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Veterans

IVMF Receives Prudential Grant to Support Veteran Entrepreneurship Training

Friday, January 16, 2015, By News Staff

The Institute for Veterans and Military Families recently received a $350,000 grant from Prudential Financial, Inc., that will help the institute continue to build the Technical Assistance Program for its renowned Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans with Disabilities.

Campus & Community

Chancellor Syverud Responds to GSO Resolution Regarding University Interactions with THE General Body

Wednesday, January 14, 2015, By News Staff

In a letter delivered tonight to Graduate Student Organization (GSO) President Patrick Neary, Chancellor Syverud responded to the GSO’s Resolution requesting an investigation into the administration’s response to recent student protests. Below is the complete text of the letter. In…

STEM

Drone Project Takes Flight, Leads to Entrepreneurial Venture

Wednesday, January 14, 2015, By Kathleen Haley

A couple of summers ago, Arland Whitfield ’16 stumbled across a YouTube video about drones. It wasn’t long before he knew he had to get airborne.

Campus & Community

Free Midnight Movies Offered Again this Spring

Wednesday, January 14, 2015, By Shannon Andre

The Division of Student Affairs will again be hosting free midnight movies on Friday and Saturday nights throughout the spring semester. The Midnight Movies series includes free movies, free popcorn and free soda for attendees. The doors open at 11:30…

Campus & Community

South Asia Center Call for FLAS Academic Year 2015-16 Applications

Wednesday, January 14, 2015, By News Staff

Syracuse University’s South Asia Center announces its FLAS (Foreign Language and Area Studies) Fellowship Competition for Academic Year 2015-16. The Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowship (FLAS) Program, funded by the U.S. Department of Education under Title VI, assists students…

Campus & Community

South Asia Center Call for FLAS Summer 2015 Applications

Wednesday, January 14, 2015, By News Staff

Syracuse University’s South Asia Center announces its FLAS (Foreign Language and Area Studies) Fellowship Competition for Summer 2015. The Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowship (FLAS) Program, funded by the U.S. Department of Education under Title VI, assists students in…

STEM

iSchool Mourns Former Faculty Member Marta Dosa

Tuesday, January 13, 2015, By J.D. Ross

School of Information Studies Professor Emerita Marta Dosa passed away on Thursday, Jan. 8. She joined the faculty in 1962, after receiving her master’s degree in library science from Syracuse in 1957, and served for 34 years. She was 91…

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…

STEM

Research Finds In-Game Rewards Have No Effect on Learning

Tuesday, January 13, 2015, By J.D. Ross

New research from School of Information Studies Associate Professor Jenny Stromer-Galley explores the role of in-game rewards and the impact they have on learning in educational games. In a paper set to be published in the April edition of Computers…

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…