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Clarke Honored with ALISE Dissertation Award
School of Information Studies (iSchool) Assistant Professor Rachel Ivy Clarke has been honored with the Eugene Garfield Doctoral Dissertation Award, given by the Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE). The award recognizes dissertations that deal with substantive issues related to…
Professor Yuzhe Tang on Bitcoin, Criminal Activity and How Digital Currency Disrupts Traditional Banking
Bitcoin’s recent price swings have given a lot of people reason to take a closer look at the global digital currency and how it works. Yuzhe (Richard) Tang, assistant professor in the College of Engineering and Computer Science, says that while…
Life’s Refrain: Standing Up for the Underdog
Every morning, Thelma Guenther Bonzek ’43 sits down at the upright piano in her sunny Syracuse home and plays a few songs. She pounds out the notes and sways to the music, nodding her head to keep time. At 5…
Costello Staniec Named Chair Of Civil & Environmental Engineering
Associate Professor Andria Costello Staniec has been selected as chair of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering in the College of Engineering & Computer Science. Costello Staniec’s teaching and research are focused on applied environmental microbiology and engineering education. She holds a bachelor’s…
Linguist Tackles Trauma, Mental Health, Forensics and Tastes
Tej K. Bhatia has traveled the world connecting his expertise in linguistics with a broad array of related topics: trauma, mental health, forensics and tastes. Bhatia, professor of linguistics in the College of Arts and Sciences and director of South Asian…
Blackboard Ally Available to Help Faculty Make Digital Course Content More Accessible
University faculty members have a new tool for providing students with accessible course documents. Blackboard Ally, an accessibility plugin, will be integrated into all Syracuse University courses in Blackboard starting in the 2018 spring semester. Faculty can request that Ally…
University College Contributes Christmas Tree to Everson to Celebrate Upcoming Centennial
University College (UC) will celebrate its 100th anniversary in 2018. Syracuse University was among the first in the nation to offer evening courses when it opened its doors to adult students on Oct. 8, 1918. To promote the year-long celebration,…
End the Semester with CLASS
The Center for Learning and Student Success (CLASS), in partnership with the Syracuse University Libraries and the Office of Health Promotion, wants to help students end the semester with CLASS. With fall semester classes coming to an end on Dec….
And Now, for Something Completely Different …
$@m3+h!N6 d!##3rEnT—the most unusual course you’ll take at Syracuse University! Introducing a design course for anyone seeking to increase their creative ability. A unique learning experience, the course includes a series of seemingly absurd projects that achieve something different. Join…
Nehassaiu deGannes to Serve Mini-Residency at CFAC Dec. 8-11
Award-winning poet, playwright and actor Nehassaiu deGannes will participate in a mini-residency at the Community Folk Art Center (CFAC) Dec. 8-11. During her stay, she will present her original one-woman show titled “Door of No Return,” and will lead workshops on acting, writing, poetry…