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Rajiv ‘Raj’ Dewan Appointed Dean of the School of Information Studies

Tuesday, December 17, 2019, By News Staff

Incoming Interim Vice Chancellor and Provost John Liu today announced the appointment of Rajiv “Raj” Dewan as the next dean of Syracuse University’s School of Information Studies (iSchool). Dewan, professor of computers and information systems, comes to Syracuse from the…

Campus & Community

New Year, Same You but With Attainable Goals

Tuesday, December 17, 2019, By Joyce LaLonde

The year 2020 is just around the corner as Syracuse University employees prepare for Orange Appreciation Days. The New Year, paired with a time of rest, provides a rare and important time for pause and reflection. Thinking back on 2019…

CBS News

TRAC Provides Data for Government Research

Sunday, December 15, 2019, By Hailey Womer

Research conducted by The Transactional Records Clearinghouse (TRAC) was cited in the CBS News story “Former U.S. Treasury chief Lawrence Summers to IRS: Audit the rich.”  TRAC is a data gathering, data research and data distribution organization at Syracuse University…

STEM

It Girls Weekend Program Expanding to Two-Week Summer College Course Experience

Friday, December 13, 2019, By Diane Stirling

An innovative School of Information Studies (iSchool) program that gives high school women an introduction to information technology (IT) studies and careers will now provide a more full-fledged version of that IT immersion through a formal, two-week summer pre-college experience….

Business & Economy

Matt Shumer ’22 Selected to Showcase His Innovations in Several National Events

Thursday, December 12, 2019, By Cristina Hatem

Matt Shumer ’22, founder of Visos, has been selected to showcase his innovative enterprise virtual reality system in several national events this spring. Shumer, who is a student in the Martin J. Whitman School of Management, is a Rubin Family…

STEM

Associate Dean Gurdip Singh Named as a Division Director by the National Science Foundation

Thursday, December 12, 2019, By Alex Dunbar

Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Programs Gurdip Singh has been named by the National Science Foundation (NSF) as a division director in their Computer and Information Sciences and Engineering Directorate. He will oversee the Division of Computer and Network…

Campus & Community

Applications for Spring 2020 Campus Business Plan Competitions Now Open

Thursday, December 12, 2019, By Cristina Hatem

Syracuse University teams have won nearly $3.4 million in business plan competitions in the past three years, dominating regional, state and global competitions. The Blackstone LaunchPad powered by Techstars at SU Libraries coordinates several of the campus qualifying competitions that…

Campus & Community

Board of Trustees Announces Special Committee; Engages Independent Panel of National Experts to Assess and Advise on University Climate, Diversity and Inclusion

Thursday, December 12, 2019, By News Staff

Syracuse University’s Board of Trustees today announced the formation of an Independent Advisory Panel, which will work in conjunction with a newly formed Board of Trustees Special Committee on University Climate, Diversity and Inclusion, to assess and provide recommendations regarding…

Media, Law & Policy

Call for entries: 2020 Mirror Awards

Wednesday, December 11, 2019, By Wendy S. Loughlin

Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications is now accepting nominations for the 14th annual Mirror Awards competition honoring excellence in media industry reporting. The deadline is Feb. 10, 2020. Anyone may nominate, and there is no fee to enter. Entries…

Campus & Community

Lydia Wasylenko to Receive Syracuse University Libraries Assembly 2019 Distinguished Service Award

Wednesday, December 11, 2019, By Cristina Hatem

Lydia Wasylenko, librarian for Humanities and Citizenship, has been selected by the Syracuse University Libraries Assembly to receive the 2019 Distinguished Service Award. The award will be presented to Lydia at the libraries’ annual holiday party on December 17, 2019…