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Campus & Community

Students to Present Research and Creative Projects at The SOURCE’s Orange Talks, Poster Session Event Nov. 15 (Postponed)

Wednesday, November 13, 2019, By Kathleen Haley

[Update (Friday, Nov. 15, 2019): This event has been postponed until the spring.] A discussion by senior Gaelyn Smith on representations of Black identity in the film industry. A presentation by junior Matt Disbrow on the study of IQ, reaction…

Campus & Community

Zhanjiang ‘John’ Liu Named Interim Vice Chancellor and Provost, Ramesh Raina to Serve as Interim Vice President for Research

Monday, November 11, 2019, By News Staff

Chancellor Kent Syverud has named Vice President for Research Zhanjiang “John” Liu to the position of interim vice chancellor and provost, effective Jan. 6, 2020, following the announcement by Michele Wheatly that she would step down to become special advisor…

Campus & Community

Kwang G. Tan G’73 Donates $5 Million in Support of NVRC, Center of Veteran Life, Programming and Research on Campus

Monday, November 11, 2019, By Kathleen Haley

When Kwang G. Tan G’73, Ph.D. learned about the National Veterans Resource Center at the Daniel and Gayle D’Aniello Building (NVRC), he knew he wanted to support this new innovative center of research and hub of veteran life on campus….

Veterans

Stories of Service: Dan Cordial ’18 and LaVonda Reed

Monday, November 11, 2019, By Leah Lazarz

In celebration of Veterans Week 2019, the University is recognizing stories of student veterans and faculty/staff who are veterans or have especially strong connections to the military. These stories are just some of the many from the veteran and military-connected…

Business & Economy

Young Alumni Entrepreneurs to Speak About ‘Breaking the Rules, Blazing New Paths, Not Waiting Their Turn’

Monday, November 11, 2019, By Kevin Morrow

Six successful young alumni entrepreneurs are returning to Syracuse University this week to share their insights and inspire others to follow their own creative paths to success. Joshua Aviv ’15, G’17, Kelsey Davis ’19, Daniel Folkman ’12, Julia Haber ’18,…

STEM

Information Technology Services Takes Center Stage at NetApp Insight Conference

Thursday, November 7, 2019, By Eric Ferguson

Thousands of information technology professionals gathered at the NetApp Insight Conference in Las Vegas last week to hear experts from such leading organizations as Centura Health, SAP, DreamWorks—and Syracuse University. Eric Sedore, associate chief information officer with Information Technology Services…

Health & Society

Rethinking Addiction: Lunch and Learn, Panel Discussion, Q&A with Visiting Scholar Bruce K. Alexander to Be Held Nov. 12-13

Thursday, November 7, 2019, By Jen Plummer

Syracuse University welcomes world-renowned psychology researcher Bruce K. Alexander, Ph.D., professor emeritus at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, Canada, to campus on Nov. 12-13, for a series of events on the topic of addiction. Alexander’s pivotal “Rat Park” studies inspired…

STEM

Professor Jian Tang Named a 2019 Distinguished Member by the Association for Computing Machinery

Thursday, November 7, 2019, By Alex Dunbar

The Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) named Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Professor Jian Tang as a 2019 Distinguished Member for his outstanding scientific contributions to computing. All 2019 inductees are longstanding ACM members and were selected by their peers…

Media, Law & Policy

Newhouse Honors Agent Sandy Montag ’85 with Glickman Award for Leadership in Sports Media

Thursday, November 7, 2019, By Wendy S. Loughlin

Sandy Montag ’85, chief executive officer of The Montag Group, was honored with the Marty Glickman Award for Leadership in Sports Media at a ceremony Nov. 6 on campus. The award is given annually by the Newhouse School. Alumni Beth…

STEM

Beyond Lithium-Ion: Next Generation Battery Research Underway

Thursday, November 7, 2019, By Alex Dunbar

New smartphones, portable devices and electric cars may get a lot of the public’s attention but all of them are dependent on batteries to make them run. Most current devices use rechargeable lithium-ion batteries—technology that was first commercialized in the…