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What’s Next For Facebook? Legal and Social Media Experts Weigh In

Thursday, December 10, 2020, By News Staff

Nearly 50 U.S. attorneys general have filed an antitrust suit against Facebook, making it the second Big Tech company to face the legal allegations. The AGs say Facebook’s practice of buying up competitors, such as WhatsApp and Instagram, removes alternatives…

STEM

Electrical Engineering Alumnus Works at the Heart of Human Exploration

Wednesday, December 9, 2020, By Chris Barbera

When Ed Swallow ’80 first visited the Syracuse University campus, he was not certain what engineering major he would pursue with his Air Force ROTC scholarship. Following a meeting with the electrical engineering program director, Swallow learned something he thought…

Media, Law & Policy

Hon. James E. Baker Publishes ‘The Centaur’s Dilemma: National Security Law for the Coming AI Revolution’

Wednesday, December 9, 2020, By Martin Walls

Of all the areas that may benefit from artificial intelligence (AI) or be damaged by it, national security might be the most important. “Security risk will come first, as states—and perhaps other actors—race to develop and defend against the advantages…

STEM

Interdisciplinary Graduate Student Training and Scholarship in Water and Energy Continue to Thrive Despite COVID-19

Wednesday, December 9, 2020, By Brandon Dyer

Entering its final year of National Science Foundation funding, the EMPOWER (Education Model Program on Water-Energy Research) program at Syracuse University has delivered powerful lessons on interdisciplinary approaches to graduate education. Originally led by Principal Investigator Laura Lautz and more…

Media, Law & Policy

Kristen Patel ’90 Named Gregg Professor of Practice in Korean and East Asian Affairs at Maxwell

Tuesday, December 8, 2020, By News Staff

Kristen (Kris) Patel ’90, a distinguished alumna of the Maxwell School with more than 25 years of experience leading intelligence and analytics programs in the public and private sectors, is the new Donald P. and Margaret Curry Gregg Professor of…

Campus & Community

Students Have More Options with Winterlude Online

Monday, December 7, 2020, By News Staff

This winter break, students can earn one to four credits in four weeks or less, boost their GPA or prepare for study abroad (when programs resume). All Winterlude classes will be held online and are open to Syracuse University students,…

Campus & Community

LaunchPad Announces Winners of Campus Hult Prize Competition

Monday, December 7, 2020, By Cristina Hatem

Blackstone LaunchPad and Techstars at Syracuse University Libraries has announced the winners of the Syracuse University campus Hult Prize social impact competition, held virtually on Dec. 4. This year’s winners will be nominated for the global regional $1 million competition…

WSYR

“SU’s Narratio Fellowship Brings Refugee Stories to Life.”

Friday, December 4, 2020, By Lily Datz

Brice Nordquist, associate professor of writing studies, rhetoric, and composition in the College of Arts and Sciences, was interviewed by WSYR for the story “SU’s Narratio Fellowship Brings Refugee Stories to Life.” Nordquist leads the Narratio Fellowship, where refugee students…

Campus & Community

Faculty Nominees Sought for Seinfeld Scholars Award Program

Friday, December 4, 2020, By News Staff

Nominations of outstanding faculty members are sought for the 2021 Seinfeld Scholars Awards Program. Faculty may be nominated by their respective dean, or by their associate dean, department chair or program director with the dean’s concurrence. Faculty cannot self-nominate. Each…

STEM

Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Professors Receive Technological Innovation Awards

Wednesday, December 2, 2020, By Alex Dunbar

Electrical engineering and computer science professors Cenk Gursoy and Qinru Qiu received 2020 IEEE Region 1 Technological Innovation (Academic) Awards. Both were nominated by Distinguished Professor Pramod Varshney. Qiu was recognized for her pioneering contributions in stochastic power management and…