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STEM

Waste Not: Making the Most of Wireless Resources

Thursday, June 25, 2015, By Matt Wheeler

Few things are as frustrating as a phone conversation interrupted by a bad signal. It is a perfect example of a technology’s purpose being nullified by its own limitations. Unfortunately, despite advances, this problem hasn’t been entirely addressed and the…

STEM

Sustainable Success: SU-IAC Recognized for Third Consecutive Year

Thursday, June 25, 2015, By Matt Wheeler

A group of engineering students in the Syracuse University Industrial Assessment Center (SU-IAC) earned third place at the New York State Pollution Prevention Institute’s (NYSP2I) Research and Development student research project competition this spring. This marks the third year in…

STEM

iSchool, Time Warner Create ‘Data Day’ for Local Students

Thursday, June 25, 2015, By News Staff

The School of Information Studies (iSchool) and Time Warner Cable have joined forces to create “Data Day,” an event targeting Syracuse-area middle and high school students where they will explore the science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields. “Data Day”…

Arts & Culture

VPA Fashion Show Hits New York City

Tuesday, June 23, 2015, By Scott McDowell

The fashion design program in the College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) recently hosted its annual New York City fashion show at the University’s Lubin House. In addition to students winning the honor of showcasing their designs in New…

Business & Economy

Whitman Professor Implements Innovation Generation Process at Molson Coors

Thursday, June 18, 2015, By Kerri D. Howell

Patrick Penfield, assistant professor of practice in supply chain practice and director of executive of executive education at the Martin J. Whitman School of Management, recently worked to implement a process for innovation at the Molson Coors Brewing Co. He…

STEM

Bhatia Receives 2015 WEPAN University Change Agent Award

Wednesday, June 17, 2015, By News Staff

On June 11, Meredith Professor Shobha K. Bhatia was honored at the 2015 WEPAN Change Leader Forum as a University Change Agent. WEPAN, which stands for Women in Engineering ProActive Network, confers its University Change Agent Award in honor of an…

Professor Explains How to Track a Computer Hacker

Wednesday, June 17, 2015, By Ellen Mbuqe

“A typical footprint is the IP address of the computer. If you hack into a computer, there will be a record that shows what device actually connected with this computer. But an amateur hacker is easily caught, especially if they…

Campus & Community

INSCT, NATO CCDCOE to Host Cyber Espionage Workshop

Wednesday, June 17, 2015, By Martin Walls

Contemporary cyber spies—often under the control of nation states—are just as likely to be plundering the intellectual property and customer information of international businesses as waging covert cyberwar against military enemies. With cyber espionage becoming a growing economic as well…

STEM

Physicist Awarded Grant to Study Physical Cell Biology

Tuesday, June 16, 2015, By Rob Enslin

A physicist in the College of Arts and Sciences has been awarded a major grant to study how the shape and motion of individual cells mold biological tissues into three-dimensional shapes. M. Lisa Manning, associate professor of physics, is part…

Syracuse University Retail Expert Comments on the Closing of Gap Stores

Tuesday, June 16, 2015, By Ellen Mbuqe

“What ails The Gap is bigger than a couple of hundred underperforming stores. For the past several years the brand has lost its identity, relevance and resonance with the American public,” says Amanda Nicholson, associate dean and professor of retail practice…