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Knight Foundation Recognizes SpeakEZ Efforts with Prototype Grant
The Knight Foundation Prototype Fund has recognized the work of a School of Information Studies (iSchool) faculty member and several classes of his students in creating a system to help a refugee population use mobile phones to more easily communicate…
Open Forum on the Search for New Provost
The Vice Chancellor and Provost Search Committee is hosting two open fora this week where members of the Syracuse University community can offer input on the academic, professional and personal credentials and qualities believed to be important for the next…
Syracuse Hosts EMPOWER Advisory Committee
Last April, an interdisciplinary team of University professors was awarded $3 million from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to support a new graduate-level training initiative called the Education Model Program on Water-Energy Research (EMPOWER). Before EMPOWER gets underway, the University…
Research Relationship with New Zealand’s Massey University Sealed with Joint Agreement
Five years after initiating collaborations with Massey University, Syracuse University has signed a memorandum of understanding with its New Zealand counterpart. The memorandum formalizes the importance of the fine arts and design links between the two universities and outlines potential…
Syracuse Physicists Advance Search for Gravitational Waves
Physicists in the College of Arts and Sciences are playing a key role in the first observation run of the Advanced Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave (LIGO) Detector, after a meticulous five-year rebuild.
Syracuse Symposium™ Presents Human Rights Film Festival Sept. 24-26
Syracuse Symposium continues its “Networks” theme with the 13th annual Syracuse University Human Rights Film Festival (SUHRFF), Sept. 24-26.
A Hunger for Knowledge
A chemist in the College of Arts and Sciences has been awarded a major grant extension, enabling him to continue studying a rare genetic disorder known as Prader-Willi Syndrome (PWS). James Hougland, assistant professor of chemistry, has received an additional…
Mandatory Minimum Sentencing Reform Debate
Come see Syracuse Law Professor Sanjay Chhablani debate Professor William Otis from Georgetown Law on whether we need to reform mandatory minimum sentencing polices. The debate will take place from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 24, in Room 340,…
Harnessing the Power of Social Media during the GOP Debate
Dr. Jenny Stromer-Galley, an expert in social media and political campaigns offers insight on how candidates used social media to their advantage during the GOP debate on September 16. She said that Carly Fiorina, one of the winners of the debate,…
Pilot Program to Spur Syracuse-Upstate Medical Research Collaborations
The pilot grant program—titled “Driving Inspiration and Innovation through Collaboration”—was initiated by SU Trustee Sam Nappi, who has provided $1.5 million for biomedical and chemical engineering to Syracuse University.