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Researchers Close to Understanding Disease Mechanisms of ALS

Thursday, March 8, 2018, By Rob Enslin

Researchers in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S) are making strides in understanding the disease mechanism of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. Carlos A. Castañeda, assistant professor of biology, chemistry and interdisciplinary neuroscience, and Thuy…

Campus & Community

Winners of Plowing Through the Data Hackathon Announced

Wednesday, March 7, 2018, By J.D. Ross

The winners of the Plowing Through the Data Hackathon, powered by AT&T, were announced in a ceremony held at the School of Information Studies (iSchool) and attended by City of Syracuse Mayor Ben Walsh. The hackathon, organized by the iSchool, the City…

Before the Taps Run Dry: How Recycled Wastewater Could Help California, Cape Town Quench Water Crises

Tuesday, February 27, 2018, By Daryl Lovell

California’s Water Resources Control Board is scheduled to vote tomorrow on whether to adopt permanent restrictions against wasting water, as drought worries once again creep into focus. Teng Zeng is an assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering at Syracuse…

STEM

Scientists Examine Link Between Surface-Water Salinity, Climate Change in Central New York

Friday, February 23, 2018, By Rob Enslin

The interplay between surface-water salinity and climate change in Central New York is the subject of a recent paper by researchers in the College of Arts and Sciences. Kristina Gutchess, a Ph.D. candidate in Earth Sciences, is the lead author…

Media, Law & Policy

College of Law Announces Launch of Nation’s First Live Online J.D. Program

Wednesday, February 14, 2018, By Robert Conrad

The American Bar Association has granted the College of Law a variance to offer a fully interactive online juris doctor program. The online J.D. program will be the first in the nation to combine real-time and self-paced online classes, on-campus…

Business & Economy

Data to Drive Future of Amazon-Whole Foods Grocery Delivery

Thursday, February 8, 2018, By Daryl Lovell

This week Amazon announced it will begin delivering groceries from Whole Foods via Prime Now service to customers in Austin, Cincinnati, Dallas, and Virginia Beach. The company says it plans to expand the service to other U.S. cities later this…

STEM

NSA Taps Syracuse University Faculty to Develop Cybersecurity Curricula

Wednesday, February 7, 2018, By Matt Wheeler

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…

Business & Economy

NYSTAR Re-Designates College of Law’s Technology Commercialization Law Program as the New York State Science and Technology Law Center

Tuesday, February 6, 2018, By Martin Walls

Empire State Development’s Division of Science, Technology, and Innovation (NYSTAR) has re-designated the College of Law’s Technology Commercialization Law Program (TCLP) as the New York State Science and Technology Law Center (NYSSTLC, or Law Center). Having served as the NYSTAR Law…

STEM

Biology Professor Receives NIH Grant for Study of Genes Critical in Development

Thursday, February 1, 2018, By Kathleen Haley

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….

Arts & Culture

Raymond Carver Reading Series Hosts Six Accomplished Authors This Semester

Monday, January 29, 2018, By Kevin Morrow

The spring portion of the 2017-18 Raymond Carver Reading Series begins Wednesday, Jan. 31, with poet Ada Limón. All events in the series take place in Huntington Beard Crouse Hall’s Gifford Auditorium, with a Q&A at 3:45 p.m. and an…