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Campus & Community

Chemists Design Molecules for Controlling Bacterial Behavior

Wednesday, May 7, 2014, By Rob Enslin

Chemists in the College of Arts and Sciences have figured out how to control multiple bacterial behaviors—potentially good news for the treatment of infectious diseases and other bacteria-associated issues, without causing drug resistance. Yan-Yeung Luk, associate professor of chemistry, has…

Campus & Community

Strauskulage, Usman Honored by Goldwater Foundation

Tuesday, May 6, 2014, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Junior Luke Strauskulage has been named as a 2014-15 Goldwater Scholar. Sophomore Samantha Usman was recognized with a Goldwater Honorable Mention. Goldwater Scholars are selected on the basis of academic merit from a field of mathematics, science and engineering students…

STEM

iSchool Hosts Workshop for NSF-Funded Social Computing Researchers

Monday, May 5, 2014, By Diane Stirling

Faculty members at the School of Information Studies (iSchool) recently hosted a one-day workshop for New York researchers doing National Science Foundation-funded work in the area of social-computational systems. Research Associate Professor Nancy McCracken and Associate Professor Carsten Oesterlund organized…

Campus & Community

ESF to Confer Degrees at Commencement on May 11

Monday, May 5, 2014, By News Staff

The SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF) will confer up to 575 degrees during joint Commencement exercises with Syracuse University May 11 in the Carrier Dome. The ceremony will begin at 9:30 a.m. During the ceremony, ESF will…

STEM

Student Chapter of ACM Growing Upward, Outward at iSchool

Monday, May 5, 2014, By Diane Stirling

A new student chapter of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), the world’s largest educational and scientific computing society, is in its second year at the School of Information Studies (iSchool), and is experiencing growth with the spring induction of…

Campus & Community

MBSR Program Begins Wednesday, May 7

Friday, May 2, 2014, By News Staff

Syracuse University faculty and staff are invited to participate in an eight-week Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) program beginning Wednesday, May 7. The first session will meet from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Once the University goes to summer hours on May 12,…

Business & Economy

Chancellor Syverud Appointed Co-Chair of Regional Economic Development Council

Friday, May 2, 2014, By News Staff

New York Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo has appointed Chancellor and President Kent Syverud the new co-chair of the Central New York Regional Economic Development Council (CNYREDC). Chancellor Syverud will lead the regional council in collaboration with co-chair Robert Simpson, president…

Campus & Community

DPS Honors Employees, Community Members at Seventh Annual Awards Ceremony

Thursday, May 1, 2014, By News Staff

The Department of Public Safety honored 10 of its employees, along with two members of the Students for Community Safety Program and one Parole Officer with the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision at the seventh annual…

Campus & Community

Thursday Morning Roundtable Announces Meritorious Community Service Award

Wednesday, April 30, 2014, By Eileen Jevis

Thursday Morning Roundtable (TMR) presented its Meritorious Community Service Award to Margaret Charters at its April 17 meeting. In 1972, TMR established the annual award to present to individuals who make valuable contributions to the community without widespread recognition. Charters,…

Campus & Community

University Lectures Announces 2014-15 Season

Wednesday, April 30, 2014, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Seven distinguished guests will share their experiences and perspectives with the Syracuse University and Central New York communities this fall and next spring as part of the 2014-15 University Lectures series. Guests during the fall 2014 semester include Van Jones,…