 2007. His primary…

STEM

Hemsley’s ‘Steel Links’ Visualization Accepted to Cooperstown Exhibition

Wednesday, July 6, 2016, By J.D. Ross

When the 81st annual National Juried Art Exhibition opens next week at the Cooperstown Art Association, one of the pieces hanging on the wall will belong to School of Information Studies (iSchool) faculty member Jeff Hemsley. The piece of artwork…

Media, Law & Policy

Skype in Media and the Newhouse School Team Up on the Campaign Trail

Friday, July 1, 2016, By Wendy S. Loughlin

Newhouse students will cover the 2016 presidential election season for a global audience through a unique partnership with Skype in Media.

Campus & Community

Syracuse University Invests $9 Million in Classroom Enhancements, Technology Upgrades as Part of Campus Framework

Thursday, June 30, 2016, By Sarah Scalese

The classrooms of today need to be interactive, flexible and ready for collaboration—the latest in audiovisual equipment, teaching aids and high-speed networks all enhance learning and the classroom experience. As part of the Campus Framework, the University will make an…

University Senate Recorder Teresa Gilman to Depart SU

Monday, June 27, 2016, By Carol Boll

When Teresa Gilman took a position in 1977 as curriculum coordinator in the University Senate Office, she figured she would work at Syracuse just until she paid off her student loans. Nearly four decades later, Gilman has long since paid…

Campus & Community

University Holds Training Session for Law Enforcement

Thursday, June 23, 2016, By Eileen Jevis

Close to 60 executives attended the Blue Courage training session held at Syracuse University on June 8. Officers and law enforcement officials from across Upstate New York, including Secret Service agents, New York State police and members of the Department…

Following the Sit-In at the House of Representatives: Social Media as the new Democratizing Media

Thursday, June 23, 2016, By Ellen Mbuqe

iSchool Associate Professor Jennifer Stromer-Galley and social media researcher offers insight in the unprecedented use of social media during the sit-in at the House of Representatives. “C-SPAN was a cable-era innovation meant to further democratize the political establishment by letting…

Arts & Culture

Connective Corridor Celebrating ‘Summer of Public Art’

Tuesday, June 21, 2016, By Kevin Morrow

The Syracuse Connective Corridor’s “Summer of Public Art” begins this month and continues into October with 11 new pieces of permanent public art to be installed along the Corridor. Some are three-dimensional pieces, and others are hand-painted typographic murals. Work…

STEM

Jeffrey M. Stanton Named Associate Provost for Academic Affairs

Tuesday, June 21, 2016, By News Staff

Jeffrey M. Stanton, a widely published and respected scholar and a seasoned university administrator, has been appointed associate provost for academic affairs. He succeeds Andria Costello Staniec, who after more than four years as associate provost will step down from…

Business & Economy

Q&A: Brexit Vote and the Possible Economic Impacts

Tuesday, June 21, 2016, By Kathleen Haley

British citizens have a weighty decision this week. Stay in or leave the European Union (EU), the economic and political union composed of 28 European countries that they have been part of for decades. Each side of the “Brexit” question…