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Epic vs. Apple Decision Avoided the Most Difficult Antitrust Issues

Tuesday, September 14, 2021, By Daryl Lovell

Developers like Epic Games, which is the creator behind the popular game Fortnite, will be able to use alternative payment systems within the Apple platform, according to a recent legal decision. Earlier this month, a judge ruled that Apple was…

STEM

LaunchPad Accepting Applications for 2021-22 Competitions

Tuesday, September 14, 2021, By Cristina Hatem

Syracuse University Libraries’ Blackstone LaunchPad is now accepting online applications for 2021-22 school year competitions. The universal application for the competitions, with nearly $100,000 in prizes, are for innovative or creative solutions to address problems or opportunities. Competitions are open…

Campus & Community

Important Reminders for Faculty

Monday, September 13, 2021, By News Staff

Dear Colleagues, I am writing to you with reminders about two public health issues that have been the topic of questions received by the Office of Academic Affairs: Students missing class due to illness and requests for excuse notes; Masking…

STEM

New Online Bachelor’s Degree Launched to Meet Demand for Data Analysis Professionals

Monday, September 13, 2021, By Lyndy McLaughlin

In this highly digitized world, organizations rely on data insights to react to emerging trends and inform business strategies. To do this successfully, they need employees with data analysis expertise who can collect information and translate it into actionable plans….

Arts & Culture

Syracuse University Humanities Center Announces 2021-22 Syracuse Symposium

Monday, September 13, 2021, By Dan Bernardi

“Timely and timeless” is how Vivian May, director of the Syracuse University Humanities Center, describes “Conventions,” the theme of this year’s Syracuse Symposium. In the political sense, she says a convention can be a gathering or convening, as in political…

WGBH (Boston)

The Chair puts college professors under TV lights.

Friday, September 10, 2021, By Lily Datz

Robert Thompson, Trustee Professor of radio, television and film and director of the Bleier Center for Television and Popular Culture in the Newhouse School, was quoted by WGBH (Boston) for “The Chair puts college professors under TV lights.” Thompson, an expert…

Campus & Community

Activities for the Weekend of Sept. 9-12

Thursday, September 9, 2021, By News Staff

Dear Students and Families: Now that the second week of classes is coming to a close, I hope you’re settling into a routine that allows you to both enjoy the classroom and the activities beyond the classroom. There is so…

Arts & Culture

James Baldwin and William F. Buckley Jr. Debate Begins the Syracuse Stage 2021/2022 Season

Thursday, September 9, 2021, By Joanna Penalva

Syracuse Stage reopens its doors for public performances with a fully staged professional reading of “Baldwin vs. Buckley: The Faith of Our Fathers,” a “theatricalization” by Stage’s resident playwright Kyle Bass of the 1965 debate between writer and civil rights…

Campus & Community

Gwenn Judge Named Acting Chief Financial Officer

Thursday, September 9, 2021, By News Staff

Gwenn Judge, a longtime member of the Syracuse University community and highly respected leader, has been named acting chief financial officer (CFO), effective immediately. She succeeds Amir Rahnamay-Azar, who served as CFO from February 2017 to September 2021. Judge, who…

Campus & Community

CTLE’s Partnership for Inclusive Education Pairs Faculty and Students for Mutual Learning

Thursday, September 9, 2021, By Ellen de Graffenreid

The Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence (CTLE) launched the Partnership for Inclusive Education in the Fall 2020 semester. The program’s goal is to create culturally responsive learning environments for all students and open dialogue on how students and faculty…