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Arts & Culture

Finding the Right Words with the Writing Center

Monday, March 30, 2015, By Kathleen Haley

Maybe the words aren’t flowing. Or you’re grappling with the organization for a complex assignment or even just debating a correct subject-verb agreement. There’s a place—and a dedicated, skilled group of people—that can help. Find out more in this first piece in a new series: Tips for Better Writing.

Arts & Culture

University Honors Mĩcere Gĩthae Mũgo with Global Symposium April 2-3

Friday, March 27, 2015, By Rob Enslin

The life and legacy of one of the University’s most illustrious professors is the focus of a two-day symposium in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S). Mĩcere Gĩthae Mũgo, a Meredith Professor of Teaching Excellence in the Department of…

STEM

Ping Zhang Named American Council on Education Fellow

Friday, March 27, 2015, By J.D. Ross

Ping Zhang, professor at the School of Information Studies (iSchool), has been named a fellow of the American Council on Education (ACE) for the 2015-2016 academic year. The announcement of this year’s fellowship appointments was made today in Washington, D.C.,…

Campus & Community

Take Back the Night 2015 Events Run through April 7

Friday, March 27, 2015, By Shannon Andre

Members of the campus and local community are invited to take a stand against violence, raise awareness about attitudes that perpetuate violence and discuss ways to work together to create a safer, more respectful community.

Campus & Community

University to Add Pop-up Shop for Aspiring Entrepreneurs

Thursday, March 26, 2015, By News Staff

The Syracuse University community has a thriving entrepreneurship ecosystem. The Whitman School of Management is top ranked in entrepreneurship, there is an on-campus student incubator (Couri Hatchery) as well as an off-campus student incubator (Student Sandbox), there are entrepreneurship courses…

Arts & Culture

2015 Passover to Be Held in Carrier Dome

Thursday, March 26, 2015, By News Staff

To meet the ever-growing demand for attendance at the annual, on-campus Passover dinner, Hillel at Syracuse University has announced that the Carrier Dome will be the 2015 venue. After moving from the Winnick Hillel Center to Goldstein Auditorium, and finally…

Campus & Community

ITS Sentinels: Students Defending University’s Network Digital Assets

Thursday, March 26, 2015, By Christopher C. Finkle

In the last two years, Information Technology and Service (ITS) has ramped up the hiring of student employees for its Information Security (InfoSec) team. Called ITS Sentinels, these students work diligently to defend the University against online threats and security…

Media, Law & Policy

‘Breaking Digital: NGOs Debate’ April 2 in Washington, D.C.

Wednesday, March 25, 2015, By News Staff

As nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) proliferate around the world, many in the nonprofit community are examining what model of organization best serves the populations they support—the traditional “brick and mortar” model, the fully digital form or a hybrid of both. What…

STEM

Students Get Challenges, Experience in Cyber Defense Contest

Tuesday, March 24, 2015, By Diane Stirling

It was a rollercoaster kind of weekend for the 150 college students competing in the 2015 Northeast Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition. Hosted this year by the School of Information Studies (iSchool), the regional event pits teams from 10 Northeastern colleges…

STEM

Lessons from the Fishbowl

Tuesday, March 24, 2015, By Amy Manley

Just before Spring Break, two dozen eighth- and ninth-grade students filed into a biology lab in the Life Sciences Complex, where they were greeted by tanks of petite, striped fish. Their assignment? To study the animals up close. The students…