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Applications Open for Peak2Peak, Innovate Ireland Immersion Experience Programs

Thursday, February 28, 2019, By J.D. Ross

Applications are now open for the final two School of Information Studies (iSchool) immersion experience programs of the 2019 calendar year. The programs, Peak2Peak and Innovate Ireland, are open to all graduate and undergraduate students at Syracuse University, regardless of…

Campus & Community

VPA Director of Student Success to Serve as Middle States Peer Evaluator

Wednesday, February 27, 2019, By Erica Blust

Carol J. Ruffin, director of the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ (VPA) Office of Student Success, has been named a peer evaluator for the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE). MSCHE peer evaluators are qualified higher education professionals…

Media Tip Sheets

Warming Seawater Is Making Ice Shelves More Vulnerable

Wednesday, February 27, 2019, By Daryl Lovell

This week, NASA reported that an iceberg roughly twice the size of New York City is expected to break off an ice shelf in Antarctica. Researchers say the iceberg could be the largest to break from the Brunt Ice Shelf…

STEM

New Material Developed at Syracuse University is a Biomedical Breakthrough

Monday, February 25, 2019, By Matt Wheeler

Researchers in the College of Engineering and Computer Science have developed a material—a new kind of shape memory polymer (SMP)—that could have major implications for health care. SMPs are soft, rubbery, “smart” materials that can change shape in response to…

Broadcasting & Cable

The Possibilities Behind 5G and the Issues Surrounding It

Monday, February 25, 2019, By Sean Dorcellus

Dr. M. Cenk Gursoy, professor in the College of Engineering, wrote the opinion piece in the Broadcasting and Cable trade magazine “Convergence of Technologies for 5G and Beyond.” In the story, Gusroy writes about the possibilities behind 5G technology and…

Campus & Community

Students Design Dresses for AHA’s Go Red for Women Fundraiser on Wednesday

Monday, February 25, 2019, By Joyce LaLonde

The entire fashion design program has gone all in for the American Heart Association’s (AHA) Go Red for Women campaign. In collaboration with AHA and the Office of Community Engagement, the program is hosting “A Red Dress Affair” on Wednesday,…

US News & World Report

Is Sinking Money Into a Data Center a Wise Investment?

Monday, February 25, 2019, By Sean Dorcellus

Milena Petrova, associate professor of finance at the Whitman School, was quoted in the U.S. News and World Report story “Why Data-Center REITs Are Promising And Risky.” In the article, Petrova states that “data-center REITs had a remarkable performance in…

Arts & Culture

Marcus Anderson Events Moved to CFAC, 6-8:30 p.m.

Monday, February 25, 2019, By Rob Enslin

Today’s panel discussion with Marcus Anderson, Prince’s longtime saxophonist, who now tours with CeeLo Green and owns his own coffee label line, has been moved to 6 p.m. at the Community Folk Art Center (CFAC) at 805 E. Genesee St….

Reuters

R. Kelly Indictment the Latest Case Fueled By TV Documentaries

Saturday, February 23, 2019, By Sean Dorcellus

Robert Thompson, Trustee Professor and director of the Bleier Center for Television and Popular Culture in the Newhouse School, was quoted in the Reuters story “R. Kelly indictment is latest case fueled by TV documentaries.” In the story, Thompson explains…

Syracuse.com

Justice Thomas Argument Opens Another Attack on Free Press

Friday, February 22, 2019, By Sean Dorcellus

Roy Gutterman, associate professor of newspaper and online journalism at the Newhouse School and director of the Tully Center for Free Speech, was quoted in an editorial board piece for Syracuse.com “Justice Thomas wants to weaken the first amendment.” In…