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STEM

iSchool, Time Warner Create ‘Data Day’ for Local Students

Thursday, June 25, 2015, By News Staff

The School of Information Studies (iSchool) and Time Warner Cable have joined forces to create “Data Day,” an event targeting Syracuse-area middle and high school students where they will explore the science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields. “Data Day”…

Media, Law & Policy

Nabatchi Coauthors Book on Public Participation

Wednesday, June 24, 2015, By News Staff

Tina Nabatchi, associate professor of public administration and international affairs in the Maxwell School, is coauthor of the recently published “Public Participation for 21st Century Democracy,” a book that explores the theory and practice of public participation in decision making…

Campus & Community

Revised Travel and Entertainment Policy Takes Effect Sept. 1

Tuesday, June 23, 2015, By Jaclyn D. Grosso

In an effort to offer improved service and clear guidelines for all University-funded, sponsored research or grant-funded travel, Syracuse University is implementing a revised travel and entertainment policy effective Sept. 1. The new policy names BTI The Travel Consultants, a…

Campus & Community

Chancellor Syverud Selects Mark Coyle as University’s Next Director of Athletics

Friday, June 19, 2015, By Kevin C. Quinn

Syracuse University Chancellor Kent Syverud today announced he has selected Mark Coyle to be the University’s next director of athletics.

Media, Law & Policy

Cold Case Justice Initiative Statement on Charleston, SC Tragedy

Friday, June 19, 2015, By Scott McDowell

The following statement was issued by Cold Case Justice Initiative Co-Directors Paula Johnson and Janis McDonald, professors from Syracuse University’s College of Law. “The Cold Case Justice Initiative at Syracuse University College of Law expresses our deep sympathies to the…

Arts & Culture

Vivian May Appointed Director of Humanities Center

Wednesday, June 17, 2015, By Rob Enslin

The Humanities Center in the College of Arts and Sciences has a new director. Vivian May, associate professor and chair of Women’s and Gender Studies (WGS), will take the helm of the Humanities Center on July 1. She succeeds interim…

Professor Explains How to Track a Computer Hacker

Wednesday, June 17, 2015, By Ellen Mbuqe

“A typical footprint is the IP address of the computer. If you hack into a computer, there will be a record that shows what device actually connected with this computer. But an amateur hacker is easily caught, especially if they…

Campus & Community

INSCT, NATO CCDCOE to Host Cyber Espionage Workshop

Wednesday, June 17, 2015, By Martin Walls

Contemporary cyber spies—often under the control of nation states—are just as likely to be plundering the intellectual property and customer information of international businesses as waging covert cyberwar against military enemies. With cyber espionage becoming a growing economic as well…

STEM

Physicist Awarded Grant to Study Physical Cell Biology

Tuesday, June 16, 2015, By Rob Enslin

A physicist in the College of Arts and Sciences has been awarded a major grant to study how the shape and motion of individual cells mold biological tissues into three-dimensional shapes. M. Lisa Manning, associate professor of physics, is part…

Arts & Culture

Student Wins Honors Capstone Awards for Original Novel

Tuesday, June 16, 2015, By Rob Enslin

A student in the College of Arts and Sciences has received two major capstone project awards from the Renée Crown University Honors Program. Anastasia Selby ’15 is the winner of both the David Orlin Prize for Outstanding Capstone Project and…