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Students Establish Art Bench to Connect Communities
On the edge of campus, the Syracuse University campus and the east University neighborhood meet up at Comstock and Euclid avenues. Bikers, drivers and pedestrians move quickly through this bustling intersection every day. Now they have a reason to linger.
Geologist Reveals Correlation Between Earthquakes, Landslides
A geologist in the College of Arts and Sciences has demonstrated that earthquakes—not climate change, as previously thought—affect the rate of landslides in Peru. The finding is the subject of an article in Nature Geoscience (Nature Publishing Group, 2014) by…
Gen. Martin Dempsey Discusses Leadership in Challenging Times
Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, the 18th chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, shared his thoughts on global security challenges, the qualities of a good leader and the importance of a life in public service as part of a lecture Friday at Dineen Hall.
Syracuse Physicists Closer to Understanding Balance of Matter, Antimatter
Physicists in the College of Arts and Sciences have made important discoveries regarding Bs meson particles—something that may explain why the universe contains more matter than antimatter. Distinguished Professor Sheldon Stone and his colleagues recently announced their findings at a…
City of Syracuse to Implement Roadway Changes Along Waverly and Comstock Avenues
The City of Syracuse will be implementing roadway changes along Waverly and Comstock avenues with the goal of reducing speed and increasing pedestrian and cyclist safety in the area. The changes will include a new bicycle lane and parking options….
Professor Receives Grant for Ongoing Work in Particle Physics
A professor in the College of Arts and Sciences has received a major grant to support his ongoing work in medium-energy physics. Paul Souder, a world-renowned nuclear physicist, is using a three-year $1.2 million grant award from the U.S. Department…
Maxwell Awarded $1 Million for Programs Connecting Academics, Policy Makers
The Carnegie Corp. of New York has named the Maxwell School as one of five institutional recipients of $1 million, two-year grants through its initiative “Rigor and Relevance: Bridging the Academic-Policy Gap.”
Libraries Partner with Emerald Group Publishing to Support EBV
Syracuse University Libraries has brokered an agreement with Emerald Group Publishing to secure an extensive collection of eBooks and eJournals for use by participants in the Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans with Disabilities (EBV) program. Emerald representatives approached the libraries with…
Lineup Announced for Fall 2014 Carver Reading Series
The Creative Writing Program will once again present six writers in its Fall 2014 Raymond Carver Reading Series. Named for the great short story writer and poet who taught at Syracuse in the 1980s and died in 1988, the Raymond…
Physicist John Laiho Awarded National Science Foundation Grant
John “Jack” Laiho recently completed his first year as a member of the Syracuse University faculty, and what better way to celebrate than by receiving a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to support his cutting-edge research. Laiho, who earned a…