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Haynie Named Chairman of Labor Department Advisory Committee
Mike Haynie, the executive director of the Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF), has been named by U.S. Secretary of Labor Thomas Perez to serve as the chairman of the department’s Advisory Committee on Veterans’ Employment, Training, and Employer…
Fast Forward Winners Give Voice to Inspired Ideas
They have an idea to make it better and the passion to make it work. Thirteen entrants—both individuals and teams—have been selected as winners in the Fast Forward competition, in which the University will fund student projects that demonstrate how…
Syracuse University Remembers Lou Reed ’64
Lou Reed was an American master: a playwright, a poet and a photographer whose photos have been exhibited worldwide. He was also a rock singer-songwriter and a founding member of the legendary Velvet Underground. Reed died on Oct. 27. Since…
Call for Family Weekend Volunteers
Family Weekend is Nov. 1-3, and the Parents Office is seeking volunteers to greet and assist visiting families who will attend the various happenings. Working with the parent and family constituents is a very rewarding and fun experience, and they…
White House Recognizes IVMF program Grads, SU Alumna as Female Veteran Champions of Change
On March 18, the White House honored 14 female veterans as Champions of Change, including Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans with Disabilities (EBV) and Veteran Women Igniting the Spirit of Entrepreneurship (V-WISE) program graduate and V-WISE ambassador Marylyn Harris, V-WISE graduate Ginger Miller,…
SU in the News: Wednesday, December 7
Gold nanoparticle cancer research by Arts and Sciences faculty members and doctoral student is profiled in Post-Standard
SU in the News: Friday, July 15
MSNBC quotes College of Arts and Sciences’ Linda Ivany on temperature of the Earth 50 million years ago
SU in the News: Monday, July 11
ABC News quotes Dessa Bergen-Cico of Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics on Betty Ford
SU in the News: Friday, July 8
National and regional media note the passing of SU student-athlete and Hall of Fame NFL player John Mackey ’63
Syracuse University scientists discover new hitch to link nerve cell motors to their cargo
With every bodily movement—from the blink of an eye to running a marathon—nerve cells transmit signals to muscle cells. To do that, nerve cells rely on tiny molecular motors to transport chemical messengers (neurotransmitters) that excite muscles cells into action….