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Business & Economy

Whitman School to Host 70th Annual Harry E. Salzberg Memorial Lecture Program

Tuesday, September 3, 2019, By Kerri D. Howell

The Whitman School’s H.H. Franklin Center for Supply Chain Management, celebrating its 100th anniversary in 2019, will host its annual Salzberg Memorial Lecture Program on Thursday, Oct. 17, from 2 to 5 p.m. in the Marvin and Helaine Lender Auditorium,…

Business & Economy

Josh Aviv ’15, G’17 Headlines Orange Central Fireside Chat

Tuesday, August 27, 2019, By Cristina Hatem

Alumnus Josh Aviv ’15 (B.A., economics, College of Arts and Sciences/Maxwell School), G’17 (M.S., information management, School of Information Studies), founder and CEO of SparkCharge, will be hosting two Fireside Chats on Friday, Sept. 13, as part of Syracuse University’s Orange…

Business & Economy

Power on the Go: Innovation Law Center Assists HopLite Power with Commercializing Novel Smartphone Charging Technology

Friday, August 16, 2019, By Martin Walls

It’s a frustration many can relate to. You’re on the go with your smartphone, juggling business and personal calls and texts, when you suddenly realize you’re low on power. No worries. Just dip into a friendly café with your charger…

Media Tip Sheets

Small Businesses, Footwear Companies To Be Hit Hard With Tariff Hike

Thursday, May 23, 2019, By Daryl Lovell

Next week, China is expected to raise tariffs on $60 billion worth of U.S. goods and products, following Pres. Trump’s decision to raise duties on Chinese goods. Which sectors of the retail industry are likely to feel the pinch the…

Campus & Community

PlastiVan Visits Syracuse University Libraries

Thursday, May 16, 2019, By Cristina Hatem

Syracuse University Libraries’ Special Collections Research Center hosted a visit from the PlastiVan on April 26.  The PlastiVan is sponsored by SPE Foundation, an association of more than 22,000 members uniting plastics professionals worldwide and committed to making the plastics…

STEM

Students Partner with Industry on Wearable Cooling Device

Thursday, May 16, 2019, By Matt Wheeler

While many people work in climate-controlled buildings, certain jobs require workers to toil in oppressive heat. Military personnel, firefighters, construction workers and many others don’t have many good options for keeping cool in their line of work. This spring, a…

Campus & Community

University Announces 2019-20 Remembrance Scholars

Monday, April 29, 2019, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Syracuse University’s Remembrance Scholar Selection Committee has chosen the 35 students who will be the 2019-20 Remembrance Scholars. The scholarships were founded as a tribute to—and means of remembering—the 35 students who were killed in the Dec. 21, 1988, bombing…

NPR

Tariffs on Aluminum and Steel Lead to Wins and…Failures

Sunday, April 28, 2019, By Essence Britt

Mary Lovely, professor of economics in the Maxwell School, was quoted in stories about tariffs and the trade war in several outlets including National Public Radio. In the Trade War between the U.S and China tariffs have been imposed on aluminum…

Arts & Culture

Five Questions for Theo Cateforis: The Author of ‘The Rock History Reader’ May Have the Coolest Job on Campus

Thursday, April 11, 2019, By Rob Enslin

Is rock dead? “Not if you’re really listening,” says Theo Cateforis, associate professor of music history and cultures in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S). The author of the perennial seller “The Rock History Reader” (Third Edition: Routledge, 2019), Cateforis…