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iSchool Launches New Minor in Data Analytics
The demand for data analytics professionals is growing. Organizations across all industries are investing in analytics positions, and it is predicted that demand for data science and analytics expertise across many different job roles will grow rapidly in the coming…
Syracuse University Startup SparkCharge is a Finalist in 43North $5 Million Competition
43North has announced 18 finalists for its 2018 $5 million startup competition. One was created at Syracuse University. SparkCharge founder and CEO Josh Aviv ’14, G’17, will compete against competitors hailing from across North America in two rounds of live…
Community-Based Health Research Provides Shared Learning Experience for Students, Community Members
Grace E. Gugerty ’19 wasn’t too nervous when she first met the refugee family who she would be learning about over the span of the spring semester. “It was more of a lot of buildup in my head. I thought…
Physicist Awarded $1.2 Million NIH Grant to Enhance Protein Detection
Professor Liviu Movileanu develops biosensors to identify proteins in leukemia, cancer A physicist in the College of Arts and Sciences is using a major grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to support ongoing research into protein detection. Liviu…
PurpleSun Rises – Luis Romo ’10, G’12, Bioengineering
Luis Romo ’10, G’12 is shining a new light on infection—literally. His company, PurpleSun, uses light-based technology to prevent infections in health care settings. Since its founding on the Syracuse University campus in 2011, the company has won business plan…
In the Fight Against Ebola in the Congo, Pregnant Women Must Not Be Forgotten
The latest outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo was declared on Aug. 1, with more than 100 confirmed and probable cases in eastern provinces. According to Congo’s health ministry, more than 70 people have died. International health…
Back to the Future of Climate Change
Researchers at Syracuse University are looking to the geologic past to make future projections about climate change. Christopher K. Junium, assistant professor of Earth sciences in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S), is the lead author of a study…
Syracuse University Startup PowerSpike Raises $500,000, Joins Techstars Atlanta to Build Live Streaming Influencer Marketing Tools
PowerSpike, the leading influencer marketing and analytics platform for live streaming, announced this week a combined investment of $500,000 by The Sixers Innovation Lab Crafted by Kimball, Techstars Atlanta—in partnership with Cox Enterprises, Dorm Room Fund and other outside investors….
LGBT Studies Welcomes New Director
Syracuse University is taking another step toward the development of a lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) studies major, with Professor Margaret Himley’s return to the full-time faculty. Himley, the University’s associate provost for international education and engagement for the…
Hosein Delivers TED Talk on Revolutionary Material
Ian D. Hosein, assistant professor of biomedical and chemical engineering in the College of Engineering and Computer Science (ECS), recently delivered a TED talk at Clarkson University’s Spring TEDx event. Hosein discussed the development of strong materials that are also…