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Syracuse Will Lead Nation, Offer Sports Analytics Degree

Wednesday, May 11, 2016, By Sawyer Kamman

Syracuse University will make history in the Fall of 2017 when it offers that nation’s first ever Sports Analytics program. The major will be offered in the Falk College. The idea of analytics in sports was popularized widely following “Moneyball,”…

Campus & Community

Two Additional Open Sessions on Promenade Project Conclude; Chancellor Syverud Addresses Feedback and Concerns

Wednesday, May 11, 2016, By News Staff

Syracuse University Chancellor Kent Syverud spoke to a group of faculty, staff and students on Tuesday, May 10, at the second of two additional information sessions focused on the proposed University Place Promenade project. The Chancellor, as well as Michael…

Health & Society

Falk College Announces First-of-its-Kind U.S. Undergraduate Degree in Sport Analytics

Wednesday, May 11, 2016, By Michele Barrett

The degree will provide students with a deep understanding of math, statistics, research methodology, sport economics, database management, finance and computer programming integral to sport analytics.

The Problem with Super-Delegates

Wednesday, May 11, 2016, By Ellen Mbuqe

Grant Reeher, Professor of Political Science at Maxwell School at Syracuse University, Director of the Alan K. Campbell Public Affairs Institute, and Host of the Campbell Conversations on WRVO, said the super-delegate count only matters when they vote in the convention. “The media…

STEM

One Goldwater Scholar, Three Honorable Mentions Named

Monday, May 9, 2016, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Four Syracuse University nominees for the prestigious Goldwater Scholarship were recently recognized. Jessica Toothaker, a junior majoring in biology in the College of Arts and Sciences, was named as a 2016 Goldwater Scholar. Three students were recognized with Goldwater Honorable…

Media, Law & Policy

Newhouse Students Put Faces, Voices to Syracuse’s No. 1 Poverty Ranking

Monday, May 9, 2016, By Wendy S. Loughlin

Students in the Newhouse School took an in-depth look this spring at a stark statistic: Syracuse is ranked No. 1 for concentrated poverty among blacks and Hispanics out of the 100 largest metropolitan areas in the country.

Campus & Community

2016 RecycleMania Collegiate Recycling Competition Final Ranking

Wednesday, May 4, 2016, By News Staff

Syracuse University ranked first in the Gorilla Prize, second in the Per Capita Classic and third in Grand Champion out of all competing schools located in New York State in its three competition categories for RecycleMania, the eight-week national recycling…

Campus & Community

Catholic Chaplain Appointed to Hendricks

Monday, May 2, 2016, By Carol Boll

Hendricks Chapel Interim Dean Sam Clemence has announced the appointment of the Rev. Gerry Waterman as the new Catholic chaplain at Syracuse University. The appointment, effective Aug. 1, was made by the Diocese of Syracuse and the Conventual Franciscans of…

Arts & Culture

Students Experience Entertainment, Sport, Public Relations Industries in LA

Friday, April 29, 2016, By Kathleen Haley

The big city sprawl of Los Angeles became local for dozens of students who met with professionals—including many alumni—in the students’ prospective fields during a week of immersion programs in the entertainment capital. Students in five programs—in the Falk College…

Campus & Community

Protect Yourself! Ransomware Is on the Rise

Thursday, April 28, 2016, By Christopher C. Finkle

Syracuse University is experiencing increasing ransomware attacks, in which criminals send email to disseminate malware that encrypts and locks down computers, and then demand the owners pay a ransom to get their data and machines back. We’re not alone. In…