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Finalists Announced for Inaugural Impact Prize Competition
A panel of Syracuse University judges has announced the 12 finalists for the inaugural Impact Prize competition. The student ventures were selected from 36 applicant teams by a panel of Syracuse University faculty and staff who are engaged in entrepreneurship and…
Student-Athletes Mark Highest-Ever Graduation Success Rate
Syracuse University student-athletes have scored big with some recent numbers off the playing fields. For the 2016-17 academic year, student-athletes achieved a Graduation Success Rate of 91—the highest-ever for the University since the NCAA started measuring the rate in 2004….
Nando Alvarez-Perez to Visit Light Work for Artist Talk, Q&A Nov. 13
Light Work Lab will host a special artist talk and Q&A with Nando Alvarez-Perez, on Monday, Nov. 13, at 10 a.m., during which he will discuss his art, current residency at Visual Studies Workshop in Rochester, New York, and his thoughts…
David Crane on Chemical Weapons and International Law
In an op-ed piece for Jurist News, Syracuse Law Professor David Crane argues against chemical warfare, particularly in regards to how the usage of chemicals weapons should be viewed and tried by governing forces. “The United Nations Security Council (UNSC)…
Researchers Combine Experimentation, Simulation to Understand Chronic Infections
People who suffer from chronic infections, such as Lyme disease, are forced to resign themselves to the fact that they will live with the disease for the rest of their lives. Researchers in the College of Engineering and Computer Science are taking…
Arents Winner Mary Spio ’98 Brings Virtual Reality to Everyday People
As Neil Armstrong took his infamous “one small step” onto the surface of the moon, Mary Spio’s world took a giant leap forward. Decades removed from the actual event, as a child in Ghana, Spio watched a lunar landing documentary…
To Politicize the New York City Terrorist Attack is Folly
Corri Zoli, Director of Research for the Institute for National Security and Counter Terrorism and Research Assistant Professor at Syracuse University’s Maxwell School, is available to speak on the domestic terrorism attack in lower Manhattan. “The attack looks like another low-tech terrorist…
NYSSTLC Helps Write ModoScript’s Next Chapter
Not every entrepreneur’s prescription for success is exactly the same, but there are often many ingredients in common: a novel idea, a vision of success, hard yards, a dash of luck and a carefully cultivated network of advisors, mentors, investors…
Social Media Experts Available for Commentary on Russian Hacking
On Nov. 1, representatives from Facebook, Twitter and Google are expected to testify publically before the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence and the House intelligence committee’s Russia Investigative Task Force. These hearings will question how Russian-backed accounts used these social…
MLB.Com College Challenge Returns for Eighth Year
For the eighth consecutive year, Major League Baseball’s Advanced Media division (MLB.com) and the School of Information Studies (iSchool) have teamed up to challenge Syracuse University students to see if they have what it takes to make it in baseball’s…