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Professor Measures Impact of Climate Change on Great Smoky Mountain National Park Ecosystems
Jason Fridley, associate professor of biology in the College of Arts and Sciences, recently received funding from the National Park Service to continue research into the effects of climate change on the forest vegetation and ecosystems of Great Smoky Mountains…
School of Education’s Haddix Wins AACTE Outstanding Book Award
The American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) has announced Marcelle Haddix as the recipient of the 2018 AACTE Outstanding Book Award for her book “Cultivating Racial and Linguistic Diversity in Literacy Teacher Education: Teachers Like Me.” Haddix is Dean’s…
Ed Pettinella G’76 MBA Establishes Second Endowed Professorship to Help Attract, Retain Exceptional Faculty
Syracuse University Trustee Edward “Ed” Pettinella G’76 MBA attributes his extraordinary 43-year career to two management principles: consistently hiring and retaining people who are ambitious, talented and motivated, and ensuring that the right people are in the right positions. The…
Syracuse University, Department of Public Safety Officers Agree on New Contract through June 2021
Syracuse University and Council 82, the union representing the Department of Public Safety officers, have agreed to a new contract that will take effect beginning Dec. 23, 2017, and run through June 30, 2021. Union members ratified the contract on…
Fall 2017 Intramurals Season Gets Year Off to Active Start
A highlight of the year for many students is participating in intramural sports through the Department of Recreation Services. During the fall semester, there were 100 active intramurals teams playing more than 240 games, with more than 1,100 students involved….
Professor Yuzhe Tang on Bitcoin, Criminal Activity and How Digital Currency Disrupts Traditional Banking
Bitcoin’s recent price swings have given a lot of people reason to take a closer look at the global digital currency and how it works. Yuzhe (Richard) Tang, assistant professor in the College of Engineering and Computer Science, says that while…
Syracuse Stage Seeks Local Actor for Role in ‘Airborn’
Syracuse Stage will host auditions for local non-Equity actors on Dec. 13, 3-6 p.m., for the role of a Tuskegee Airman in “Airborn,” part of its touring Backstory program. Backstory is a live, interactive and creative history lesson for upper…
Impact Prize Winners Announced
A panel of area civic leaders this week announced the winners of the first Impact Prize competition at Syracuse University. Winners were selected for the most innovative and implementable ideas to help solve civic, environmental, economic or other public challenges,…
How 280 Characters Influences Twitter and its Users
Twitter used to limit its users to 140 characters. Now, the social media giant has doubled its allowed character count to 280 characters, changing up the landscape of the platform. For Agence Presse-France, Newhouse Professor Jennifer Grygiel spoke about how…
Finalists Announced for Inaugural Impact Prize Competition
A panel of Syracuse University judges has announced the 12 finalists for the inaugural Impact Prize competition. The student ventures were selected from 36 applicant teams by a panel of Syracuse University faculty and staff who are engaged in entrepreneurship and…