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Information Technology Services Takes Center Stage at NetApp Insight Conference
Thousands of information technology professionals gathered at the NetApp Insight Conference in Las Vegas last week to hear experts from such leading organizations as Centura Health, SAP, DreamWorks—and Syracuse University. Eric Sedore, associate chief information officer with Information Technology Services…
Housing Committee Seeks Additional Input
This past July, Syracuse University began a comprehensive review of its student housing to better understand residential options and determine future needs in support of enriching the student experience. Through its engagement with an expansive group of stakeholders, the committee’s…
Rethinking Addiction: Lunch and Learn, Panel Discussion, Q&A with Visiting Scholar Bruce K. Alexander to Be Held Nov. 12-13
Syracuse University welcomes world-renowned psychology researcher Bruce K. Alexander, Ph.D., professor emeritus at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, Canada, to campus on Nov. 12-13, for a series of events on the topic of addiction. Alexander’s pivotal “Rat Park” studies inspired…
Professor Jian Tang Named a 2019 Distinguished Member by the Association for Computing Machinery
The Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) named Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Professor Jian Tang as a 2019 Distinguished Member for his outstanding scientific contributions to computing. All 2019 inductees are longstanding ACM members and were selected by their peers…
Newhouse Honors Agent Sandy Montag ’85 with Glickman Award for Leadership in Sports Media
Sandy Montag ’85, chief executive officer of The Montag Group, was honored with the Marty Glickman Award for Leadership in Sports Media at a ceremony Nov. 6 on campus. The award is given annually by the Newhouse School. Alumni Beth…
Massive Asteroid Passing Earth Is ‘Time Machine’ From Early Solar System
NASA has discovered an asteroid as large as 2,000-feet that is barreling towards Earth, but is not expected to make an impact. NASA’s Center for Near-Earth Object Studies has identified the asteroid as 481394 (2006 SF6). It’s likely to be…
Beyond Lithium-Ion: Next Generation Battery Research Underway
New smartphones, portable devices and electric cars may get a lot of the public’s attention but all of them are dependent on batteries to make them run. Most current devices use rechargeable lithium-ion batteries—technology that was first commercialized in the…
Elliot J. Stamler ’60 Makes Living Legacy Gift of $5.48 Million to Support Academic Strategic Plan
When Elliot J. Stamler ’60 arrived at Syracuse University in the late 1950s, he was only 17 years old. Now 80, Stamler still recalls the words of Chancellor William P. Tolley, who welcomed the entering class at convocation in Hendricks…
Boost the ’Cuse is Underway
Boost the ’Cuse: 44 Hours for Syracuse University is underway—and we need YOU to make these 44 hours of giving as legendary as the number itself. The #BoostCuse clock started at 4 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 5, as members of the…
Annual Poinsettia Sale Benefits Scholarship Funds
The Women of the University Community will hold its 21st Annual Poinsettia Sale this year to benefit three endowed scholarships: The Mildred Eggers, Ruth Tolley and Beverly Whaley Scholarship Funds. Florist-grade poinsettia plants are available in three colors—red, pink or…