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STEM

iSchool Launches New Minor in Data Analytics

Wednesday, September 26, 2018, By J.D. Ross

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…

Campus & Community

Empty Bowls Event on Friday Supports Interreligious Food Consortium

Tuesday, September 25, 2018, By News Staff

Syracuse University, Clayscapes Pottery and the Interreligious Food Consortium (IFC) are hosting an Empty Bowls fundraiser on Friday, Sept. 28, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Nancy Cantor Warehouse, 350 W. Fayette St., Syracuse. In return for a…

STEM

Davis Named Interim Assistant Dean for Inclusive Excellence in Engineering and Computer Science

Tuesday, September 25, 2018, By Matt Wheeler

As part of the continued commitment to diversity, inclusion and student success in Syracuse University’s College of Engineering and Computer Science (ECS), Karen Davis ’83, G’91 has been appointed interim assistant dean for inclusive excellence. In this new position, she will oversee…

Campus & Community

Dome Nights Are Back

Tuesday, September 25, 2018, By Currie Murch Elliot

After a successful premiere last April, Recreation Nights at the Dome will be returning this fall. Every Tuesday in October (2, 9, 16, 23 and 30), the Dome will be available to students for open recreation from 7-11 p.m. At…

STEM

A New Way to Count Qubits

Monday, September 24, 2018, By Rob Enslin

Researchers at Syracuse University, working with collaborators at the University of Wisconsin (UW)-Madison, have developed a new technique for measuring the state of quantum bits, or qubits, in a quantum computer.

Campus & Community

College Appoints Associate Dean of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Friday, September 21, 2018, By Rob Enslin

The College of Arts and Sciences (A&S) reaffirms its commitment to opportunity and access with a newly created high-level appointment. Kishi Animashaun Ducre, associate professor of African American studies (AAS), is the college’s inaugural associate dean of diversity, equity and…

Veterans

‘The Weight of Honor’ Film to Be Shown at Newhouse Oct. 10

Friday, September 21, 2018, By News Staff

A screening of “The Weight of Honor” will be held Wednesday, Oct. 10, at 6 p.m. in the Joyce Hergenhan Auditorium, Newhouse 3. A panel discussion will follow. The event is co-sponsored by the Military Visual Journalism Program and the…

Arts & Culture

Lunch Time Poems Series Begins in Bird Library

Wednesday, September 19, 2018, By News Staff

Syracuse University Libraries is hosting Lunch Time Poems, a series of free noontime poetry readings through the end of November. All readings take place from noon to 1 p.m. in the Peter Graham Scholarly Commons on the first floor of…

Arts & Culture

CFAC Hosts LaToya M. Hobbs Exhibition through Nov. 3

Wednesday, September 19, 2018, By Renée K. Gadoua

In the Community Folk Art Center (CFAC) exhibition “Salt of the Earth,” LaToya M. Hobbs hopes to spur a dialogue about the perception of Black womanhood. “In thinking about women as ‘preservers’ in service to others, I want to highlight…

Health & Society

Syracuse University Conducts First Systematic Review of Experimental Pain Research on Cannabis-Based Drugs

Wednesday, September 19, 2018, By Rob Enslin

Researchers in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S) have determined that cannabinoid drugs do not appear to reduce the intensity of experimental pain, but, instead, may make pain feel less unpleasant and more tolerable.