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Viewing Event for 2016 Rio Olympics Opening Ceremony
Watch the colorful pageantry and catch all your favorite international athletes—and your favorite Orange competitors—at a campus viewing party for the Opening Ceremony of the 2016 Rio Olympics. The campus community is invited to watch the ceremony beginning at 6:30…
Nine Current and Former Athletes, Coaches to Participate in Olympics
Participants include basketball players Carmelo Anthony and Michael Gbinije, rower Natalie Mastracci, field hockey player Alyssa Manley, heptathlete Uhunoma Osazuwa and track & field athletes Flings Owusu-Agyapong and Katie Zaferes.
Four Distinguished Alumni to Be Honored at 2016 Arents Ceremony
The recipients are Jim Brown ’57, James Cunningham ’74, Dr. Robert Jarvik ’68, H’83 and Arielle Tepper Madover ’94.
Researchers Confirm Marine Animals Live Longer at High Latitudes
Researchers in the Department of Earth Sciences have shown that high-latitude bivalves live longer and grow slower than those in the tropics. Their findings are the subject of an article in the “Proceedings of the Royal Society B” (The Royal…
Tesla Seeks to Become More than a Car Company
This week, electric car company Tesla confirmed its intention to merge with SolarCity, a solar energy firm. Elon Musk is CEO of Tesla and co-founder and chairman of SolarCity. Gary Witt, professor of finance practice, offers some insights into Tesla’s…
How Sunglasses Became Cool for the Summer
Sunglasses—the ultimate accessory in cool—became a necessity in the early 20th century with the advent of cars and more time to spend outside. They evolved into a statement of style.
Liddy Elected Vice Chair of Deans for Computing Research Association
Elizabeth D. Liddy, dean of the School of Information Studies (iSchool) was elected to the position of vice chair of the deans group for the Computing Research Association (CRA), an organization of more than 200 North American institutions active in computing…
CFAC Closed for Maintenance
July 25-Aug. 7, 2016, the office of the Community Folk Art Center will be closed for building maintenance. The office will reopen Monday, Aug. 8, 2016. We apologize for any inconvenience. http://communityfolkartcenter.org/ Community Folk Art Center 315.442.2230 cfac@syr.edu
Newhouse Students Interning at Summer Olympic Games
When the 2016 Summer Olympic Games kick off Friday in Rio de Janeiro, 23 students from the Newhouse School will be part of the team that brings coverage of the event to the world community. They are among 258 student…