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Information Sessions for AsiaTech, EuroTech Scheduled

Tuesday, September 11, 2018, By J.D. Ross

Fall information sessions for the 2019 AsiaTech and EuroTech Immersion Experience trips hosted by the School of Information Studies (iSchool) have been scheduled. These three-credit traveling seminars expose students to some of the largest global corporations so they can see…

Campus & Community

The Tomato Wheel Announces Grand Opening Celebration

Tuesday, September 11, 2018, By Greta Bush

The new pizza concept in the student centers, The Tomato Wheel, announces a grand opening celebration this Thursday and Friday, Sept. 13 and 14. Diners at its locations in Schine, Goldstein and Kimmel Food Court can expect to win prizes…

Arts & Culture

Fashion Design Alumnae, Faculty Work Accepted into International Textile and Apparel Conference

Tuesday, September 11, 2018, By Hannah Hein

Several alumnae and faculty of the fashion design program in the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ School of Design had their work accepted into the International Textile and Apparel Association (ITAA) Conference, to be held Nov. 6-9 in Cleveland….

STEM

Syracuse University Hosts Air Force Cybersecurity Workshop

Monday, September 10, 2018, By Alex Dunbar

College of Engineering and Computer Science Professor Shiu-Kai Chin, Professor Susan Older and David G. Edelstein Professor for Broadening Participation and Department Chair of EECS Jae Oh joined more than 20 selected experts from the Department of Defense, academia and…

Media Tip Sheets

A&S Geochemist Predicts Hurricanes Like Florence Will Become More Frequent

Monday, September 10, 2018, By Daryl Lovell

As of 11 a.m. ET on September 10, the National Weather Service has upgraded Florence to a Category 3 storm and forecast the weather event will make landfall late Thursday night or early Friday morning. In the meantime, those on…

STEM

Registration Open for Student, Community Participants in Sept. 14-15 ‘Call for Code’ Hackathon Focused on Using Technology to Improve Disaster Preparedness and Relief

Monday, September 10, 2018, By News Staff

On average, every day natural disasters will directly impact 80,000 people, costing the global economy more than $270 million. What if technology could help improve these figures? This is the premise of the global Call for Code initiative, a massive…

STEM

ECS Leadership and Faculty Immersed in Diversity and Inclusion Learning and Strategy

Friday, September 7, 2018, By Alex Dunbar

Faculty and staff from the College of Engineering and Computer Science participated in the Strategic Diversity Leadership Institute at the college’s annual faculty retreat in August. The intensive day-long workshop followed the completion of National Inclusive Excellence Leadership Academy by…

Business & Economy

Blackstone LaunchPad Announces 2018-2019 Business Plan Competitions

Friday, September 7, 2018, By Julie Sharkey

Building on last year’s successful track record when Syracuse University teams captured a first-place honor and won a total of five awards in the 2018 New York State Business Plan Competition, the Blackstone LaunchPad has announced a number of business…

STEM

Michael ’72 and Susan Thonis Establish Second Endowed Professorship of Earth Sciences

Thursday, September 6, 2018, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Tripti Bhattacharya, assistant professor of Earth sciences in the College of Arts and Sciences and an expert in climate science, has been named the Thonis Family Professor (II). The professorship has been endowed through the generosity of Board of Trustees…

Arts & Culture

‘Sueños: Celebrating the Surreal’ Opening at Point of Contact, Reception on Friday

Wednesday, September 5, 2018, By News Staff

Point of Contact is hosting an opening reception for “Sueños: Celebrating the Surreal,” an exhibition curated by assistant director and art history graduate student Natalie McGrath on Friday, Sept. 7. An Artist Talk and Gallery Tour with Joseph Kugielsky will…