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Campus & Community

Board of Trustees Selects Two New Members: Patrick Ahearn, Michael Tirico

Tuesday, November 10, 2015, By Kathleen Haley

Syracuse University is pleased to announce the election of two new members to the University’s Board of Trustees, Patrick J. Ahearn G’73 and Michael T. Tirico ’88. Ahearn and Tirico were elected at the Board’s November meeting. “We are excited…

Campus & Community

Doing Research? Explore University’s Research Computing Resources Nov. 18

Monday, November 9, 2015, By Christopher C. Finkle

Information Technology Services, in collaboration with the Research Computing Advisory Council, will host the second in a series of Computing Colloquies designed to help campus researchers identify and make the most of the diverse array of campus computing resources available…

Media, Law & Policy

Maxwell Associate Dean, Doctoral Student Author IBM Report on Improving Defense Acquisition

Monday, November 9, 2015, By News Staff

On Tuesday, Nov. 10, the IBM Center for the Business of Government will issue a report called “Beyond Business as Usual: Improving Defense Acquisition through Better Buying Power” that was jointly authored by Maxwell School Associate Dean David Van Slyke…

The Questions After the Crash of Metrojet Flight 9268

Thursday, November 5, 2015, By Ellen Mbuqe

    Brian Taylor, professor of political science and director of the Center for European Studies at Syracuse University and author of State Building in Putin’s Russia: Policing and Coercion After Communism and Politics and the Russian Army: Civil-Military Relations,…

Arts & Culture

Syracuse Symposium Celebrates Cinematic Artistry of Otolith Group Nov. 12

Wednesday, November 4, 2015, By Rob Enslin

Syracuse SymposiumTM continues its “Networks” theme with an evening devoted to cutting-edge filmmaking. The Otolith Group, an award-winning London-based artist collective, will be the focus of a special event on Thursday, Nov. 12, at 6:30 p.m. in Hosmer Auditorium of…

Campus & Community

Students Work with Nepalese Communities in Earthquake Recovery

Wednesday, November 4, 2015, By Kathleen Haley

Brian Kam ’15 was planning to travel to Nepal last spring and summer to assist in beekeeping enterprises and fruit tree planting, mainly agricultural initiatives. His plans quickly changed as he arrived a week after a devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit the mountainous country on April 25.

Campus & Community

Live virtual conference: ‘Accessing Higher Ground’

Wednesday, November 4, 2015, By Christopher C. Finkle

All faculty and staff are invited to the virtual version of “Accessing Higher Ground,” a live, web-based conference focused on accessible media, web and technology, presented by the Association on Higher Education And Disability (AHEAD). The 18th annual conference will…

Media, Law & Policy

Newhouse Honors 50 Alumni at ’50Forward’ Gala in New York City

Wednesday, November 4, 2015, By Wendy S. Loughlin

The S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications last week honored 50 accomplished alumni at “50Forward,” a gala event in New York City observing 50 years of the Newhouse School and celebrating the strength of the school as it moves into…

Media Tech Pioneer Chet Kanojia Will Visit Newhouse School Nov. 5

Tuesday, November 3, 2015, By Wendy S. Loughlin

Chet Kanojia, who founded the pioneering online television technology company Aereo, will visit the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications on Thursday, Nov. 5. “Aereo: the Future was Then—a discussion with media tech pioneer Chet Kanojia” will be held at…

STEM

iSchool Researcher to Participate in NSF’s Northeast Big Data Innovation Hub

Tuesday, November 3, 2015, By J.D. Ross

To accelerate the emerging field of big data, the National Science Foundation (NSF) has announced the establishment of four regional hubs for data science innovation across the United States. Covering all 50 states, these hubs include commitments from 281 organizations—from…