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University to Host 7th International Building Physics Conference in Fall 2018
Experts on the science and engineering of buildings will convene in Syracuse in September 2018 for the seventh International Building Physics Conference (IBPC). This is the first time this conference is being held in the United States; it is coming…
WAER Offers Rich Black History Month Lineup
WAER, the commercial-free, listener-supported radio station at Syracuse University, will be offering a host of programming this February in honor of Black History Month. The programs range from being music-centric to documentary storytelling. Today from2-3 p.m., the station will air…
Whitman School Accounting Students Offer Free Tax Prep
WhiTAX, a student-run accounting firm in the Martin J. Whitman School of Management, is offering free tax preparation this tax season. The firm, operating as a chapter of the AARP Tax-Aide Foundation, includes undergraduate and graduate accounting students who provide…
Campus Community Can Now Use MySlice to Designate Preferred Name
Members of the Syracuse University community can now designate their preferred or chosen name on MySlice to indicate to others how they would like to be addressed. The new policy assists people who use a name other than an official…
Professor Grant Reeher on Donald Trump’s week of confirmation hearings and press conference
Grant Reeher, professor of political science and director of the Alan K. Campbell Public Affairs Institute, was interviewed by The Hill for the article “Trump enters pivotal stretch as cabinet hearings begin.”
IDD&E offers new program in designing digital instruction
In response to the growing demand for instructional designers—from both on campus and off—the School of Education’s Department of Instructional Design, Development and Evaluation (IDD&E) has created an online certificate of advanced studies in Designing Digital Instruction. “This CAS will…
Professor Robert Thompson Offers Perspective on Death of Carrie Fisher for Fox News
Robert Thompson, Trustee Professor and director of the Bleier Center for Television and Popular Culture, authored a piece for Fox News titled “Carrie Fisher is gone but her legacy lives on.”
Assistant Professor Jennifer Grygiel Says Twitter Will Get Bump from Trump
“If anything, when he’s in power, the frequency could increase, making Twitter an even more important platform,” said Syracuse University communications professor Jennifer Grygiel, who studies social media. “You could see more users joining it to get updates about the government.”
Discovery Improves Heat Transfer in Boiling
While the average person associates boiling with cooking dinner, the process is also widely used to transfer heat across surfaces. It is used in refrigerators, in industrial boilers and even on the international space station to reject heat from its…
Campus Community Members Soon Able to Designate Preferred Name on MySlice
Members of the Syracuse University community will soon be able to designate their preferred or chosen name on MySlice to indicate to others how they would like to be addressed. The new policy, which will be implemented at the start…