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Campus & Community

SU Families Finalize Adoptions on the ‘Today’ Show

Thursday, November 7, 2013, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Today, Thursday, Nov. 7, two Syracuse University families have officially grown a little bigger. Cindi Comins, associate director of financial aid, and Dan Cutler, director of learning communities, and their families, along with other families from Central and downstate New…

Campus & Community

Hendricks Chapel Quilters Throw Quilt-a-Thon

Thursday, November 7, 2013, By News Staff

Hendricks Chapel Quilters hold fall 2013 quilt-a-thon on Saturday, November 9.

Campus & Community

‘Subject is Sports’ Hosts Live Q&A

Thursday, November 7, 2013, By News Staff

The Subject is Sports, a massive open online course (MOOC) hosted its first live Q &A session with students on Wednesday, Oct. 30. Rick Burton, David B. Falk Distinguished Professor of Sport Management and SPM graduate assistant Elissa Roberts fielded questions…

Campus & Community

Hunger Issues Explored through SU Hunger Games

Wednesday, November 6, 2013, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

SU’s 24-Hour Famine, the SU Hunger Games, will be held at Hendricks Chapel on Saturday, Nov. 9, and Sunday, Nov. 10. Students and other members of the SU community are invited to participate in a 24-hour fast and other related…

Media, Law & Policy

Maxwell, Center for Strategic and International Studies to Collaborate

Wednesday, November 6, 2013, By News Staff

The Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs and the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in Washington, D.C., have launched a far-reaching collaboration that will provide a host of new educational, research and career development opportunities for students…

Arts & Culture

Brian Friel Tackles British/Irish Conflict in ‘Translations’

Wednesday, November 6, 2013, By News Staff

In “Translations,” a group of students at a hedge school in 1833 Ireland are greeted by two British Army engineers who intend to map their town and change its place names from Gaelic to English. What ensue are the trials…

Health & Society

Maisto Gets Five-Year Extension of NIH Senior Scientist Award

Wednesday, November 6, 2013, By News Staff

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has once again selected Stephen Maisto, professor of psychology in The College of Arts and Sciences, for its Senior Scientist Research and Mentorship Award. Maisto’s K05 grant is from the National Institute on Alcohol…

STEM

ChemImage Partners with SU to Train Students in Hyperspectral Imaging

Wednesday, November 6, 2013, By News Staff

ChemImage Corp., a provider of hyperspectral imaging (HSI) technology, has announced an educational collaborative partnership with the Forensic and National Security Sciences Institute (FNSSI) in The College of Arts and Sciences. The partnership focuses on providing students with an opportunity…

STEM

SU Chemist Gets ‘Best Idea Grant’

Wednesday, November 6, 2013, By News Staff

Top-notch ideas drive today’s knowledge-based world. James Hougland has one, and he has been awarded a “Best Idea Grant (BIG)” from the Foundation for Prader-Willi Research (FPWR) to support his research. Hougland, an assistant professor of chemistry in The College…

Campus & Community

‘Downtown Developments’ at Nov. 7 Session of IRP

Tuesday, November 5, 2013, By Eileen Jevis

The No. 7 session of the Institute for Retired People (IRP) will feature Merike Trier, executive director of the Downtown Committee.  Trier will discuss renovations taking place in downtown, including the Pike Block. She will also describe why young professionals…