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Moving the Needle

Friday, February 2, 2018, By Rob Enslin

George M. Langford is famously soft-spoken, but do not expect the dean emeritus of the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S) to slip quietly into retirement. On the contrary, he is about to make the biggest noise of his career. In…

Business & Economy

We’ve All Heard the Words ‘Bitcoin’ and ‘Blockchain,’ but What Are They?

Friday, February 2, 2018, By Cyndi Moritz

Lee W.McKnight is an associate professor in the School of Information Studies, faculty advisor to the Worldwide Innovation Technology and Entrepreneurship Club and an affiliate of the Institute for National Security and Counterterrorism. He is also an expert on Bitcoin…

Campus & Community

U.S.-UK Fulbright Awards Give Students Life-Changing Experiences

Thursday, February 1, 2018, By News Staff

Newhouse senior Hannah Butler spent the summer of 2016 as a student cultural ambassador through the U.S.-U.K. Fulbright Commission’s UK Summer Institute program. A public relations major with minors in English and marketing, she participated in the Fulbright-Scotland Summer Institute….

Campus & Community

New Director Named to Lead Renée Crown University Honors Program

Wednesday, January 31, 2018, By Carol Boll

Danielle Taana Smith, who was selected after a national search, comes to Syracuse from the Rochester Institute of Technology, where she is a professor of sociology and director of the school’s honors program.

Campus & Community

Spring Lineup Announced for University Lectures Series

Tuesday, January 30, 2018, By Kevin Morrow

The spring University Lectures series features an internationally known expert in aerial robotics, a Pulitzer Prize-winning political columnist for The New York Times and a renowned evangelist for construction and operation practices of buildings that advance human health and well-being.

STEM

University Announces $2.28M Invest Syracuse Gift for the College of Engineering and Computer Science

Friday, January 26, 2018, By News Staff

Syracuse University Life Trustee William “Bill” F. Allyn G’59 and his wife, Janet “Penny” Jones Allyn ’60, have made a gift that will augment the student experience in the College of Engineering and Computer Science and help students across the University bring their inventions to life, as part of the college’s Transforming Our Future plan.

Campus & Community

Invest Syracuse Progress: Enhancing Mental Health Services

Thursday, January 25, 2018, By Joyce LaLonde

Following significant discussion between University and Student Association leaders, the Counseling Center is piloting extended hours of operation for the spring 2018 semester. This semester, searches will also begin for four additional staff therapists and a psychiatrist.

Arts & Culture

Hip-Hop Professor, Rapper A.D. Carson to Visit Syracuse Feb. 5 for Black History Month

Wednesday, January 24, 2018, By Rob Enslin

The University observes Black History Month with a visit by A.D. Carson, a hip-hop scholar who created a popular rap album to defend his Ph.D. dissertation at Clemson University. Carson, assistant professor of hip-hop and the global South at the University of…

STEM

Professor Carlos Castañeda Investigates Function of Protein-Containing Droplets in Cells

Tuesday, January 23, 2018, By Kevin Morrow

Carlos Castañeda, assistant professor of biology and chemistry in the College of Arts and Sciences, is the principal investigator on a pair of research projects studying the function of cellular proteins called ubiquilins and their ability to form protein-containing droplets…

Business & Economy

Looking for Innovators for ACC InVenture Prize: Apply by Feb. 9

Tuesday, January 23, 2018, By Pamela Whiteley McLaughlin

The Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) is on a talent search for top student innovators who are inventing the future. Teams from Syracuse University are now being recruited for the InVenture Prize, a televised “Shark Tank”-style competition open to student startups at…