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Photography Student Takes Top Honors at Hearst Competition

Wednesday, January 7, 2015, By Wendy S. Loughlin

Andrew Renneisen, a multimedia photography and design (MPD) student at the Newhouse School, placed first in the November photojournalism competition of the 2014-2015 Hearst Journalism Awards Program. The honor included a $2,600 award. In addition, MPD student Sam Maller placed…

Syracuse Professor to Discuss Cultural Entrepreneurship at Rochester Symposium Jan. 14

Wednesday, January 7, 2015, By Rob Enslin

A professor in the College of Arts and Sciences is among the presenters at an upcoming arts leadership symposium in Rochester, N.Y. Mark Nerenhausen, professor of practice and founding director of the Janklow Arts Leadership Program, will speak about cultural…

STEM

iSchool Ranked #9 for Online Programs by U.S. News

Wednesday, January 7, 2015, By J.D. Ross

The School of Information Studies (iSchool) has been ranked No. 9 in best online degree programs for graduate computer information technology by U.S. News and World Report for 2015. “U.S. News evaluated several factors to rank the best online computer information…

Arts & Culture

2015 Light Work Grants in Photography Call for Entries

Tuesday, January 6, 2015, By Jessica Posner

Light Work has announced the 2015 Light Work Grants in Photography competition. Three $2,000 grants will be awarded to photographers who reside within an approximate 50-mile radius of Syracuse. Recipients are invited to display their work in a special exhibition…

Campus & Community

Getting to Know: Office of Disability Services Director Paula Possenti-Perez

Tuesday, January 6, 2015, By Kathleen Haley

Office of Disability Services Director Paula Possenti-Perez looks at the realm of disability in terms of social justice as well as a matter of diversity. “It’s creating a new context around disability as being a positive asset and empowering and engaging students to see disability as a source of where additional strength and skills have been developed and enhanced—literally because they have a disability,” she says.

STEM

iSchool Names Stripling as Senior Associate Dean

Tuesday, January 6, 2015, By J.D. Ross

School of Information Studies (iSchool) Interim Dean Jeff Stanton has named Assistant Professor of Practice Barbara Stripling as senior associate dean, effective Jan. 1. Stripling joined the faculty at the iSchool in a full-time capacity in January 2012, after serving…

Arts & Culture

Art Historians Make Publishing Debuts

Tuesday, January 6, 2015, By Sarah Scalese

December was a good month for the Department of Art and Music Histories (AMH) in the College of Arts and Sciences, as two of its assistant professors made their authorial debuts. Luis Castañeda, an expert on urban, visual and design…

STEM

Stanton on Importance of Connection, Collaboration, Stewardship

Monday, January 5, 2015, By Diane Stirling

As a software engineer and manager at several Boston-area startup firms, Jeff Stanton became increasingly intrigued by the ways software development teams functioned. Some teams meshed well and were nimble and highly productive. Other teams worked poorly, produced buggy code,…

STEM

Hemsley’s ‘Going Viral’ Named Outstanding Academic Title by Choice Magazine

Monday, January 5, 2015, By J.D. Ross

For the second time in as many months, School of Information Studies (iSchool) Assistant Professor Jeff Hemsley’s book, “Going Viral,” has been recognized with a significant award in the field of scholarly writing. The Association of College & Research Libraries…

Happy Holidays from Syracuse University News

Monday, December 22, 2014, By News Staff

With gingerbread and cheer we wish our readers a restful winter break.