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TEDx Syracuse University Issues Call for Speakers
Student organizers for the TEDx SyracuseUniversity conference, planned for April 22, have announced a call for speakers for the event. The one-day conference will bring together thought leaders from Syracuse’s technology, entertainment and design backgrounds to host short lectures on local issues…
University Partners to Host Global Game Jam, Jan. 20-22 in Bird Library
Bird Library will serve as a location for Global Game Jam (#SUGGJ17), the world’s largest game jam (game creation) event, taking place on the weekend of Jan. 20-22. University and community members are invited to collaborate, create and present new game…
Campus Community Can Now Use MySlice to Designate Preferred Name
Members of the Syracuse University community can now designate their preferred or chosen name on MySlice to indicate to others how they would like to be addressed. The new policy assists people who use a name other than an official…
Mark Jackson Named Executive Director of Program Development
Mark Jackson has been appointed the new executive director of program development in the Division of Advancement and External Affairs. Jackson, who was administrator of business and human resources for District 4 of the Ohio Department of Transportation, began in…
The Origins of Healing
The early days of stem cell research were mired in controversy. The fact that the first isolated human stem cells were derived from human embryos in various stages of development introduced serious moral implications that cast a shadow over the…
Student Ventures Can Win Startup Funding at 2017 Panasci Business Plan Competition
The Falcone Center for Entrepreneurship and the Department of Entrepreneurship and Emerging Enterprises (EEE) in the Martin J. Whitman School of Management have announced a call for submissions for the 2017 Panasci Business Plan Competition. The competition accepts business plan…
University Redesigns Web Presence for Improved User Experience
Syracuse University unveiled today its redesigned and rearchitected website, www.Syracuse.edu, optimized to enhance user experience and highlight the University’s strengths. Informed by audience research, the new website includes easy-to-navigate pages, mobile-friendly views and a more powerful search function, along with…
New Weather Station Aids in Emergency Weather Preparedness
Real-time weather data and a live look at the Syracuse University main campus are now available, thanks to a donation from WeatherSTEM. Ed Mansouri, Florida State University alumnus, is the creator of WeatherSTEM. His initial goal for this program was…
Students Help Teachers Learn
Elementary students recently played a key role in helping teachers and teaching students learn. The children were part of a growing practice known as lesson study, in which teachers observe how students absorb STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) subject…
Engineering and Computer Science, Office of Research Award $230,000 for UAS Research
Six collaborative research groups from the University’s various schools and colleges have been awarded more than $230,000 in state revitalization funding for their projects in unmanned aerial systems (UAS). Projects include energy mapping of buildings, autonomous navigation and the development…