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Syracuse University Named to Forbes List of Best Employers
Forbes has recognized Syracuse University in its inaugural list of America’s Best Employers. Syracuse is ranked #41 in Forbes listing of the top 500 employers. Forbes worked in conjunction with Statista.com in developing the rankings. Forbes has traditionally ranked the…
ITS Sentinels: Students Defending University’s Network Digital Assets
In the last two years, Information Technology and Service (ITS) has ramped up the hiring of student employees for its Information Security (InfoSec) team. Called ITS Sentinels, these students work diligently to defend the University against online threats and security…
‘Shark Tank’ Appearance for Student Sandbox Startup Founders
Their entrepreneurial journey has taken them from the Syracuse University Student Sandbox and the Couri Hatchery to the “Shark Tank.” A group of Syracuse University students who launched a startup in the Syracuse Student Sandbox incubator in 2009 is appearing this…
A New Software Tool for the University to Support Reading and Writing
Information Technology and Services (ITS), working with student, faculty and staff support units, has announced the availability of TextHelp’s Read&Write Gold. All active Syracuse University students, faculty and staff can download and install the customizable toolbar that integrates with common…
Spring Break in Silicon Valley Celebrates Fifth Year
During the week of March 8-15, 16 Syracuse University students will be immersed in the exhilarating whirlwind of Spring Break in Silicon Valley, touring West Coast start-up companies, meeting—and learning from—the people who work there. Now in its fifth year,…
Huang Receives NSF Grant for Mobile Crowdsourcing System
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded a continuing grant to School of Information Studies (iSchool) assistant professor and principal investigator Yun Huang to examine two questions related to public safety and mobile crowdsourcing. The two-pronged study, the first phase…
MakerSpace Is Making a Difference
Members of the University community increasingly gather at MakerSpace to learn and create using do-it-yourself approaches to creating with technology.
Wednesday Morning Discussion/Demonstrations Delve into Virtual Reality
Virtual reality (VR), once the stuff of science fiction, is now poised to move into the mainstream through consumer devices like the Oculus Rift (purchased by Facebook for $2 billion), the mobile phone-powered Samsung GearVR (in partnership with Oculus) and…
Habitat for Humanity Offers Spring Break Project Trips
The Syracuse University and SUNY-ESF chapter of Habitat for Humanity is accepting applications to attend one of three spring break trips to work on housing projects. Students can attend home building projects in Sebring, Fla.; Lafayette County, La.; or Raleigh,…
Saturday Night Live: the Showcase Scheduled for Saturday at Goldstein Auditorium
The Theta Xi Chapter of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc., will host Syracuse University’s first ever “Saturday Night Live: the Showcase” all-star variety show on Saturday, Feb. 7, in Goldstein Auditorium with doors opening at 7 p.m. and the show…