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Campus & Community

University Selected to Host Hult Prize Regional Competition

Friday, March 5, 2021, By Cristina Hatem

The prestigious Hult Prize Foundation has selected Syracuse University Libraries’ Blackstone LaunchPad & Techstars (LaunchPad) to host the Hult Prize Regional Summit. Hult Prize Impact Summits are hosted in 100 locations around the world, and this year Syracuse is one…

Media, Law & Policy

‘Intelligence Strategy Highlights Workforce’

Thursday, March 4, 2021, By Lily Datz

Corri Zoli, associate teaching professor in the College of Law and director of research for the Institute for Security Policy and Law, and Brian Holmes, dean of the Oettinger School of Science and Technology Intelligence at the National Intelligence University…

Newsweek

“Andrew Cuomo’s Nursing Home Shield Means ‘They Got Away with Killing Our Mom'”

Wednesday, March 3, 2021, By Lily Datz

Nina Kohn, the David M. Levy Professor of Law and faculty director of online education in the College of Law, was interviewed by Newsweek for the story “Andrew Cuomo’s Nursing Home Shield Means ‘They Got Away with Killing Our Mom.’”…

Campus & Community

James Haywood Rolling Jr. Appointed Co-Director of Lender Center for Social Justice

Wednesday, March 3, 2021, By Matt Michael

James Haywood Rolling Jr. walked into the Museum of Modern Art in New York City wearing faded jeans, old sneakers and a backpack, just like the rest of his classmates from Cooper Union, a private college in the city. Rolling,…

Campus & Community

LaunchPad Students Launch ‘The Commute to Class’ Podcast Series

Wednesday, March 3, 2021, By Cristina Hatem

Syracuse University Libraries’ Blackstone LaunchPad & Techstars (LaunchPad) has launched a podcast series called “The Commute to Class.” Weekly episodes released on Sundays will feature 12-15 minute interviews between current LaunchPad Global Fellow, Patrick Linehan ’21 (Newhouse), and a LaunchPad…

Campus & Community

Remote Tutoring Program Offers a Valuable Virtual Learning Experience for K-12, Early College Students in CNY

Wednesday, March 3, 2021, By Dan Bernardi

From fully virtual to part-time in-person and socially distanced, students have persevered through the challenges of learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. But for some, limited access to technology, unreliable internet connectivity and a lack of quiet, designated spaces to work…

Media Tip Sheets

Amazon Union Efforts Part of Bigger Conversation of Racial, Economic Reckoning Facing US

Wednesday, March 3, 2021, By Daryl Lovell

Nearly 6,000 workers at an Amazon fulfillment center in Bessemer, AL are voting this month on whether they want to join the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union. It could be the first Amazon warehouse union in the country. Lynne…

STEM

Syracuse University/SUNY-ESF Team Wins ‘JUMP into STEM’ Competition

Tuesday, March 2, 2021, By Julie Sharkey

A team of graduate students representing Syracuse University and the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (SUNY-ESF) has been named a winner in this year’s “JUMP into STEM” competition, an online building science program sponsored by the U.S. Department…

STEM

US Army Awards Meritorious Civilian Service Medal to Professor Mark Glauser

Tuesday, March 2, 2021, By Alex Dunbar

Mark Glauser, professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering in the College of Engineering and Computer Science, has been awarded a Meritorious Civilian Service Medal by the U.S. Army for his work with the Army Science Board. The board provides independent…

CSO Online

“8 mobile security threats you should take seriously.”

Monday, March 1, 2021, By Lily Datz

Kevin Du, professor of electrical engineering and computer science in the College of Engineering & Computer Science, was quoted in the CSO Online story “8 mobile security threats you should take seriously.” Du, who studies security systems in smartphones, says…