On Thursday, Dec. 30, Syracuse University will test its North and South Campus outdoor sirens. Installed as part of the Orange Alert emergency notification system, the sirens will be tested between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. on Thursday, during which time a seven-second alarm will sound at different intervals as the testing is performed.

When prowling for a hookup, it’s not always the good-looker who gets the girl. In fact, in a certain species of South American fish, brawn and stealth beat out colorful and refined almost every time. In a series of published studies of a South American species of fish (Poecilia parae), which are closely related to [...]

Light Work has announced the exhibition “Penumbra,” a suite of three video installations by Demetrius Oliver, which reconnects viewers to their place in the universe by playing with earthly and human forms against a backdrop of the cosmos. In “Penumbra,” explorations of light and scale, movement and the rhythm of the natural world suggest journeys [...]

Light Work has announced the continued screening of David Wojnarowicz’s video “A Fire in My Belly,” which was recently censored from the exhibition “Hide/Seek: Difference and Desire in American Portraiture” at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C. The exhibition, curated by Jonathan Katz, represents the first major American museum exhibition to investigate art history [...]

Newhouse School's Robert Thompson quoted in Christian Science Monitor on "Tron: Legacy"

The Manley Field House Indoor track will be closed on Monday,Wednesdays and Fridays from noon to 1 p.m. while Green Days are in session.

Arts and Sciences' Douglas Frank quoted in PhysOrg and EcoWorld on bison grazing in Yellowstone

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded $505,000 to Syracuse University to support the positions of director and sound archivist for the Library’s Belfer Audio Laboratory and Archive.

A team of students from The NewHouse (TNH), an award-wining, student-run advertising agency in Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, recently won first place in American Honda’s Media Challenge for Honda’s CR-Z sport hybrid. Three students represented TNH in the challenge and presented their social media and public relations campaign to American Honda [...]

Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications is now accepting entries for the fifth annual Mirror Awards. Application deadline is Feb. 10, 2011. There is no fee to enter. This year’s awards categories include: • Best Single Article, Traditional Media • Best Single Article, Digital Media • Best Profile, Traditional Media • Best Profile, [...]

Research by Maxwell School and College of Arts and Sciences' Shannon Novak noted in Economist story on medieval warfare

Politico.com reports on Newhouse School's call for entries for new Toner Prize

Engineers at SU’s L.C. Smith College of Engineering and Computer Science collaborate with University of Minnesota on new intelligent systems and grooved designs One issue confronting the efficiency of wind as a promising renewable energy source is the wind itself—specifically, its changeability. While the aerodynamic performance of a wind turbine is best under steady wind [...]

While Yellowstone’s celebrated bison may be among the most popular tourist attractions in the park, their grazing habits and increasing numbers have raised questions about the long-term stability of the park’s grasslands. To find answers, the National Park Service has partnered with Syracuse University biologist Douglas Frank, who has studied the effects of climate change [...]

Nine teams of Syracuse University School of Information Studies (iSchool) students presented class projects to a standing-room-only audience in the Innovation Studio Thursday, Dec. 9, as part of their final projects for both IST 400/600, “Social Web Technologies,” and IST 400/600, “Mobile Application Development .” The courses, taught by Ph.D. student and adjunct professor Keisuke [...]

In the spirit of “la vie boheme,” Syracuse Stage is partnering with the Cultural Resources Council of Onondaga County on “Where Theatre and Visual Arts Meet,” a visual exhibition of the compelling stories found in “Rent,” Jonathan Larson’s landmark musical running Jan. 18-Feb. 13 at Syracuse Stage. Selected artwork will be displayed in the upper [...]

Newhouse School's Robert Thompson quoted by MSNBC on infomercials

Eileen Jevis, public relations manager at University College of Syracuse University, was recently awarded the Commander’s Award for Public Service by the U.S. Army. The award recognizes exceptional public service that contributes significantly to the accomplishment of the mission of an Army activity, command or staff agency.  Jevis coordinated the University’s Veterans Day Ceremony on [...]

Part of investment in technology sector and entrepreneurship among disabled military veterans The Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans with Disabilities (EBV) program, based at the Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University, is the beneficiary of a grant—to be shared with the University of Pennsylvania Law School’s Center for Technology, Innovation and Competition (CTIC)—from the New [...]

Reillys have pledged a $3.5 million naming gift.

The SU Alumni Club of Central New York, which won the SU Alumni Club’s Football Ticket Challenge this fall, donated its winnings—20 men’s basketball tickets—to Southside Charter Academy in Syracuse.  The SU Alumni Club of CNY was credited with more alumni ticket sales than any other club in the Northeast. As a result of winning the [...]

COLAB, Syracuse University’s collaborative design laboratory, has announced the completion of restructuring efforts as well as new research appointments. COLAB was initiated in 2008 as an independent entity within the College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA), with its executive director and staff reporting to VPA Dean Ann Clarke. Under the restructuring, COLAB is now [...]

The Thursday Morning Roundtable for Dec. 16 has been canceled.

Binghamton Press features Danita Emma, SU's Summer Dance Intensive artistic director, on teaching Bulgarian master classes

The Dec. 16 session of Institute for Retired Professionals (IRP), featuring the Syracuse New Horizon Music Ensemble, has been canceled.

Tuesday, Dec. 21, marks the 22nd anniversary of the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 and the loss of 270 individuals, including 35 Syracuse University students returning from a semester abroad in London and Florence. The plane exploded in the skies over Lockerbie, Scotland at 2:03 p.m., Eastern time on Dec. 21, 1988. The chaplains [...]

“Holidays at Hendricks,” the annual Syracuse University holiday concert featuring the Hendricks Chapel Choir, Syracuse University Brass Ensemble (SUBE), Hendricks Chapel Handbell Ringers and Syracuse University Organist Kola Owolabi, will be broadcast on television and radio on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day on WCNY. It will also be streamed on the Internet. The 90-minute concert [...]

Brian Sheehan of Newhouse School writes in Advertising Age on social media marketing

A reminder that the following University web pages provide information on Green Day services and resources.

The University Avenue Garage and Booth Garage will be staffed under the following schedule during Winter Break:

Start-Up NY/Inclusive Entrepreneurship™ results in self-employment for residents with disabilities Armed with the knowledge and skills she acquired through Start-Up NY and a range of entrepreneurship resources she received as part of Syracuse University’s Inclusive Entrepreneurship™ initiative, Della Brown, a Syracuse native, has transformed her business ideas into reality. “Starting my own eatery would not [...]

The Dec. 16 session of Thursday Morning Roundtable (TMR) features Linda Wright, executive director of the Salvation Army; Anthony Discenza, housing program coordinator for the Community Development Division of Onondaga County; Michael Melara, executive director of Catholic Charities; and Sarah Merrick, social services program coordinator for Onondaga County Department of Social Services. The panel will [...]

On Wednesday and Thursday, Dec. 15 and 16, a group of Syracuse University employees will transform themselves into holiday elves, crisscrossing the campus to collect boxes of gifts and food that will brighten the holidays for approximately 55 local families this season. The Holiday Sharing Program, which began in 1991, connects SU's schools and colleges, [...]

The Syracuse University School of Information Studies is partnering with the School of Education to host a site for the 2011 Global Game Jam, the world’s largest game development event. A project of the International Game Developers Association (IGDA), the Global Game Jam challenges thousands of participants each year to rapidly develop a game prototype [...]

On Thursday, Dec. 16, the Institute for Retired Professionals (IRP) will host members of the Syracuse New Horizon Music Ensemble, who will present an interactive program. In addition to music selections, members of the group will lead a discussion centered around music participation by senior citizens. Jean MacLeod-O'Leary, owner of the Greater Syracuse School of [...]

The importance of publicly engaged scholarship in the humanities is the subject of a new book by Harvey Teres, associate professor of English in Syracuse University’s College of Arts and Sciences. “The Word on the Street: Linking the Academy and the Common Reader” (University of Michigan Press, 2010) is a timely look at the disjunction [...]

Syracuse University School of Information Studies senior Aaron Quiah ’11 said he has learned a lot about applying technology and policy to problems through his semester-long projects at the iSchool. However, this semester in IST 400, “Digital Content Creation for Communities,” he gained something more. “Usually, we are simulating environments and developing solutions to theoretical [...]

Plays key role in formation of new parent/family programming standards The Association of Higher Education Parent/Family Professionals (AHEPPP) held its inaugural conference in Boulder, Colo., in November, with 97 parent/family programming professionals from around the country attending. Syracuse University was well represented as Colleen O’Connor Bench, director of SU’s Parents Office, is the AHEPPP chair. [...]

SU professor Larry Elin led the team of computer animators that brought the original 'TRON' to life — and spurred a motion picture revolution.

Shannon A. Bowen, associate professor of public relations at the S. I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, has been elected to the board of the Commission on Measurement and Evaluation.

The Street quotes Whitman School's Mike Haynie on incentives for Google employees

Syracuse University Press has announced the release of more than 300 titles on Google eBooks.  Google launched its long-awaited Google eBooks on Dec. 6, which includes a redesigned Google Books page, featuring both a store where consumers can find and buy ebooks, and a research option for those who wish to search and use the [...]

Beginning in August 2011, the College of Human Ecology will begin offering a master of science in Child & Family Health in the Global Community, a 36-credit hour graduate program that will be a key component of the educational programs making up the college’s signature in public health. The M.S. program offers students an in-depth [...]

Students in the Department of Health and Wellness will present on internships held this past semester during the bi-annual poster symposium.

A political science doctoral student is seeking SU staff to participate in a research study on the news media.

Wednesday, December 15, 2010; 9:05 a.m.—The University will be carefully monitoring today’s weather and road conditions, and will continue to do so throughout the extent of the lake-effect snow that is forecast to occur through tomorrow.

In response to fan interest and in cooperation with the New York Yankees, the SU athletics department has secured a block of tickets in the $82 range so Orange fans can cheer on New York’s College Team together.

Syracuse University shuttle service will be operating on an abbreviated schedule on the following days; Monday, 12/20, Tuesday 12/21, Wednesday 12/22 and Tuesday 1/4 continuing through Friday 1/14.

ArtRage and Light Work will host an emergency screening of David Wojnarowicz’s video "A Fire in My Belly," which was recently censored from the exhibition Hide/Seek: Difference and Desire in American Portraiture at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C.