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CBS News

Professor Amanda Nicholson Interviewed for CBS News Story on Amazon

Wednesday, December 7, 2016, By Keith Kobland

“The Go technology Amazon developed streamlines and shortens the whole consumer experience of grocery shopping and, just like Uber, removes the whole payment hassle,” said Amanda Nicholson, a professor of retail practice at Syracuse University’s Whitman School of Management,

Campus & Community

December Construction Update

Tuesday, December 6, 2016, By News Staff

Dear Students, Faculty and Staff: Though we spend quite a bit of time in preparation for our annual summer construction season, we always take advantage of windows of opportunity with less people on campus to accomplish work with minimal or…

Campus & Community

Financial Aid Closing Early on Friday, Dec. 2

Thursday, December 1, 2016, By Cyndi Moritz

The Office of Financial Aid & Scholarship Programs will close at 3 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 2, so staff can attend a teambuilding event. The office will reopen on Monday, Dec. 5, at 8:30 a.m.

Campus & Community

Letter from Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer Andrew Gordon

Wednesday, November 30, 2016, By News Staff

Dear Colleagues, On Nov. 22, a federal judge in Texas issued a nationwide temporary restraining order prohibiting the implementation of the U.S. Department of Labor’s new Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) regulations. The regulations were scheduled to go into effect…

Business & Economy

Newhouse Alum Lands NBA Position

Wednesday, November 30, 2016, By Keith Kobland

A Newhouse School alumnus who was once named to Forbes Magazine’s 30 under 30 list has landed a job in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Alex Kline ’16 has always set and achieved lofty goals, having created The Recruiting Scoop…

STEM

Researchers Discover Way to Make Surfaces Less Vulnerable to Disease-Causing Bacteria

Wednesday, November 30, 2016, By Kathleen Haley

Professor Dacheng Ren and his team of researchers are seeking ways to stop the spread of microbes, and they may have found a solution.

Campus & Community

‘Holidays at Hendricks’ Takes Place Dec. 4

Wednesday, November 30, 2016, By Keith Kobland

Syracuse University’s annual holiday concert, “Holidays at Hendricks,” takes place this year on Sunday, Dec. 4. The performance by a wide range of talented musicians and vocal artists is free and open to the public. The show begins at 7:30…

STEM

Crowston, Sawyer Take Best Paper Award at ASIS&T

Tuesday, November 29, 2016, By J.D. Ross

School of Information Studies (iSchool) faculty members Kevin Crowston and Steven Sawyer, along with colleague and former iSchool professor Rolf Wigand, were presented with a Best Paper Award by the Association for Information Science and Technology’s Social Informatics special interest…

Health & Society

Falk College Students Host Makeup Drive for Transgender Community Dec. 1

Tuesday, November 29, 2016, By News Staff

The Falk College Department of Marriage and Family Therapy (MFT) is hosting a makeup drive to benefit the Syracuse-area transgender community  on Thursday, Dec. 1, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Schine Student Center. The drive was organized by…

Las Vegas Sun

Did Foley get the name right? Depends on a lot more than local appeal, experts say

Tuesday, November 29, 2016, By Ellen Mbuqe

The Vegas Golden Knights will play their first game in the National Hockey League next season without the full moniker of the city in which they reside. “I get why they did it,” Patrick Walsh, assistant professor of sport management…