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STEM

Family Weekend Kicks Off with ’Cuse Tank, a Lively Student Innovation Competition at Bird Library

Tuesday, October 23, 2018, By News Staff

The “Elite Eight” finalists for the first ever ’Cuse Tank will vie in a “Shark Tank”-style prize competition on Friday, Oct. 26, from 9-11:30 a.m. in the Peter Graham Scholarly Commons in E.S. Bird Library. The event—co-sponsored by the Blackstone…

Business & Economy

Tips, Trends and Predictions for the 2018 Holiday Retail Season

Monday, October 22, 2018, By News Staff

SYRACUSE, N.Y. – With just a few weeks left until the kick-off of the holiday shopping season, which retailers will come out winners and which ones will continue to lag behind? In a recent update, Toys R Us announced that…

Campus & Community

Graduate School Announces Application Fee Waivers for Current Undergraduate Students, Undergraduate Alumni and Employees

Monday, October 22, 2018, By News Staff

The Graduate School has introduced an application fee waiver for all current undergraduates who are applying to graduate programs at Syracuse University. In addition, alumni of Syracuse University undergraduate programs will receive the waiver when applying as a first-time graduate…

Veterans

Q&A with Veterans Advocate Roland Van Deusen ’67, G’75

Monday, October 22, 2018, By Renée Gearhart Levy

Veteran suicide rates have increased 25 percent over the last decade, with veterans more than twice as likely as non-vets to take their own lives. Roland Van Deusen ’67, G’75, a former U.S. Navy petty officer and retired psychiatric social…

STEM

NIH Grant Awarded to Hewett’s Lab Promotes Diversity in Research

Friday, October 19, 2018, By Kathleen Haley

Diversity in science matters to breakthroughs. When more scientists with varied backgrounds and experiences fill laboratories and collaborate on teams, outcomes in innovation and discovery surpass those of less diverse scientific groups, according to the National Institutes of Health (NIH)….

Campus & Community

ELI Students Share Insights on Being an International Student

Friday, October 19, 2018, By Eileen Jevis

When international students travel to the United States to learn English, the language barrier is just one of their challenges. Cultural differences like being overwhelmed in the grocery store, being embarrassed about not tipping a server (there is no tipping…

STEM

Scientists Link Marine Dead Zone to Carbon Cycle, Climate Change

Thursday, October 18, 2018, By Renée Gearhart Levy

Associate Professor Zunli Lu says tropical Pacific played major role in absorbing Earth’s atmospheric carbon dioxide during last ice age Scientists have long known that atmospheric carbon dioxide is closely linked to climate change. Studying ice age cycles, carbon dioxide…

Arts & Culture

Syracuse University Celebrates Halloween with Public Reading of ‘Frankenstein’

Thursday, October 18, 2018, By Rob Enslin

A&S joins worldwide commemoration of 200th anniversary of Mary Shelley classic The College of Arts and Sciences (A&S) lauds the 200th anniversary of the publication of Mary Shelley’s “Frankenstein” with a daylong reading of the entire novel. On Wednesday, Oct….

Campus & Community

With Big Orange Weekends Ahead, City Of Syracuse, Syracuse University Remind Fans to Follow Parking Regulations

Wednesday, October 17, 2018, By News Staff

As the Syracuse University football team returns to the Dome for home games the next two weekends, the City of Syracuse and Syracuse University are reminding fans to adhere to street parking requirements. After an increase in illegal parking in…

Campus & Community

Meet the 2018 Homecoming Court

Wednesday, October 17, 2018, By Joyce LaLonde

A longstanding University tradition, the Homecoming Court is composed of seniors who represent Orange spirit in their academic, co-curricular and community involvement. Campus community members with a valid NetID can cast their vote for the Orange Central Homecoming king and…