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STEM

ISchool Professor Lee McKnight Contributes to Pew Research Report on Future of Artificial Intelligence

Wednesday, December 19, 2018, By J.D. Ross

School of Information Studies (iSchool) Associate Professor Lee McKnight has contributed his opinions on the changes coming to the artificial intelligence (AI) field in a recently published Pew Research Center report titled “Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Humans.” Published…

STEM

Concept to Design Library ‘Critical Catalog’ Earns ASIS&T Best Paper Proposal Award

Wednesday, December 19, 2018, By Diane Stirling

A paper describing a proposal to create a new type of library catalog—one that, in the way it uses metadata, acts as an “affirmative action” system to advocate for diversity and expose library users and readers to resources from populations…

Campus & Community

Syracuse University Retains Top-Tier Research Ranking in Latest Carnegie Classification

Wednesday, December 19, 2018, By News Staff

Syracuse University has once again earned a position in the top tier for research activity among all doctoral universities in the nation, according to the newly released Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. Included among 120 R1 doctoral universities,…

Media, Law & Policy

Guiding Syracuse Students Along Their Path to Becoming Media Entrepreneurs

Tuesday, December 18, 2018, By Eileen Korey

Though Sean Branagan ’80 aspired to be a magazine writer when he entered the Newhouse School, he discovered his calling elsewhere—in the fast-evolving field of digital media and interactive marketing. A self-described “instigator, entrepreneur, educator and startup coach,” Branagan brought…

Arts & Culture

All Hands on Deck: VPA Senior’s Involvement on Campus Springs Him Into ‘Elf the Musical,’ New York City and Beyond

Monday, December 17, 2018, By Joyce LaLonde

Behind the scenes of every production is a team making it all happen. An organized chaos of choreographed disarray moves to give the audience the experience and “wow” moments for which they attend the theater. Samuel Arencibia, a senior in…

Campus & Community

Proposals Being Accepted for Campus as a Laboratory for Sustainability Funding

Monday, December 17, 2018, By News Staff

The SU Campus as a Laboratory for Sustainability (CALS) program is offering up to $75,000 for faculty or student projects that advance the University’s goals of reducing greenhouse gas emissions, directly or indirectly, or through raising awareness on campus about…

Campus & Community

Chancellor’s Citation Selection Committee Announced; Deadline for Nominations Set

Friday, December 14, 2018, By News Staff

The members of the 2018-19 Chancellor’s Citation Selection Committee have been announced and a deadline for nominations is set. Members of the committee review nominations for the Chancellor’s Citation for Excellence and submit their recommendations to Chancellor Kent Syverud. The…

Campus & Community

2018-19 Winter Break/Orange Appreciation Days Operating Schedule Announced

Friday, December 14, 2018, By News Staff

The University will be operating under its Orange Appreciation Days format for the Winter Break period from 5 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 21, 2018, through Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2019. During the Holiday/Orange Appreciation Days period: All academic and administrative buildings…

Veterans

Vice Chancellor Haynie Testifies before NYS Assembly Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, Subcommittee on Women Veterans

Thursday, December 13, 2018, By News Staff

On Wednesday, J. Michael Haynie, vice chancellor, and executive director and founder of the Institute for Veterans and Military Families, testified before the New York State Assembly Committee on Veterans’ Affairs and Subcommittee on Women Veterans at the State Capitol…

STEM

Petroleum Experts to Donate MOVE Software Licenses to Syracuse

Wednesday, December 12, 2018, By Rob Enslin

Members of the Department of Earth Sciences will gain new insights into Earth’s crust, thanks to a licensing agreement between Syracuse University and Petroleum Experts (Petex), a leading developer of optimization software for the oil and gas industries. The Scotland-based…