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Campus & Community

New York State Fair Discount Tickets

Tuesday, August 22, 2017, By News Staff

Advance sale tickets to the Great New York State Fair will begin starting Wednesday, Aug. 23, at the Schine Box Office for a discounted rate of $5 for students and $6 for employees with their SU or SUNY-ESF ID. Students…

STEM

Student Discovers Tuberculosis DNA in Dental Plaque of Smithsonian’s Anatomical Collection

Wednesday, August 16, 2017, By Kathleen Haley

In a collection of historic skeletal remains at the Smithsonian, microscopic signs of a serious contagion lurk in an intriguing place in a sample of individuals from 100 years ago. Student researcher Soleil Young ’17, a member of the Renée…

STEM

iSchool Helps High School Students Build Cybersecurity Skills

Monday, July 31, 2017, By Keith Kobland

It’s the watchword of the 21st century: cybersecurity. Recently, the iSchool played host to an event that gives high school students a taste of what it’s like to build cyber security defenses.

Wall Street Journal

Prof. Keller Discusses Future of Mostly Mozart

Monday, July 31, 2017, By Keith Kobland

Johanna Keller, associate professor of newspaper and online journalism, was quoted in a story on Wall Street Journal “Mostly Mozart Festival Gives Other Artists Some Play.”

LA Times

iSchool Professor Jason Dedrick on the LCD Panel Plant by Foxconn

Thursday, July 27, 2017, By Ellen Mbuqe

iSchool Professor Jason Dedrick talks to the LA Times about Foxconn opening a plant to build LCD panels in Wisconsin

The Wall Street Journal

Professor Jason Dedrick Explains the Impact of Foxconn’s Wisconsin Plant

Thursday, July 27, 2017, By Ellen Mbuqe

iSchool Professor Jason Dedrick is interviewed by The Wall Street Journal about Foxconn building a new plant in Wisconsin. According to the article “if Apple lost competitive ground to rivals, it could put some of Apple’s high-paying U.S. jobs in…

Business & Economy

Professor Jason Dedrick on Foxconn’s New Wisconsin Plant

Thursday, July 27, 2017, By Ellen Mbuqe

Technology expert and iSchool Professor Jason Dedrick offers insight on the news that Foxconn is opening a new plant in Wisconsin. “Foxconn’s announced $10 billion investment looks like good news for Wisconsin. If completed, it would create a significant number…

Campus & Community

The Art of Assessment in Creative Disciplines: A Workshop for Faculty

Tuesday, July 18, 2017, By News Staff

The Art of Assessment in Creative Disciplines, a special workshop for faculty, will be led by Jill L. Ferguson on Aug. 21 from 1:30-4:30 p.m. in the Hillyer Room, Bird Library. To register, visit http://assessment.syr.edu/events/. Have you ever considered where…

STEM

Driscoll to Co-Chair International Mercury Conference

Friday, July 7, 2017, By News Staff

Professor Charles Driscoll will co-chair the 13th International Conference on Mercury as a Global Pollutant (ICMGP 2017) in Providence, Rhode Island, with fellow mercury scientist Celia Chen from Dartmouth College. The conference, running July 16-21, aims to share science, reduce…

Veterans

Syracuse University, the Institute for Veterans and Military Families Discuss Veterans Issues at Stand-To Event

Thursday, June 29, 2017, By Keith Kobland

Syracuse University and the Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF) were among the participants at the George W. Bush Institute’s Stand-To summit. The summit, which focused on veteran transition, convened key leaders from government, higher education and the private…