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Campus & Community

LGBT Resource Center Names Assistant Director and Program Coordinator

Thursday, June 14, 2018, By Shannon Andre

The LGBT Resource Center will welcome Jorge Castillo and Qiao-An (Jo/Joanne) Wang as the new assistant director and program coordinator, respectively. Following a national search, Castillo comes to the LGBT Resource Center from West Virginia University (WVU), where he served…

STEM

Biologists Awarded NIH Grant to Study Origins of Brain Disorders

Wednesday, June 13, 2018, By Rob Enslin

Neuroscientists in the Department of Biology in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S) are using a major grant to study the origins of brain disorders, including epilepsy and stroke. Sandra Hewett, the Beverly Petterson Bishop Professor of Neuroscience and…

STEM

Data Summit Draws Over 70 from Upstate Governments and Municipalities

Tuesday, June 12, 2018, By J.D. Ross

Over 70 people attended the first Upstate Data Summit held last week at Syracuse University, and sponsored by the School of Information Studies (iSchool), the City of Syracuse and the Center for Technology in Government at the State University of…

Media, Law & Policy

Newhouse Advertising Students Earn First Place in National Student Advertising Competition

Tuesday, June 12, 2018, By Wendy S. Loughlin

A team of 13 Newhouse School advertising students was the big winner at the 2018 National Student Advertising Competition (NSAC), beating out teams from more than 140 others colleges and universities from across the country. This is the second time…

Campus & Community

Syracuse University’s 2018 Tillman Scholars Announced

Tuesday, June 12, 2018, By News Staff

Katie Piston, a doctoral candidate in the bioengineering program in the College of Engineering and Computer Science, and Robin Evans, a first-year in the College of Law, have been named 2018 Tillman Scholars. The newly named class of 60 U.S….

Business & Economy

Noted Lacrosse Programs Using Training Device Invented by Former Syracuse Players

Friday, June 8, 2018, By Alex Dunbar

On the lacrosse field, timing is everything. No one knows that better than former Syracuse goalie Dom Madonna ’18. In 2017, Madonna and his lacrosse teammates Ben Williams ’17 and Joe DeMarco ’17 saw a need for a solo training…

Campus & Community

Twitch Will Assist with New Newhouse Course in Esports and Media

Friday, June 8, 2018, By Wendy S. Loughlin

This fall, the Newhouse School will launch an innovative new course called Esports & Media, which is the first university course of its kind. Developed in close collaboration with social video service Twitch, the course will explore the rapidly growing world…

Media, Law & Policy

INSCT Hosts State Board of Elections Cybersecurity Tabletop Exercise

Friday, June 8, 2018, By Martin Walls

On June 7 the Institute for National Security and Counterterrorism (INSCT) hosted one of a series of statewide exercises that focus on cybersecurity preparedness and response to threats to New York State election systems. These first-of-their-kind tabletop exercises are sponsored…

Business & Economy

Businesses, Consumers Should Prep Contingency Plan for Potential UPS Strike

Thursday, June 7, 2018, By Daryl Lovell

The United Parcel Service could be facing one of its largest strikes in decades. The International Brotherhood of Teamsters, which covers roughly 260,000 UPS workers, reports the overwhelming majority of UPS members have given the green light to strike if…

Campus & Community

Support Duck Race to End Racism

Thursday, June 7, 2018, By News Staff

Double the “good feeling” when you simultaneously help two great causes. Buy Duck Race to End Racism raffle tickets from one of the Office of Multicultural Affairs’ nonprofit community partners until Saturday, June 9, and you’ll help support the programs…