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RvD iPrize Offers $40,000 to Pitch Competition Winners
Entrepreneurial students at Syracuse University will have the opportunity to test their pitch skills for prize money in a competition supported by the Raymond von Dran (RvD) Fund for Student Entrepreneurship at the School of Information Studies (iSchool). Applications for…
How to Have a Healthy US Military – Invest in the Families Now
New research conducted jointly by Blue Star Families and the Institute for Veterans and Military Families at Syracuse University suggests that today, only 40% of military family respondents would recommend military service to their children – a decline from 45% in 2015….
On Amazon’s New Delivery Service: Don’t be surprised to see some significant shifts in global shipping
Burak Kazaz, professor of supply chain management at Syracuse University’s Whitman School of Management reacts to news that Amazon is set to launch a delivery service that would compete with FedEx and UPS. “In recent years, Amazon decided to develop its…
iSchool Professor Lee McKnight Talks Whole Foods New Delivery Service
Amazon recently revealed the four test cities in which they would begin to try out a new Whole Foods Delivery service. One of the four cities is Cincinnati, which, as iSchool Professor Lee McKnight explained to the Cincinnati Business Courier,…
How the Kissing Bench Made Believers Out of One Couple
Liz Peck ’14 and Brian Balduzzi ’12 had been dating for two years when Balduzzi’s mom suggested the couple make a stop at the “Kissing Bench” on campus. It was right after Balduzzi’s Commencement ceremony, and Balduzzi’s mom, Joanne, told…
Jeremy Ring ’92 to Speak for National Entrepreneurship Week
Celebrate National Entrepreneurship Week@SU with Jeremy Ring ’92, one of Yahoo!’s early team members who helped grow it to a $120 billion valuation in six years, and then went on to a distinguished career in public service. He will speak…
With New CEO, Uber Looks to Avoid Risk
Talking to the Washington Post, Syracuse Law professor Shubha Ghosh spoke as to why Uber elected to settle with lawsuit with Alphabet, which is Google’s parent company. “A settlement leaves matters more ambiguous for Uber and gives the company…
Light Work, UVP, and PAL Project Awarded Grants from Joy of Giving Something Inc.
Light Work, Urban Video Project (UVP) and Photography and Literacy Project (PAL Project) have received $300,000 in grants from the Joy of Giving Something, Inc. (JGS). Distributed over the next three years, the funds will support education initiatives, artist residencies and…
University Opens the Office of the University Ombuds, Announces Search Committee to Identify Permanent Ombuds
The Office of the University Ombuds provides a venue for complaints, conflicts or concerns that visitors do not wish to address through other official University channels. These might include interpersonal conflicts or questions about University policies, practices or services.
Expert Grygiel Comments on Twitter’s First Profit
Though it sounds surprising, Twitter just announced a first for the company: turning a profit. This was announced earlier this week, with the company saying that it earned $91 million in the fourth quarter, marking the first profits since the…