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TRAC Co-Founder’s Groundbreaking Investigative Books Now Available Digitally

Wednesday, January 14, 2015, By Greg Munno

More than three decades ago, Random House published “The Rise of the Computer State,” David Burnham’s prescient book that predicted how computers would soon dominate politics, economics, law enforcement and the basic thinking of the American people. Long before the…

Business & Economy

Student Ventures Can Enter Panasci Business Plan Competition to Win Startup Funding

Tuesday, January 13, 2015, By Lindsay Wickham

The Falcone Center for Entrepreneurship and the Department of Entrepreneurship and Emerging Enterprises (EEE) in the Whitman School of Management are calling for submissions for the 2015 Panasci Business Plan Competition. The competition accepts business plan ideas from graduate and…

Campus & Community

Apply Now for Project ENGAGE

Friday, January 9, 2015, By Matt Wheeler

The application period for Project ENGAGE, a fun, hands-on engineering immersion program for high-achieving middle school girls, is now open. Hosted by the College of Engineering and Computer Science, the program sparks a passion for engineering among middle school girls at…

Arts & Culture

Xaviera Simmons Presents Work at Light Work, UVP

Wednesday, January 7, 2015, By Jessica Posner

Light Work and Urban Video Project are presenting “Accumulations” and “Number Sixteen,” concurrent exhibitions featuring the work of multidisciplinary artist Xaviera Simmons. The works within these exhibitions present an artist working with—and through—formal languages of performance, video, sculpture, photography and social and…

Arts & Culture

2015 Light Work Grants in Photography Call for Entries

Tuesday, January 6, 2015, By Jessica Posner

Light Work has announced the 2015 Light Work Grants in Photography competition. Three $2,000 grants will be awarded to photographers who reside within an approximate 50-mile radius of Syracuse. Recipients are invited to display their work in a special exhibition…

Arts & Culture

Art Historians Make Publishing Debuts

Tuesday, January 6, 2015, By Sarah Scalese

December was a good month for the Department of Art and Music Histories (AMH) in the College of Arts and Sciences, as two of its assistant professors made their authorial debuts. Luis Castañeda, an expert on urban, visual and design…

STEM

Hemsley’s ‘Going Viral’ Named Outstanding Academic Title by Choice Magazine

Monday, January 5, 2015, By J.D. Ross

For the second time in as many months, School of Information Studies (iSchool) Assistant Professor Jeff Hemsley’s book, “Going Viral,” has been recognized with a significant award in the field of scholarly writing. The Association of College & Research Libraries…

Campus & Community

Photography Students Win Scholarships for Work at Fall Workshop

Friday, December 19, 2014, By News Staff

Two graduate students in the multimedia photography and design department at the Newhouse School were awarded scholarships for their work during The Fall Workshop at Newhouse. Jake Herrle and Alec Erlebacher were recognized for their work during the annual program,…

Q&A: Baked Magazine Editors Share the Joy of Cooking

Thursday, December 11, 2014, By Kathleen Haley

Magazine journalism students Gabriela Riccardi ’15 and Teresa Sabga ’15 have a joy for cooking. They may not have decades in the kitchen, but they have many years of traditions bound by large families, recipes handed down by skilled home cooks and sneaking bites in the kitchen.

Chancellor Syverud Addresses December Meeting of University Senate

Tuesday, December 9, 2014, By News Staff

Last week, Chancellor Kent Syverud addressed the December meeting of the University Senate. Among the topics he discussed were two resolutions that came before the Senate and concerns about the Fast Forward Syracuse Operational Excellence initiative. The following is a…