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Veterans

Veteran-Owned ZeroPoint Aerial Launches Inaugural Drone Flyover to Feature Site Preparation at National Veterans Resource Center

Friday, March 2, 2018, By Stephanie Salanger

The first-ever drone flyover of the National Veterans Resource Center (NVRC) occurred on Monday, Feb. 26, thanks to a local veteran-owned business hired to chronicle the historic beginnings of the building slated to open in spring of 2020. Army veteran…

Veterans

IVMF Announces New Appointments to Advisory Board

Thursday, February 22, 2018, By Stephanie Salanger

The Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF) welcomes four new members to its external advisory board. Today, the IVMF announced that the Honorable Bob McDonald, former secretary of Veterans Affairs and former chairman and CEO of Procter & Gamble; former Secretary of…

Campus & Community

Sheila Johnson-Willis Appointed Chief Equal Opportunity and Title IX Officer

Thursday, February 15, 2018, By News Staff

Prior to being appointed interim associate vice president and chief equal opportunity and Title IX officer in June 2015, Johnson-Willis was director of equal opportunity and inclusion at Syracuse University from October 2012 to June 2015.

Business & Economy

We’ve All Heard the Words ‘Bitcoin’ and ‘Blockchain,’ but What Are They?

Friday, February 2, 2018, By Cyndi Moritz

Lee W.McKnight is an associate professor in the School of Information Studies, faculty advisor to the Worldwide Innovation Technology and Entrepreneurship Club and an affiliate of the Institute for National Security and Counterterrorism. He is also an expert on Bitcoin…

Campus & Community

National Pan-­Hellenic Council, University Union Join Forces for ‘Cuse for Good: Social Justice’

Thursday, January 25, 2018, By News Staff

University Union and the National Pan-­Hellenic Council (NPHC) have partnerred for a day of social justice sponsored by the Student Association. The event aims to create an environment in which the Syracuse University campus and Syracuse community can come together…

STEM

Pinpointing a Perpetrator

Tuesday, January 23, 2018, By Amy Manley

Students in the Forensic and National Security Sciences Institute are the first in the world to utilize the DEPArray NxT, created by Italian company Menarini Silicon Biosystems, in a forensic setting. Originally developed to aid in cancer research, students and faculty at…

Campus & Community

Professor Lawrence Mason Appointed as University’s Remembrance and Lockerbie Ambassador

Friday, January 19, 2018, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Chancellor Kent Syverud has appointed Lawrence Mason Jr., professor of multimedia, photography and design in the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, as the first Syracuse University Remembrance and Lockerbie ambassador. In this new capacity, Mason will play leadership roles…

Arts & Culture

Rolling Appointed to NAEA National Task Force on Equity, Diversity and Inclusion

Thursday, January 18, 2018, By Erica Blust

The National Art Education Association (NAEA) has selected James Haywood Rolling Jr., dual associate professor of art education in the School of Education and the College of Visual and Performing Arts, to serve on its newly formed National Task Force…

Veterans

IVMF Announces New Appointments to Advisory Board

Thursday, January 18, 2018, By Stephanie Salanger

The Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF) has announced the appointment of two new members to its external advisory board. JPMorgan Chase Vice Chairman John Donnelly has accepted a seat on the IVMF Board. David Owen, the global chief administrative officer at…

New York Times

How Bitcoin Ranks Among Historical Bubble Bursts

Friday, January 12, 2018, By Sawyer Kamman

As the Bitcoin bubble grew, so did the mysterious portrayal of the computational cash, which was relatively unknown to many across the country. Now, it’s price has dropped like a stone, but not before being compared to many other historical…