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Arts & Culture

FAST: Syracuse Will Study Sustainable Transportation Alternatives for CNY

Tuesday, September 6, 2016, By Elaine Wackerow

A new study will evaluate the potential of sustainable transportation alternatives to reduce greenhouse gases and improve the vitality of Syracuse and Central New York.

Campus & Community

16th University Lectures Series Launches in October

Tuesday, September 6, 2016, By Kevin Morrow

This fall’s University Lectures lineup features one of the creators of 3D printing; a Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist portrayed by Jennifer Lawrence in an upcoming Steven Spielberg film; and the renowned designer of Manhattan’s High Line and Chicago’s Navy Pier.

STEM

Research Team Probes Health Effects of Onondaga Lakebed Sediment

Friday, September 2, 2016, By Carol Boll

A team of researchers from Syracuse University, SUNY Upstate Medical University and SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry has received a $15,000 grant from the Hill Collaboration on Environmental Medicine to extend for a third year its research into…

STEM

Clear for Landing—Navy Funds Fluid Dynamics Research

Thursday, September 1, 2016, By Matt Wheeler

Landing a plane on an aircraft carrier is a dangerous maneuver. There’s only so much space to land, and ships are moving targets. Ships heave. They sway. They surge. They pitch, roll and yaw. Plus, airplanes move similarly in the…

Campus & Community

Focus on Assessment Workshop on Rubrics

Thursday, September 1, 2016, By News Staff

The Office of the Associate Provost for Academic Affairs has announced Focus on Assessment, a series of professional development workshops scheduled for the fall 2016 semester. The first workshop, Introduction to Rubrics, is Friday, Sept. 23. Dannelle Stevens is a…

Campus & Community

$10,000 Grant to Lutheran Campus Ministry’s Mentoring Program; Students Being Recruited

Thursday, September 1, 2016, By Kathleen Haley

A new program through the Council for Lutheran Campus Ministry in Syracuse will recruit college students interested in mentoring young refugees in the community. The “Success Saturdays” project gives college students the opportunity to work with high school and middle…

Veterans

‘Our Doors Opened Wide: Syracuse University and the GI Bill, 1945-1950’

Wednesday, August 31, 2016, By Pamela Whiteley McLaughlin

Syracuse University Libraries’ fall exhibition, “Our Doors Opened Wide: Syracuse University and the GI Bill, 1945-1950,” will open  Sept. 15 in Bird Library. Curated by University Archivist Meg Mason, the exhibition explores the dramatic impact of the GI Bill and…

Health & Society

Sport Management Graduate Students’ Charity Golf Tournament Raises $15,000 for Vera House

Tuesday, August 30, 2016, By Michele Barrett

Falk College’s sport venue and event management graduate program hosted a charity golf tournament to benefit Vera House on May 9 at Timber Banks Golf Club in Baldwinsville, N.Y. Recently, the students presented a $15,000 check to Vera House in…

Charles T. Driscoll

University Professor of Environmental Systems and Distinguished Professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering
Arts & Culture

VPA’s Film Program Among Hollywood Reporter’s Top 25 American Film Schools

Monday, August 29, 2016, By Erica Blust

For the fourth consecutive year, the film program in the College of Visual and Performing Arts was ranked by the Hollywood Reporter on its list of the “Top 25 American Film Schools.” The list ranks Syracuse at No. 23. Based…