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STEM

New ‘Internet of Things’ Class to Cover Rapidly Expanding Technology

Friday, December 2, 2016, By J.D. Ross

A new spring semester course offering at the School of Information Studies (iSchool) will provide students with an overview of the rapid changes happening in business and technology because of the proliferation of new devices connected to the Internet. The…

Campus & Community

OttoTHON Raises $112,000 for Upstate Golisano Children’s Hospital

Friday, December 2, 2016, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Nearly 1,000 students registered for the 12-hour marathon that benefits the hospital.

STEM

Researchers Discover Way to Make Surfaces Less Vulnerable to Disease-Causing Bacteria

Wednesday, November 30, 2016, By Kathleen Haley

Professor Dacheng Ren and his team of researchers are seeking ways to stop the spread of microbes, and they may have found a solution.

Health & Society

3D Temples, Confession Apps and Virtual Shrines

Tuesday, November 29, 2016, By Renée K. Gadoua

Nearly every aspect of modern life intersects with digital culture and is being reshaped by rapidly changing technology. A new undergraduate course will investigate the ways religious practice is shaped by technology and how technological practice is shaped by religion….

Health & Society

Historian Finds Gritty Story of Child’s Life Documented in Special Collections

Tuesday, November 29, 2016, By Sean Kirst

“The Muckers,” published by Syracuse University Press and found among the papers in the Special Collections Research Center, tells of boys living life rough in New York City over a century ago.

Alexander McKelvie

Professor of Entrepreneurship, Interim Dean at the Whitman School of Management
The Daily Pennsylvanian

How big companies like Target and Amazon are targeting customers at Penn

Monday, November 28, 2016, By Ellen Mbuqe

Amanda Nicholson, professor of retail practice and associate dean for undergraduate programs in the Whitman School, was quoted in the story “How big companies like Target and Amazon are targeting customers at Penn.”

Business & Economy

Whitman School Establishes Institute for Entrepreneurial Society

Wednesday, November 23, 2016, By Kerri D. Howell

The Martin J. Whitman School of Management is establishing the Institute for an Entrepreneurial Society (IES), supported by a $1.75 million grant from the Charles Koch Foundation. The institute will produce high-quality research on the political economy of entrepreneurship, educate…

Campus & Community

Public Invited to Forum on ‘How CNY Works’

Tuesday, November 22, 2016, By Eileen Jevis

The Onondaga Citizens League (OCL) continues its current study, “How CNY Works,” by inviting the public to participate in the next study session. OCL is examining the diversity of Central New York’s economic base. The next session will be held…

Health & Society

‘A Moral Obligation to Stand with the People’

Monday, November 21, 2016, By Renée K. Gadoua

Ahmed Abdel Meguid was out with friends in Istanbul on July 15 when members of the Turkish military initiated a coup attempt. Abdel Meguid, an assistant professor in the College of Arts and Sciences’ Department of Religion, spent the summer…