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On Amazon’s New Delivery Service: Don’t be surprised to see some significant shifts in global shipping
Burak Kazaz, professor of supply chain management at Syracuse University’s Whitman School of Management reacts to news that Amazon is set to launch a delivery service that would compete with FedEx and UPS. “In recent years, Amazon decided to develop its…
iSchool Professor Lee McKnight Talks Whole Foods New Delivery Service
Amazon recently revealed the four test cities in which they would begin to try out a new Whole Foods Delivery service. One of the four cities is Cincinnati, which, as iSchool Professor Lee McKnight explained to the Cincinnati Business Courier,…
How the Kissing Bench Made Believers Out of One Couple
Liz Peck ’14 and Brian Balduzzi ’12 had been dating for two years when Balduzzi’s mom suggested the couple make a stop at the “Kissing Bench” on campus. It was right after Balduzzi’s Commencement ceremony, and Balduzzi’s mom, Joanne, told…
Sport Management Alumnus Promotes Olympic Athletes of Team Visa
At the Olympics in PyeongChang, Brian Meyer ’11 is cheering on a roster of international athletes. Meyer, an account manager with Endeavor (formerly WME|IMG), works with the Visa Olympic Sponsorship team, managing the 54 Olympic and Paralympic athletes for the…
University Opens the Office of the University Ombuds, Announces Search Committee to Identify Permanent Ombuds
The Office of the University Ombuds provides a venue for complaints, conflicts or concerns that visitors do not wish to address through other official University channels. These might include interpersonal conflicts or questions about University policies, practices or services.
Supermodel, Body Image Advocate Emme Visits University Feb. 27-28
Falk College and the College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) will host supermodel and body image advocate Emme ’85 for a series of campus events that are free and open to the public and that coincide with National Eating…
Internal Grant Program to Help Advance Diversity and Inclusion Goals
The Office of the Provost has launched a new internal grant program designed to enhance and sustain an inclusive, accessible campus community. The grant program—known as the Unsurpassed Student Experience Diversity and Inclusion (USE D&I) Grant—seeks to support diversity programs…
Purple Reign: Prince’s Commitment to Social Justice Overlooked, James Gordon William Says
James Gordon Williams first heard Prince’s music as a high school student. “The album Sign ‘O’ the Times (1987) was popular then and Prince’s music videos were available via MTV-style music video channels,” recalls Williams, assistant professor of African American Studies in…
iSchool, AT&T, City of Syracuse Partner to Launch Civic Data Hackathon Focused on Snow Removal
The School of Information Studies (iSchool), AT&T and the City of Syracuse have announced the launch of a civic hackathon, Plowing Through the Data, powered by AT&T. The partnership between the iSchool, the city and AT&T is the second community-based hackathon in Syracuse…
Data to Drive Future of Amazon-Whole Foods Grocery Delivery
This week Amazon announced it will begin delivering groceries from Whole Foods via Prime Now service to customers in Austin, Cincinnati, Dallas, and Virginia Beach. The company says it plans to expand the service to other U.S. cities later this…