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Jian Tang Named IEEE Fellow

Tuesday, November 27, 2018, By Matt Wheeler

Jian Tang, a professor in the College of Engineering and Computer Science (ECS), has been named a Fellow by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). Attaining the level of Fellow is recognized by the technical community as a prestigious…

Arts & Culture

Genet Gallery Presents Visual, Literary Elements of Roderick Martinez’s ‘Wondering the Alphabet’

Tuesday, November 27, 2018, By Erica Blust

A new exhibition in the Sue & Leon Genet Gallery serves as a companion to “Wondering the Alphabet,” a book for readers, writers and designers by Roderick Martinez, associate professor of communications design in the College of Visual and Performing…

STEM

ECS Professor Vir V. Phoha Named a 2018 AAAS Fellow

Tuesday, November 27, 2018, By Matt Wheeler

Professor Vir V. Phoha of the College of Engineering and Computer Science (ECS) has been named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). He was awarded this prestigious honor for developing practicable foundations of behavioral…

STEM

New Site Offers Privacy Resources for Underserved Populations

Tuesday, November 27, 2018, By Diane Stirling

If you’re someone with disabilities needing help with your online privacy and computer access needs, a family member or practitioner who supports people with disabilities or a scholar seeking information about online privacy for underserved populations, a new information resource…

Health & Society

Falk College Expands Graduate Merit Scholarships Beginning Summer 2019

Tuesday, November 27, 2018, By Michele Barrett

Graduate merit scholarships have been expanded for prospective students interested in matriculating into master’s degrees, either full- or part-time, offered in Falk College effective Summer 2019 (includes MAYmester Summer Session I, Summer Session II, Combined Summer Session). Incentives include no…

STEM

Tavlarides Awarded DOE Grant for Nuclear Research on Capturing Radioactive Gases

Monday, November 26, 2018, By Matt Wheeler

Nuclear power plants supply more than 30 percent of the world’s electricity, helping reduce our reliance on fossil fuels. However, with nuclear reactors operating around the globe, treating the waste they generate is an ongoing concern. For the past six…

Veterans

Institute for Veterans and Military Families Receives Largest Single Research Grant to Date

Monday, November 26, 2018, By Leah Lazarz

The Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF) at Syracuse University has received a $400,000 research grant from the Kauffman Foundation to study veteran and military-connected entrepreneurs as part of the foundation’s inaugural “Knowledge Challenge.” The award marks the largest…

Campus & Community

Open Forum Focuses on Search for New iSchool Dean

Monday, November 26, 2018, By News Staff

Members of the campus community are invited to attend an open forum on Monday, Nov. 26, from 2 to 3 p.m. in 111 Hinds Hall to offer input and ideas relating to the search for a new dean of the…

Veterans

University Leaders Present at Inaugural George W. Bush Institute Leadership Initiative

Wednesday, November 21, 2018, By Leah Lazarz

During the fall semester, Syracuse University faculty and staff members traveled to the George W. Bush Institute’s Stand-To Veteran Leadership Initiative in Dallas to present at the first-of-its-kind program designed for individuals serving the nation’s veterans who are motivated to…

Veterans

The Institute for Veterans and Military Families Transforms How NYC Delivers Social Services to Veterans

Tuesday, November 20, 2018, By Leah Lazarz

In support of New York City’s 200,000 veterans and military-connected families, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced on Veterans Day that the city will formally adopt and fund an innovative new approach to health and human service delivery, pioneered by Syracuse…