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Innovation Orange: EMPOWER Program

Wednesday, November 8, 2017, By Keith Kobland

EMPOWER is an interdisciplinary graduate education program focused on research at the interface of water and energy cycles. The program provides students with the technical knowledge and professional skills needed to compete for careers in energy, environmental consulting, government, nonprofits, academia and beyond.

The Post Standard

Whitman Dean Anderson Explains Leadership

Tuesday, November 7, 2017, By Sawyer Kamman

The Syracuse Post Standard recently featured Whitman Dean Gene Anderson discussing the issues of leadership. Anderson, who was named Dean in July, spoke candidly with the publication on this topic. “That’s one of the challenges – creating a sense of mission…

Health & Society

Registration Open for Mindfulness Webinar for Faculty and Staff

Tuesday, November 7, 2017, By News Staff

It’s a busy world. Do you find yourself multitasking in nearly everything you do? You fold the laundry while on the phone and keeping an eye on the kids, or plan your day in your head while listening to the…

Health & Society

Educators Prepare for New State Science Standards at ‘It’s Go Time! Science for All’ Conference

Tuesday, November 7, 2017, By Jennifer Russo

With new state science standards in effect since July 1, another sold-out crowd of teachers and administrators from across the state will converge on Roxboro Road Middle School today for a conference that brings together national leaders in science education; “live”…

Arts & Culture

Design Students’ Project Confronts Social and Political Problems, Solutions

Tuesday, November 7, 2017, By Erica Blust

Through the process of design thinking, junior communications design majors in the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ School of Design are confronting some of the social and political problems of our time through the project “CONFRONTED.EDU/an education in social…

Media, Law & Policy

Syracuse Experts Available for Comment on Trump’s Asia Trip

Monday, November 6, 2017, By Sawyer Kamman

Syracuse, NY…From now until next week, President Donald Trump and members of his administration will be in East Asia touring five countries. He will be meeting with world leaders and engaging in some of the most important issues of today….

USA Today

How Facebook Targets Its Ads at You

Monday, November 6, 2017, By Sawyer Kamman

After accusations of Russian meddling in 2016 election, many have wondered how Facebook ads can be targeted at specific demographics. iSchool Professor Jeff Hemsley spoke on this topic for USA Today, specifically in regards to viral advertising. ‘It’s known as…

STEM

Researchers Combine Experimentation, Simulation to Understand Chronic Infections

Thursday, November 2, 2017, By Matt Wheeler

People who suffer from chronic infections, such as Lyme disease, are forced to resign themselves to the fact that they will live with the disease for the rest of their lives. Researchers in the College of Engineering and Computer Science are taking…

Business & Economy

NEXT Conference to Feature Commercialization Experts

Thursday, November 2, 2017, By Martin Walls

The College of Law’s New York State Science and Technology Law Center (NYSSTLC) has a leading role at the NEXT Conference and Tech Showcase, taking place on Nov. 17 at the Sheraton Syracuse University. NYSSTLC is both a conference co-sponsor…

Orange County Register

How Russian Ads Became so Effective

Wednesday, November 1, 2017, By Sawyer Kamman

In the Orange County Register, Newhouse Advertising Associate Professor Ed Russell explained how the crudely-designed social media ads brought by Russian operatives during the 2016 election managed to be so persuasive. “The most important single thing in advertising is effectiveness….