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Building Green from Syracuse to Nanjing

Tuesday, August 12, 2014, By Matt Wheeler

This spring, Professor Jensen Zhang, director of Syracuse University’s Building Energy and Environmental Systems Laboratory, led a group of students from SU to Nanjing, China. There, they joined students from Nanjing University and Aalto University in Finland to explore the…

Arts & Culture

Students Teach, Advise Teen Artists at Talent Agency

Monday, August 11, 2014, By Erica Blust

Several Syracuse University students are spending the summer helping local teen artists prepare for college and a career in the arts through a program at Syracuse’s Talent Agency. Under the guidance of art faculty and staff in the College of…

Campus & Community

Fire Training Academy Provides Moments of Shock and Awe

Monday, August 11, 2014, By Keith Kobland

For David Grimes it was a real eye opener, even if he couldn’t see clearly. Grimes was trying to navigate his way to safety in what appeared to be a smoke filled hallway.

Arts & Culture

Arts and Sciences Welcomes New Associate Dean, Academic Chairs

Friday, August 8, 2014, By Rob Enslin

Karin Ruhlandt, interim dean of Syracuse University’s College of Arts and Sciences, has appointed a new associate dean and four new academic chairs. The appointments, which go into effect immediately, are as follows: Paul Fitzgerald, associate dean for science, mathematics…

Arts & Culture

Art, Music and Food Align to Celebrate Summer in Forman Park

Friday, August 8, 2014, By News Staff

A Midsummer Night’s Fling in Forman Park, an enchanted, family-friendly evening along the Connective Corridor featuring music, food and art, will be held on Friday, Aug. 22, from 6-10 p.m. in Forman Park in downtown Syracuse. The event is free…

Arts & Culture

Gregg Lambert to Step Down from Syracuse University Humanities Center

Thursday, August 7, 2014, By Rob Enslin

Lambert, Dean’s Professor of Humanities, to Focus on Advancing the CNY Humanities Corridor to the ‘Next Level of Success’

STEM

Android Summer for Computer Science Student

Wednesday, August 6, 2014, By Matt Wheeler

Carter Yagemann, a senior in the computer science program from Jupiter, Fla., spent his summer crawling the Android operating system as part of the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science’s Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program. Carter investigated Android security…

STEM

Students Meld Creativity, Community Needs in Field House Redesign

Monday, August 4, 2014, By Kathleen Haley

The Near West Side of Syracuse became a familiar haunt for a team of architecture, engineering and industrial design students last spring. They were there to absorb the neighborhood’s environs and imagine what a renovation of the current Skiddy Park field house might look like.

Arts & Culture

Poet Will Schutt to Appear Oct. 8 in Raymond Carver Series

Sunday, August 3, 2014, By Renée K. Gadoua

The poet Will Schutt will participate in Syracuse University’s Fall 2014 Raymond Carver Reading Series with a reading Wednesday, Oct. 8, in Gifford Auditorium. A question-and-answer session is from 3:45-4:30 p.m., followed by the reading. The event is free and…

STEM

iSchool Senior Develops App to Alert Israelis of Rocket Strikes

Monday, July 28, 2014, By J.D. Ross

Last year, Benjamin Honig, a senior at the School of Information Studies (iSchool), won a scholarship award from Apple that provided him with admission to the company’s yearly Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) in San Francisco. While attending the WWDC in…