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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

Understanding People

Thursday, February 1, 2018, By Amy Manley

When Kalyn Des Jardins began her journey as an advertising major in the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, her focus centered on learning the tenets of creating winning advertising campaigns. The art and science of crafting and delivering a…

Arts & Culture

VPA’s Jenny Saluti Elected to National Portfolio Day Association Board

Thursday, February 1, 2018, By Erica Blust

Jenny Saluti, director of recruitment and admissions in the College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA), was elected to serve a three-year term on the board of directors of the National Portfolio Day Association (NPDA) at its recent annual conference…

Arts & Culture

Syracuse Symposium to Host Disability, Transformative Justice Organizer Feb. 7-8

Thursday, February 1, 2018, By Rob Enslin

Syracuse Symposium continues its yearlong examination of “Belonging” with a mini-residency by acclaimed writer, educator, and disability and transformative justice organizer Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha. On Wednesday, Feb. 7, the Toronto- and Seattle-based activist will present a multidisciplinary performance titled “Bodymap” from 4-5:30…

STEM

Biology Professor Receives NIH Grant for Study of Genes Critical in Development

Thursday, February 1, 2018, By Kathleen Haley

Professor Eleanor Maine’s research team was identifying genes important for development of the germline of their study organism when they made an interesting discovery about a specific pair of genes. The two genes, they determined, are critical for germline survival….

Campus & Community

Faculty, Staff Invited to Tk20 Assessment Management System Information Sessions

Thursday, February 1, 2018, By News Staff

The Institutional Effectiveness and Assessment (IEA) assessment working team is excited to introduce Tk20 to the Syracuse University campus community and invites faculty and staff to a general information session. Learn how Tk20, an online system, will provide organizational support…

Campus & Community

South Asia Center Calls for FLAS Summer 2018 Applications

Thursday, February 1, 2018, By News Staff

Syracuse University’s South Asia Center announces its Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowship Competition for Summer 2018. Summer 2018 Fellowships—Deadline: Friday, Feb. 2, 2018 at 11:59 p.m. EST The FLAS Program, funded by the U.S. Department of Education under…

Campus & Community

U.S.-UK Fulbright Awards Give Students Life-Changing Experiences

Thursday, February 1, 2018, By News Staff

Newhouse senior Hannah Butler spent the summer of 2016 as a student cultural ambassador through the U.S.-U.K. Fulbright Commission’s UK Summer Institute program. A public relations major with minors in English and marketing, she participated in the Fulbright-Scotland Summer Institute….

Health & Society

School of Education’s Haddix Wins AACTE Outstanding Book Award

Wednesday, January 31, 2018, By Jennifer Russo

The American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) has announced Marcelle Haddix as the recipient of the 2018 AACTE Outstanding Book Award for her book “Cultivating Racial and Linguistic Diversity in Literacy Teacher Education: Teachers Like Me.” Haddix is Dean’s…

Veterans

Student Veteran Profile: Ryan Gross ’18, University’s First Tillman Scholar

Wednesday, January 31, 2018, By Stephanie Salanger

Growing up, Ryan Gross was always inspired hearing about his grandfathers’ World War II experiences, including leading tank units at the Battle of the Bulge and serving on a Navy destroyer in the Pacific. It was this connection that led…