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Become a Leader in Cybersecurity this Fall—General Interest Meeting Feb. 28
In today’s hyperconnected world, cyberattacks on our institutions and personal information are increasing. Governments and industries alike need well-trained experts to protect us. This fall, the Cybersecurity Semester (CSS) returns to the University to teach computer science and computer engineering students from…
Critical Cuts to US Cyber Standards Agency Leaves Us Vulnerable
According to recent reports, the Trump Administration’s new fiscal 2019 funding plan includes cuts to the National Institute of Standards and Technology – a group that oversees measurement standards, including those in the cybersecurity field. Shiu-Kai Chin is an electrical…
Syracuse University Cybersecurity Program Named No. 1 By Military Times
The University’s cybersecurity programs challenge students to develop solutions for today’s issues and future threats. They address an acute need in the military, government and industry sectors for specialists in cybersecurity.
NSA Taps Syracuse University Faculty to Develop Cybersecurity Curricula
Assistant Professor Yuzhe “Richard” Tang and Professor Wenliang “Kevin” Du in the College of Engineering and Computer Science have been awarded $328,481 by the National Security Agency (NSA) to develop cybersecurity curricula to be taught at the University and beyond. Tang and Du are developing hands-on…
Biology Professor Receives NIH Grant for Study of Genes Critical in Development
Professor Eleanor Maine’s research team was identifying genes important for development of the germline of their study organism when they made an interesting discovery about a specific pair of genes. The two genes, they determined, are critical for germline survival….
Sport Management Club Raises over $56,000 during 13th Annual Charity Sports Auction
The Sport Management (SPM) Club at Syracuse University raised $56,800 for Meals on Wheels Syracuse as a result of its 13th Annual Charity Sports Auction. During the SU men’s basketball game on Dec. 9, supporters placed bids on hundreds of…
Two Syracuse Alumni Garner Oscar Nominations for Screenwriting
Aaron Sorkin ’83 H’12 received his third Oscar nomination for “Molly’s Game,” while Michael H. Weber ’00 was recognized as co-writer of “The Disaster Artist.”
Roy Gutterman Writes Op-Ed on Trump and Libel Laws
Newhouse Associate Professor and Director of the Tully Center for Free Speech Roy Gutterman recently wrote an opinion piece for the Post Standard regarding President Trump’s recent threat to “open up libel laws.” For Gutterman, a free-speech expert, this is…
Britton Plourde Works to Develop Tools for Quantum Computer
Britton Plourde, professor in the Department of Physics in the College of Arts and Sciences, has received a new grant from the National Science Foundation to work on developing tools for building a quantum computer. This is a collaborative project…
Newhouse Journalists Work the Beat to Tell Personal Stories of Minority Police Officers
A group of eight journalism students from the Newhouse School spent the 2016-17 academic year examining a national issue with local implications: police-community relations.