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iSchool Helps High School Students Build Cybersecurity Skills
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.
Girl Who Codes Helps Girls Who Code
According to the National Center for Women in Technology’s 2016 analysis, only 26 percent of professional computing occupations in the United States are held by women. This statistic is shocking in the current age of educational equality, but is on a…
Hendricks Chaplain Helps Connect People with Produce
Rev. Pedro Castro had a moment of inspiration when he saw produce that was destined for the dumpster—not because the food had gone bad, but because it wasn’t market worthy. Castro, chaplain for the Historically Black Church ministry at Hendricks…
NASCAR Intern Helps Promote Fan Experience, Leads to More Opportunity
Peri Karslioglu ’16 was looking for a senior capstone project when she came across a listing for the NASCAR Diversity Internship Program. She never imagined where it would eventually take her.
Staff Member Helps Families in Wake of Natural Disasters as FEMA Reservist
When disastrous flooding hit Louisiana in August, most people around the nation could only watch the events of the devastation unfold on the news. Daniel Welker was glad to be called to action to help those in need.
New App Helps Students, Faculty, Staff Order from Campus Food Services
A new smart phone app is now available to students, faculty and staff, allowing them to order food from Food Services simply by tapping their phone. The app, called Tapingo, aims to make eating on campus more convenient than ever…
Syracuse Helps LIGO Detect Second Pair of Colliding Black Holes
Amber Lenon ’16, who earned a bachelor’s degree in May, was one of the undergraduates whose research confirmed that the signal from the black holes was, indeed, real.
iSchool Student Helps Others Understand ‘The Millennial Mindset’
“Millennials get a bad rap. Lazy, narcissistic, and entitled are adjectives commonly used to describe this new generation of tech-savvy teenagers.” For anyone over 30, those words from Aarick Knighton ’16 may ring true. That’s why Knighton, a student in…
SPIN Auction Helps Law Students Pursue Public Interest Careers
Social justice, children’s rights, veteran’s rights, civil liberties—these are just some of the community issues that College of Law students can help address with funds raised at the annual Public Interest Auction hosted by the Syracuse Public Interest Network (SPIN)….
VeteransU App Helps Vets Adjust to Life at SU
Charles Preuss had spent the previous seven years of his life with his head on a swivel. As an airborne paratrooper for the U.S. Army, his life depended on an astute understanding of his surroundings and the people in them….