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Lee McKnight Talks About Amazon’s Whole Foods Strategy
After Amazon’s blockbuster purchase of Whole Foods, iSchool Professor Lee McKnight spoke with NPR about how Amazon will start by gathering more data on its consumers, rather than try to increase sales volume right away. With a large overlap between…
Wonder Woman
Although she didn’t know it at the time, Susan DeMar ’02 began preparing for her career at New Mexico State University (NMSU) more than 15 years ago, while enrolled at Syracuse University. Back then, DeMar was raising three kids and…
New Members Inducted into Phi Beta Delta Honor Society
Syracuse University inducted 56 new members and two honorary members into the Alpha Sigma chapter of the Phi Beta Delta International Honor Society during the spring semester. The induction ceremony took place in Hendricks Chapel, during which the new members…
Roy Gutterman Writes an Op-Ed on the FCC and Late Night Satire
Roy Gutterman, associate professor and Director of The Tully Center for Free Speech, provided a guest colmn for Jurist.org titled “Jokes, Indecency and the Federal Communications Commission.”
Valuing the Humanities
First in four-part series about humanities research at Syracuse Michael Ebner anticipates a busy summer. When not in his office in Eggers Hall, fulfilling his duties as chair of the Department of History, the Syracuse University professor will spend…
Syracuse University to Award Five Honorary Degrees at 2017 Commencement
A global business leader and champion of the underserved; a civil rights activist and prominent attorney; a leading scholar in wireless communications; a preservationist of Native American culture; and a visionary artist of contemporary issues will be awarded honorary degrees…
Bernie Custis, Orange Quarterback, Changed Far More than a Game
It was just one game in a season few remember, a furious comeback that on paper came up a little short. Still, if you want to fully consider what Bernie Custis meant to Syracuse University, you can find a vivid…
Carrier Dome Staff Member Frances Felton Remembered
As a ticket taker at the Carrier Dome, Frances Felton was well known among the fans, particularly season ticket holders. Felton, of Syracuse, a member of the Event Staff Team at the Dome for 16 years, passed away on Dec….
The Perfect Existence: Pedro Cuperman, Scholar, Point of Contact Founder, Dies at 80
Hector Torres ’84 and Anne Marie Prucha ’87 owe their marriage to Pedro Cuperman, the eminent Argentine scholar who died in Buenos Aires on July 12 at age 80. It all began on the first day of class in the…
Orange Alumni Return and Reminisce During Orange Central
Thousands of proud alumni returned to Syracuse University for Orange Central, SU’s annual homecoming and reunion celebration, Sept. 15-18. It was a weekend of reminiscing and reconnecting with classmates, professors and old friends. Alumni from across generations gathered to celebrate…