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Campus & Community

Syracuse Lead Study Continues Recruitment

Monday, February 9, 2015, By Michele Barrett

The Department of Public Health, Food Studies and Nutrition at Falk College continues to actively recruit for the Syracuse Lead Study.  Eligible zip codes are 13202, 13203, 13204, 13205, 13206, 13207, 13208, 13210 and 13224. The study is examining environmental…

Health & Society

Women’s Studies Pioneer Rosi Braidotti to Speak Feb. 12-13

Thursday, February 5, 2015, By Rob Enslin

One of Europe’s leading contemporary philosophers and feminist theoreticians is giving two lectures at Syracuse University. Rosi Braidotti, Distinguished University Professor and founding director of the Centre for the Humanities at Utrecht University (Netherlands), will discuss “The Political: What Does…

Arts & Culture

Connective Corridor Seeking Warehouse Mural Proposals

Thursday, February 5, 2015, By Cyndi Moritz

Syracuse University design students will soon have the opportunity to showcase their skills in a big visual way. The Connective Corridor, in partnership with the School of Design in the College of Visual and Performing Arts, is calling for student…

STEM

Anonymous Donor’s Gift Drives $1 Million Science Equipment Excellence Fund

Wednesday, February 4, 2015, By News Staff

Students and faculty in the College of Arts and Sciences are benefiting from a new Science Equipment Excellence Fund that is modernizing science-teaching instrumentation and enhancing the overall learning experience.

STEM

The Science of Slime: Why We Care Where Biofilms Stick

Tuesday, February 3, 2015, By Matt Wheeler

For every human cell in our bodies there are 10 bacteria cells. When bacteria—good or bad—stick together, they form a slimy layer called a biofilm that adheres to surfaces inside or outside of the body. A good example is inside…

Campus & Community

‘Above All Else’ Screening and Q&A with Director John Fiege

Tuesday, February 3, 2015, By News Staff

Students of Sustainability (SOS) and the geography department will co-host a screening of the award-winning documentary “Above All Else” on Feb. 10 at 7 p.m. in Grant Auditorium. The free event will be followed by a Q&A session with its…

Campus & Community

University Kicks Off 2015 RecycleMania Competition

Tuesday, February 3, 2015, By News Staff

Syracuse University kicked off its 2015 RecycleMania Collegiate Recycling Competition on Feb. 1. RecycleMania is a nationwide event that raises awareness about reducing waste and increasing recycling. Last year, more than 6.3 million students and staff in 50 states, the…

STEM

How Nuclear Waste Recycling Could Help Expand U.S. Energy Production

Monday, February 2, 2015, By Matt Wheeler

As the world’s attention turns to alternative energy solutions, such as wind and solar, nuclear energy is an often overlooked or controversial option. And yet, nuclear power from 104 plants supplies approximately 20 percent of the electricity we use today….

STEM

Simulated UN Negotiations Teach Role of Science in Policy-Making

Monday, February 2, 2015, By Matt Wheeler

Since 2011, Professor Svetoslava Todorova of the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering has served as a science observer for the UN-Mandated Intergovernmental Negotiations Committee (INC) on Mercury. The group has been instrumental in the development of a global mercury…

Health & Society

CFS Doctoral Student, Professor Get Grant to Study Racial-Ethnic Socialization in Children

Friday, January 30, 2015, By Michele Barrett

Child and family studies doctoral student Kimberly Davidson and Jaipaul Roopnarine, the Jack Reilly Endowed Professor of Child and Family Studies and director of the Reilly Institute for Early Childhood and Provider Education, have received a $25,000 grant from the…