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Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Professor Receives 2021 Shannon-Nyquist Technical Achievement Award
Pramod K. Varshney, Distinguished Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, has been selected to receive the prestigious 2021 Claude Shannon-Harry Nyquist Technical Achievement Award from the IEEE Signal Processing Society for outstanding contributions in the fields of distributed inference…
“SU professor reflects on encounter with Supreme Court Justice Breyer”
Roy Gutterman, associate professor of magazine, news and digital journalism in the Newhouse School and director of the Tully Center for Free Speech, was interviewed for the Spectrum News story “SU professor reflects on encounter with Supreme Court Justice Breyer.” Gutterman,…
Can Putin achieve any of his objectives?
Syracuse University professor Brian Taylor, who specializes in Russian politics, says that it is hard to see Russian President Vladimir Putin achieving any of his goals in the current situation along the Russia/Ukraine border. “It’s hard to imagine Vladimir Putin…
“How K-12 Book Bans Affect Higher Education.”
Kal Alston, professor and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs in the School of Education, was quoted in the Inside Higher Ed story “How K-12 Book Bans Affect Higher Education.” Alston, an expert on the philosophy of education, discussed her concerns…
Gift From School of Architecture Alumnus and University Trustee Patrick Ahearn ’73, G’73 Creates Workshop Series
This spring, the School of Architecture will launch the inaugural Patrick Ahearn Workshops, a series of short courses meant to augment and enhance the school’s academic course offerings. Each semester, practicing architects, graphic designers, engineers, brand strategists and others will…
Syrian Accountability Project Releases ‘2022 Winter Olympics and Genocide’ White Paper
The Syrian Accountability Project (SAP) has released the white paper, “The 2022 Winter Olympics and Genocide: A History of Enabling Atrocities and the Path Forward.” The paper recognizes the genocide occurring in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region against the Uyghur…
CLASS Assistant Director Co-Authors International Standards for Tutor Training to Help Students Succeed Even When They Doubt Themselves
Samantha Trumble began her career as a secondary school teacher seeking to help her students overcome their fear of the subject she loved most–mathematics. Trumble never imagined that she would draw on this experience, years later, to conquer her own…
Libraries Seeking User Feedback on Trial Collections
Syracuse University Libraries is seeking feedback from campus users on new electronic resources for possible inclusion in its collections throughout the month of February. This is part of the Libraries’ assessment-based and proactive approach to building collections. On-campus users are…
Architecture Student Wins 2021 SOM Foundation’s Wesley Award
Xiluva Mbungela ’24 (B.Arch.), a third-year student in the School of Architecture, has been named a recipient of the 2021 Robert L. Wesley Award from the SOM Foundation. Named in honor of the first Black partner at SOM, the award…
Blaming Book Bans On the Protection of Young Minds Is Nothing New
A movement to remove books that discuss race, sexuality, and gender from school libraries is growing in many parts of the U.S. What could the larger implications be for teachers and students? And how is this recent news actually a…