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Chancellor Syverud Appoints Members of Search Committee for Chief Diversity Officer
Chancellor Kent Syverud today announced the members of a search committee for a chief diversity officer (CDO). The creation of a CDO position was one of the recommendations of the Chancellor’s Workgroup on Diversity and Inclusion to strengthen the University’s…
Jianshun Zhang Named IABP Chairman, Draws International Conference to Syracuse
Syracuse hosted the seventh International Building Physics Conference (IBPC2018) in September, gathering experts on the engineering, science and design of buildings from 33 countries. At the forefront of the three-day event was Jianshun “Jensen” Zhang, professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering…
Design Students’ Exhibition Addresses Microaggressions on Campus
Junior communications design majors in the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ School of Design have ventured to solve the subtle issues involved with microaggressions as perceived on campus through the exhibition “Microaggressions: Ignorance Does Not Equal Bliss,” part of…
Invent@SU Students Turn Mouth Cleaning Device Into a $5 Million Business
For hundreds of years, the fundamental mechanism of cleaning your teeth through physical brushing has not changed very much—just variations of toothbrushes with bristles. Tairan Li and Chao Huang, industrial and interaction design majors in the College of Visual and…
SU Faculty, Staff Qualify for Discount on Summer College Program
Summer College announces that the dependents of Syracuse University faculty and staff are eligible for a 15 percent discount for the 2019 Summer College for High School Students program. Also new for 2019 is an exclusive 15 percent discount for…
More States Likely to Embrace Blockchain Technology, Cryptocurrency
This week, Ohio became the first U.S. state to accept bitcoin for tax payments from businesses. Eventually, the payment form will be open to individual filers as well. Could more states follow suit in embracing the cryptocurrency as a legitimate…
Professor of Economics Interviewed About General Motors Laying Off Workers
Mary Lovely, professor of economics in the Maxwell School, was interviewed by the Financial Post, Marketplace, Bloomberg, and WHYY’s Radio Times program for stories about General Motors.
New Students Find Value in First-Year Shared Reading Experience, According to Survey
In classrooms and residence halls across campus earlier this fall, small groups of new students came together to connect with their peers through exploring their differences and similarities—to learn more about themselves and others. As part of the newly redeveloped…
Retail Practice Professor Quoted in Shopping Habits Story
Ray Wimer, assistant professor of retail practice at the Whitman School, was quoted in the Business Insider story “Americans’ shopping habits are fundamentally changing, and it’s killing Cyber Monday.” “Black Friday is really no longer a one-day shopping extravaganza, it…
Dissertation, Public Humanities Fellows Advance Student-Centered Research
Cognitive experience. Romantic legalism. Educational equality. Authentic writing. These are some of the themes of this year’s research by Dissertation and Public Humanities Fellows in the Syracuse University Humanities Center. Based in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S), the…