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Efficient new wireless system developed by Syracuse University scientist can save 10 percent of bandwidth
SU News Services(315) 443-3784 Driven by fast-growing use of smart phones and Internet videos, wireless communication among Americans is expanding so rapidly that a tsunami of megabytes could soon threaten to overwhelm the bandwidth available. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has…
SU in the News: Tuesday, December 22, 2009
SU NEWS AND EVENTS COVERAGE The New York Times cited research from Syracuse University’s Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC) in an article about a rise in federal prosecutions in the last fiscal year along with a surge in immigration prosecutions….
How do you improve mammogram accuracy? Add noise
SU News Services(315) 443-3784 Members of a Syracuse University research team have shown that an obscure phenomenon called stochastic resonance (SR) can improve the clarity of signals in systems such as radar, sonar and even radiography, used in medical clinics…
SU’s TRAC: Federal prosecutions sharply higher in 2009
The total number of federal criminal filings reached an all time high as a result of a flood of immigration prosecutions.
Free shuttles for students returning to campus in January
The Student Association will be providing a free shuttle bus from the Regional Transport Center (RTC) and Hancock Airport for students returning to campus on Sunday, Jan. 17 and Monday, Jan 18.
SU in the News: Monday, December 21, 2009
SU NEWS AND EVENTS COVERAGE Stuart Thorson, professor of political science and international relations in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs and The College of Arts and Sciences, is featured in a JoonAng Daily (Korea) article on “science…
A different Lincoln
Anyone who has seen the Abraham Lincoln statue that anchors the Maxwell courtyard can’t forget it. But who is this Lincoln, and where did he come from?
SU in the News: Friday, December 18, 2009
FACULTY QUOTES Rick Burton, David B. Falk Professor of Sport Management in the College of Human Ecology, is quoted in an Associated Press story on Tiger Woods’ endorsements and his effect on a company’s brand. Robert Thompson, director of the…
Southside Community Coalition awarded CNY Community Foundation grant toward creation of community food co-op
Kelly Homan Rodoski(315) 443-3784 The Central New York Community Foundation recently announced that the Southside Community Coalition will receive a $5,000 grant in support of the group’s efforts to create a community food cooperative in Syracuse’s South Side neighborhood. Unlike…
Library to launch new database of SU research and scholarship
Pamela Whiteley McLaughlin(315) 443-9788 In the spring semester, Syracuse University Library will unveil a dynamic new research and scholarly communication tool for faculty and SU researchers. SURFACE, or Syracuse University Research Facility and Collaborative Environment, is an online database that…