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Making an Impact for Children’s Education

Wednesday, March 19, 2014, By Kathleen Haley

Aysha A. Seedat ’16 has always been interested in public policy and politics but it was the required first-year writing course that decided her future.

Has Your Phone Been Hacked?

Wednesday, March 19, 2014, By Keith Kobland

College of Engineering and Computer Science Professor Kevin Du has conducted research on smart phone apps, and has found that apps built on one specific platform may be transmitting information without the user’s knowledge. In this video, he demonstrates how,…

Fifty Staff Members to Walk for SU in Saturday’s Heart Walk

Tuesday, March 18, 2014, By News Staff

Fifty SU staff members have signed up to walk for the SU team in this Saturday’s Heart Walk. The walk will take place at the SRC Arena at Onondaga Community College at 10 a.m. Opening ceremonies will begin at 9:30…

STEM

Hurst-Wahl Garners WISE Accolades

Tuesday, March 18, 2014, By J.D. Ross

School of Information Studies (iSchool) associate professor of practice Jill Hurst-Wahl has been recognized by the Web-based Information Science Education (WISE) Consortium for excellence in teaching. Hurst-Wahl was nominated for a WISE 2013 Instructor of the Year Award for her course, “Copyright for…

Campus & Community

Maxwell School Names Prominent Public Policy Scholar to Moynihan Chair

Tuesday, March 18, 2014, By News Staff

Amy Ellen Schwartz, an internationally renowned scholar of education policy, public finance and urban economics, will join the Maxwell School this fall as Daniel Patrick Moynihan Chair in Public Affairs. Schwartz, a professor of public policy, education, and economics at…

STEM

Michael ’72 and Susan Thonis Establish Endowed Professorship of Earth Sciences

Tuesday, March 18, 2014, By Sarah Scalese

Professor Suzanne L. Baldwin, a renowned geologist and thermochronologist, has been named the inaugural Michael G. and Susan T. Thonis Professor of Earth Sciences in The College of Arts and Sciences. Through the generosity of Michael Thonis ’72 and his…

SU to Present ‘The Subject Is Lava’ MOOC Starting April 7

Monday, March 17, 2014, By News Staff

This spring, Earth sciences professor Jeff Karson and assistant professor of sculpture Robert Wysocki are bringing their popular Syracuse Lava Project to the world in “The Subject Is Lava,” a massive open online course (MOOC). The course begins April 7,…

Mũgo Earns Kenyan Award of Order, Mounts Play at UC Irvine

Friday, March 14, 2014, By Rob Enslin

Mĩcere Gĩthae Mũgo, a preeminent African American studies scholar in The College of Arts and Sciences, is taking center stage, literally and figuratively. Recently, she was cited by The Kenya Gazette, the official newspaper of the African republic, as the…

U.S. News Ranks School of Education in the Top 50 of Best Education Schools

Thursday, March 13, 2014, By Jennifer Russo

U.S. News & World Report has ranked the School of Education No. 45 among the best education graduate schools for 2015. This is the second consecutive year the School of Education has been ranked in the top 50. “I’m pleased that…

Chauncey D. Holmes Lecture and Awards Ceremony to Feature UC Santa Cruz Professor and Six Student Honorees

Wednesday, March 12, 2014, By Sarah Scalese

Six students representing four of Syracuse University’s schools and colleges will be honored for excellence in introductory Earth science at the annual Chauncey D. Holmes Lecture and Awards Ceremony on Thursday, March 20, in the Heroy Geology Laboratory Auditorium. The…