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Syracuse Welcome 2013 to Receive New Students Beginning Aug. 21
On Wednesday, Aug. 21, and Thursday, Aug. 22, approximately 3,900 first-year and transfer students will arrive at Syracuse University to kick off the 2013-2014 academic year. When they do, Syracuse Welcome, SU’s orientation program, will help them get acclimated and…
SU Marching Band Uniform Campaign Achieves Goal
New uniforms to debut at Oct. 5 ACC football home game versus Clemson “A New Look for a New Era,” the campaign to outfit the Syracuse University Marching Band (SUMB) in new uniforms for its Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) debut…
Urban Cinematheque Will Feature Movie, Arts Booths
The Urban Video Project (UVP) and Light Work/Community Darkrooms will host the second annual Urban Cinematheque—an end-of-summer free outdoor film screening paired with an arts and culture fair Friday, Aug. 30. The fair will represent a wide array of the…
Talent Agency to Exhibit Work by Local Teen Artists
Local teen artists who participated in Talent Agency’s six-week summer intensive art program will show their work at an open house, exhibition and reception on Friday, Aug. 16, from 3:30-6 p.m. The free event will take place at the Talent…
SU Chemists Develop ‘Fresh, New’ Approach to Making Alloy Nanomaterials
Potential applications include gas storage, heterogeneous catalysis and lithium-ion batteries Chemists in The College of Arts and Sciences have figured out how to synthesize nanomaterials with stainless steel-like interfaces. Their discovery may change how the form and structure of nanomaterials…
Chemists Design ‘Smart’ Nanoparticles to Improve Drug Delivery, DNA Self-Assembly
A team of chemists in SU’s College of Arts and Scientists has used a temperature-sensitive polymer to regulate DNA interactions in both a DNA-mediated assembly system and a DNA-encoded drug-delivery system. Their findings, led by Associate Professor Mathew M. Maye…
Elizabeth A. Barlow Appointed Assistant Vice President for Institutional Research and Assessment
Syracuse University Vice Chancellor and Provost Eric F. Spina is pleased to announce the appointment of Elizabeth (Libby) A. Barlow as assistant vice president for institutional research and assessment. Barlow comes to SU from the University of Houston (Texas), where…
CHAT Program of Burton Blatt Institute Launches Camp for Children
CHAT Camp is a unique five-day experience for children locally who use assistive/augmentative communication (AAC) devices to communicate. This event will bring together agencies, speakers and professionals from the world of special needs to focus on communication in a whole…
Saunders’ Convocation Message to be Published as Book
His message to the Class of 2013 was a simple one: be kind. But thanks to coverage in The New York Times, the words of English Professor George Saunders have resonated worldwide. [View the story “George Saunders Convocation Message…
The Limits of War
Is torture legal? Is one death justified to save thousands of lives? Are soldiers responsible for obeying an officer’s command to kill civilians? In partnership with the American Red Cross of the Central New York Region, four Syracuse University students challenged a group of young people at the Southside Academy Charter School to think about these questions.