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Campus & Community

iSchool, AT&T, City of Syracuse Partner to Launch Civic Data Hackathon Focused on Snow Removal

Friday, February 9, 2018, By J.D. Ross

The School of Information Studies (iSchool), AT&T and the City of Syracuse have announced the launch of a civic hackathon, Plowing Through the Data, powered by AT&T. The partnership between the iSchool, the city and AT&T is the second community-based hackathon in Syracuse…

Business & Economy

Data to Drive Future of Amazon-Whole Foods Grocery Delivery

Thursday, February 8, 2018, By Daryl Lovell

This week Amazon announced it will begin delivering groceries from Whole Foods via Prime Now service to customers in Austin, Cincinnati, Dallas, and Virginia Beach. The company says it plans to expand the service to other U.S. cities later this…

Arts & Culture

VPA’s Ralf Schneider Wins Cradle to Cradle Product Design Challenge Award

Thursday, February 8, 2018, By Erica Blust

Ralf Schneider, assistant professor of industrial and interaction design in the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ School of Design, won “Best Use of Autodesk Fusion 360” for his project Bench32 in the Cradle to Cradle Product Design Challenge VI…

Arts & Culture

Light Work Receives $40,000 Grant from National Endowment for the Arts

Thursday, February 8, 2018, By News Staff

National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Chairman Jane Chu has announced that Light Work is one of 936 not-for-profit national, regional, state and local organizations nationwide to receive an NEA Art Works grant. Light Workwill receive $40,000 to support its artist-in-residence program and production…

Media, Law & Policy

Waymo-Uber Case to Set New Implications for California’s Start-Up Culture

Thursday, February 8, 2018, By Daryl Lovell

The suit being brought by a division of Google Alphabet – Waymo – claims that Uber stole trade secrets regarding the technical details of self-driving cars. Professor Shubha Ghosh serves as Crandall Melvin Professor of Law and Director of the…

Arts & Culture

Annual Black Lounge Celebration to Feature Danielle Ponder and the Tomorrow People

Thursday, February 8, 2018, By Samarth Sharma

The Office of Multicultural Affairs will host the annual Black Lounge celebration on Saturday, Feb. 10, at 7 p.m. in Goldstein Auditorium in Schine Student Center. Each year, this signature event held during Black History Month brings the campus community…

STEM

New App Hopes to Reduce Suicides, Alert Psychiatrists to Concerning Social Media Posts

Wednesday, February 7, 2018, By Alex Dunbar

A current research project in the College of Engineering and Computer Science could help reduce the number of suicides that occur each year by analyzing social media data generated by depressed patients and alerting their caregivers in time to intervene quickly. Graduate…

Campus & Community

No Changes to Operation Status, Syracuse University Continues to Monitor Weather and Travel Conditions

Wednesday, February 7, 2018, By News Staff

Syracuse University continues to monitor and assess weather conditions for the afternoon and evening hours. Based on current conditions, the University expects to remain fully open and operational for the remainder of Wednesday, Feb. 7.

Business & Economy

For This Fashion Technology Company, the Technology Commercialization Research Center is a Perfect Fit

Wednesday, February 7, 2018, By Martin Walls

It is evident when sitting in on a meeting of the College of Law’s Technology Commercialization Research Center (LAW 815) that there’s a reciprocal relationship between clients seeking help from student researchers in order to commercialize a new technology and…

Arts & Culture

Syracuse Symposium to Host Chilean Theater Company Feb. 12-16

Wednesday, February 7, 2018, By Rob Enslin

Syracuse Symposium continues its yearlong look at “Belonging” with a mini-residency by acclaimed Chilean theater company Teatro La María, Feb. 12-16. On Monday, Feb. 12, La María will present the U.S. premiere of “Los Millonarios” (“The Millionaires”) from 6-8 p.m. in The…