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Video Assignment Encourages Newhouse Students to Tell Their Own Tales

Friday, June 12, 2015, By Emily Kulkus

The purpose of the assignment is twofold, Assistant Professor Corey Takahashi says: it forces the students to tell their own story and create a finished product that can be a great marketing tool in the highly competitive job market.

STEM

Physicist Awarded Grant for Quantum Computing Efforts

Thursday, June 11, 2015, By Rob Enslin

A physicist in the College of Arts and Sciences has been awarded a major grant to support his ongoing work in quantum information science. Britton Plourde, associate professor of physics, has received a three-year, $900,000 grant award from the Army…

Strawberry Festival, Farmers’ Market Scheduled for June 12

Wednesday, June 10, 2015, By Eileen Jevis

Summer will be celebrated, rain or shine, at the annual Strawberry Festival on the Quad hosted by University College, the Department of Recreation Services and the Department of Athletics Friday, June 12, from 11:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m.

Arts & Culture

Architecture Announces End-of-Year Awards

Wednesday, June 10, 2015, By News Staff

The School of Architecture has announced the end of year awards for 2015. The James Britton awards for best final thesis projects were awarded on May 9 during the convocation ceremony in Hendricks Chapel, and the King + King Prize…

Dean, Faculty, Student Reps Named to Board of Trustees

Tuesday, June 9, 2015, By News Staff

Chancellor Syverud has named a new dean representative to the Board of Trustees, and the University Senate Academic Affairs Committee, in consultation with the provost and the chairperson of the University Senate Agenda Committee, has selected a new faculty representative….

Campus & Community

Research & Technology Forum: WELL Building Standard®

Monday, June 8, 2015, By Keith Kobland

The environment of a building can shape habits and choices, regulate the sleep-wake cycle, drive people toward healthy and unhealthy choices and passively influence health through the quality of surroundings. The WELL Building Standard provides the opportunity to design and…

Media, Law & Policy

Singleton Authors New Book

Monday, June 8, 2015, By News Staff

Theresa Singleton, associate professor of anthropology in the Maxwell School, is the author of a new book, “Slavery behind the Wall, An Archaeology of a Cuban Coffee Plantation,” published by University Press of Florida. In this, her third book, she…

Arts & Culture

University Singers Harmonize for Top Prize in Florilège Vocal de Tours

Friday, June 5, 2015, By Kathleen Haley

For three days in Tours, France, the Syracuse University Singers poured their voices and hearts into a range of songs, including a cappella choral works, pieces by such composers as Joseph Haydn and Maurice Durufle, and traditional African American spirituals….

Media, Law & Policy

Election 2016: Creating a ‘Roadmap’ for Next Administration

Thursday, June 4, 2015, By Kathleen Haley

As U.S. presidential candidates focus their attention on the November 2016 election, a select group of academics, government leaders and other stakeholders is concentrating on what happens after the win.

STEM

Sloan Foundation Funds Expanding Smart-Energy Device Privacy Study

Thursday, June 4, 2015, By Diane Stirling

The Sloan Foundation has awarded funding to expand the efforts of two School of Information Studies (iSchool) researchers who are looking at the issue of data privacy regarding smart energy-reading meters—and now, additional smart home devices. A foundation award of…