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College of Visual and Performing Arts

Friday, February 12, 2016, By News Staff

The following students enrolled in the College of Visual and Performing Arts were among those named to the Dean’s List for the Fall 2015 semester. To qualify for the Dean’s List, students must complete a minimum of 12 credit hours…

STEM

University Hosts Conference for Undergraduate Women in Physics

Friday, February 12, 2016, By Rob Enslin

More than 100 undergraduate women in physics—some from as far away as the University of Maine and Rutgers University—recently converged on campus to discuss their changing role in the field. In January, Syracuse University was one of nine institutions to…

STEM

Gravitational Waves Discovery, New Carnegie Classification Underscore Research Excellence at Syracuse

Friday, February 12, 2016, By Kathleen Haley

From all over campus to all around the world, a momentous discovery in the world of physics was made known Thursday.

Veterans

Winners Announced in D’Aniello Family Foundation Business Plan Competition

Friday, February 12, 2016, By News Staff

IVMF Receives $1 Million Gift from D’Aniello Family Foundation

Arts & Culture

Department of Drama Stages ‘Punk Rock’ by Simon Stephens

Friday, February 12, 2016, By Joseph Whelan

The Department of Drama tackles the volatile combination of adolescence and anxiety in Simon Stephens’ 2009 play “Punk Rock.” Directed by Robert Moss, this production from one of Britain’s most celebrated contemporary playwrights runs at the Storch Theatre Feb. 19-28…

Campus & Community

Lil O’Rourke ’77, G’04, Longtime University Leader, to Conclude Tenure in Advancement and External Affairs

Friday, February 12, 2016, By News Staff

After more than 30 years at Syracuse University, Elizabeth “Lil” Breul O’Rourke ’77, G’04, senior vice president for principal gifts and international advancement, has announced she will depart the University in early March to become president of the University of…

“We have just taken our first look at the Universe in a completely new way”

Thursday, February 11, 2016, By Ellen Mbuqe

Syracuse, NY… Scientists in the Department of Physics at Syracuse University have been instrumental in the discovery of gravitational waves, confirming a major prediction of Albert Einstein’s 1915 general theory of relativity. They include Peter Saulson, the Martin A. Pomerantz…

Campus & Community

Call for Poets for Cruel April Poetry Book Fair 2016

Thursday, February 11, 2016, By News Staff

The Point of Contact Gallery is seeking published poets to display and sell their poetry collections at its annual poetry book fair. Poets’ works will be available for purchase throughout the month of April for Point of Contact’s series Cruel…

STEM

Gravitational Waves Detected 100 Years after Einstein’s Prediction

Wednesday, February 10, 2016, By Rob Enslin

LIGO Opens New Window on the Universe with Observation of Gravitational Waves from Colliding Black Holes

STEM

Cellular Protein Provides Insight to Malaria Treatment’s Side Effects

Tuesday, February 9, 2016, By Elizabeth Droge-Young

Malaria is a worldwide menace. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, over 500,000 individuals died from malaria in 2013 alone. While treatments for the disease exist, cures can also take a hefty physical toll. Professor of chemistry…