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Raynor Avenue, Stadium Place Intersection to Temporarily Close for Utility Work

Wednesday, June 16, 2021, By News Staff

The intersection of Raynor Avenue and Stadium Place will be closed for about five days beginning Friday, June 18, due to planned utility work. [Update, June 18, 2021: The intersection will be closed until Wednesday, June 23, due to work…

STEM

A Gift to Inspire Innovation by Bringing Opportunity to Diverse Talent

Monday, June 14, 2021, By Eileen Korey

It was the mid-1960s and Nicholas “Nick” Donofrio G’71, H’11 described it as a “great time” for electrical engineers. They were in huge demand and the young graduate from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute took a job at IBM in Poughkeepsie, New…

Campus & Community

Gretchen Ritter Named Syracuse University’s Next Vice Chancellor, Provost and Chief Academic Officer

Monday, June 14, 2021, By News Staff

The global search for Syracuse University’s next vice chancellor, provost and chief academic officer has culminated with the selection of Gretchen Ritter, a highly respected and dynamic academic administrator who has held leadership roles at some of the country’s most…

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Congress Jump-Starts Antitrust Reform Debate

Friday, June 11, 2021, By Daryl Lovell

Five bills introduced today could weaken the power and dominance of big tech companies like Amazon, Google and Facebook. Shubha Ghosh is the Crandall Melvin Professor of Law at Syracuse University and director of the Syracuse Intellectual Property Law Institute…

STEM

Alexander Metcalf Named 2021-22 Astronaut Scholar

Friday, June 11, 2021, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Alexander Metcalf, a senior aerospace engineering major in the College of Engineering and Computer Science and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program, has been named 2021-22 Astronaut Scholar by the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation (ASF). Founded by the…

STEM

iSchool Professor Receives Highest Honor in Field of Information Science and Technology

Thursday, June 10, 2021, By News Staff

Steve Sawyer, professor at the School of Information Studies (iSchool) and core faculty member in the Renée Crown Honors Program, has been recognized with the 2021 Award of Merit by the Association for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T), the highest…

Campus & Community

VPA’s Department of Transmedia Remembers Faculty Member Leo Crandall

Wednesday, June 9, 2021, By Erica Blust

Leo Crandall, a filmmaker, musician and instructor of film in the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ (VPA) Department of Transmedia, died unexpectedly on Saturday, May 29, in Syracuse. He was 67. Born in Detroit, Crandall earned a B.A. in…

STEM

NYSERDA Energy to Lead Grant to Support Net-Zero Energy Living Lab on South Campus

Tuesday, June 8, 2021, By News Staff

A team led by Nina Sharifi, assistant professor of architectural technology in the School of Architecture, is undertaking a $1.59 million retrofit demonstration project and “living lab” for ongoing research using a South Campus dormitory at Winding Ridge. The pilot…

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Syracuse Program Preparing Students for Cybersecurity Fight Against Criminal Hackers

Tuesday, June 8, 2021, By Daryl Lovell

The federal government is taking on cybersecurity threats and ransomware attacks like never before. Now widely viewed as a national security threat, President Biden recently launched an initiative to address the dangers of ransomware by working with global partners to…

Campus & Community

Raynor Avenue Planned Closures for Utility Work

Monday, June 7, 2021, By News Staff

Chilled water upgrades along Henry Street and Raynor Avenue are progressing well and will begin to impact traffic on Raynor Avenue. Due to this utility upgrade work, Raynor Avenue between Stadium Place and Henry Street will be closed starting Monday,…