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STEM

Registration Open for Student, Community Participants in Sept. 14-15 ‘Call for Code’ Hackathon Focused on Using Technology to Improve Disaster Preparedness and Relief

Monday, September 10, 2018, By News Staff

On average, every day natural disasters will directly impact 80,000 people, costing the global economy more than $270 million. What if technology could help improve these figures? This is the premise of the global Call for Code initiative, a massive…

Health & Society

Call for Proposals for Lerner Center Faculty Fellows Grant Program

Thursday, September 6, 2018, By News Staff

The Lerner Center for Public Health Promotion in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs is proud to announce its inaugural Lerner Center Faculty Fellows Grant Program. The Faculty Fellows Grant Program will fund at least two research/evaluation awards…

Campus & Community

New Large-Scale Event Procedures to Enhance Safety at Student Events

Tuesday, September 4, 2018, By News Staff

To enhance safety during large-scale student events, Syracuse University has implemented new event safety procedures at Schine Student Center’s Goldstein Auditorium and Underground and South Campus’ Skybarn, the largest event venues on campus outside of the Carrier Dome. In addition,…

The Huffington Post

President Trump Leads California to Pollution Doom

Tuesday, August 28, 2018, By Essence Britt

David Driesen, University Professor at the College of Law, was interviewed by HuffPost for the article Trump’s Assault On Auto Pollution Rules Is The Latest Salvo In A War On States’ Rights. Driesen, who focuses on environmental law explains, that arguing…

Business & Economy

For Small Upstate Companies, Sustaining Strong Canadian Trade Ties is Critical

Tuesday, August 28, 2018, By Daryl Lovell

On Monday, President Trump announced the U.S. and Mexico had reached an agreement to revamp the North American Free Trade Agreement. Canada – the other member of Nafta – has not agreed to the new terms and is scheduled to…

Campus & Community

Incoming Class Distinguished by Highest Average SAT Score in Institution’s History, Significant Spike in Applications Leads to One of the Most Academically Competitive Classes to Date

Thursday, August 23, 2018, By News Staff

This week, Syracuse University welcomes one of the most academically competitive classes it has recruited in the institution’s history. That’s evidenced by a 17-point jump in the average SAT score—from 1254 last year to 1271 this year. Additionally, the University…

Morning Consult

Parents Back to Physical Stores for Back-to-School Shopping, Retail Expert Says

Tuesday, August 14, 2018, By Essence Britt

Ray Wimer, Assistant Professor of Retail Practice at the Whitman School of Management, was quoted in the Morning Consult article “Parents shifting more of their back to school shopping to physical stores.” As the school year approaches, parents said they…

STEM

Nangia’s Research Featured on Journal of Physical Chemistry Cover

Monday, August 13, 2018, By Matt Wheeler

Associate Professor Shikha Nangia’s research on the blood-brain barrier is prominently featured on the cover of the Aug. 2 Journal of Physical Chemistry B. The paper, “Self-Assembly Simulations of Classic Claudins—Insights into the Pore Structure, Selectivity, and Higher Order Complexes,” is…

Media, Law & Policy

Retired Judge Martha Bellinger ’72 Recalls Lifetime of Breaking Down Gender Barriers, Rallying For LGBT Rights

Friday, August 3, 2018, By Rob Enslin

March 12, 1968. Another stark afternoon in Central New York, as Martha Bellinger ’72 and her parents wrap up a campus tour of Syracuse. The visit is mostly a formality for the future journalism major, thanks to her high school…

Media, Law & Policy

Nanoelectromechanics to Polyfluoroalkyls: Not Your Typical Summer Job at the Innovation Law Center

Thursday, July 19, 2018, By Martin Walls

Dineen Hall incorporates many natural light-filled spaces throughout its design, places where faculty and students can sit together and collaborate, and that is certainly true for the Innovation Law Center’s (ILC) suite in the southeast corner of the College of…