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STEM

Mercury Transit Viewed by Students on the Quad

Tuesday, May 10, 2016, By Amy Manley

Students passing through the quad on Monday, May 9, got a surprise chance to see the planet Mercury pass by the sun. The rare occurrence is visible only 13 times a century, and can only be observed with special telescope…

Campus & Community

2016-17 Remembrance Scholars Selected

Thursday, May 5, 2016, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Syracuse University’s Remembrance Scholar Selection Committee has chosen the 35 students who will be the 2016-17 Remembrance Scholars. The scholarships were founded as a tribute to—and means of remembering—the 35 students who were killed in the Dec. 21, 1988, bombing…

Media, Law & Policy

Newhouse Establishes Community Journalism Award in Memory of Charnice Milton G’11

Wednesday, May 4, 2016, By Wendy S. Loughlin

The Newhouse School has established the Charnice Milton Award for Excellence in Community Journalism in memory of alumna Charnice Milton G’11. A graduate of the magazine, newspaper and online journalism (MNO) program, Milton worked as a community reporter in her…

Campus & Community

Art Students to Hold Ceramics, Print Sales May 12-14

Wednesday, May 4, 2016, By Erica Blust

School of Art students in the College of Visual and Performing Arts will hold ceramics and print sales May 12-14 from 11 a.m.–7 p.m. on the second floor, room 134, of the Comstock Art Facility, 1075 Comstock Ave. The sales…

Campus & Community

2016 RecycleMania Collegiate Recycling Competition Final Ranking

Wednesday, May 4, 2016, By News Staff

Syracuse University ranked first in the Gorilla Prize, second in the Per Capita Classic and third in Grand Champion out of all competing schools located in New York State in its three competition categories for RecycleMania, the eight-week national recycling…

Arts & Culture

‘Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery’ Concludes Syracuse Stage Season

Wednesday, May 4, 2016, By Joseph Whelan

The game is wildly and hilariously afoot as Syracuse Stage concludes the 2015/2016 season with “Ken Ludwig’s Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery,” running May 11-29. Directed by Peter Amster and featuring a cast of five actors who take on more…

STEM

Biofilms on Contact Lenses: A Vision for Making Bacteria Uncomfortable

Monday, May 2, 2016, By News Staff

Just like we care about the comfort of what we choose to wear and where we choose to live, so do bacteria. Unlike with our friends and family, researchers would like to find ways to make bacteria less welcome on…

Campus & Community

‘It’s On Us’ Installs Moving Display

Friday, April 29, 2016, By Amy Manley

Approximately 5,500 teal and orange plastic cups were used to represent the potential numbers of victims/survivors of sexual assault on the SU campus and the family/friends of those survivors.

Arts & Culture

Department of Drama Presents Feydeau’s ‘A Flea in Her Ear’

Friday, April 29, 2016, By Joseph Whelan

The Department of Drama concludes its 2015-2016 season with David Ives’ new version of French playwright Georges Feydeau’s bedroom farce “A Flea in Her Ear.” Directed by Stephen Cross, this production runs May 6-14 at the Storch Theatre in the…

Campus & Community

Protect Yourself! Ransomware Is on the Rise

Thursday, April 28, 2016, By Christopher C. Finkle

Syracuse University is experiencing increasing ransomware attacks, in which criminals send email to disseminate malware that encrypts and locks down computers, and then demand the owners pay a ransom to get their data and machines back. We’re not alone. In…