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Girl Who Codes Helps Girls Who Code

Tuesday, July 18, 2017, By Sophie Estep

According to the National Center for Women in Technology’s 2016 analysis, only 26 percent of professional computing occupations in the United States are held by women. This statistic is shocking in the current age of educational equality, but is on a…

Campus & Community

Got a Meeting? Take a Walk and Be Entered for a Chance to Win a Garmin Fitness Tracker

Tuesday, July 18, 2017, By News Staff

Ready to walk the walk with a walking meeting? If so, you have the chance to win a Garmin Fitness Tracker. The more walking meetings you participate in, the greater your chance of winning. Getting out of the office and…

Campus & Community

Four Questions with Carrie Abbott about Syracuse Welcome

Monday, July 17, 2017, By Shannon Andre

With Syracuse University preparing to welcome its newest students to campus this August, the Office of First-Year and Transfer Programs is busy putting the final touches on Syracuse Welcome 2017, Syracuse’s new student orientation program.  Each year, the staff and…

Health & Society

Q&A: Margaret Voss on Coffee-Longevity Link

Friday, July 14, 2017, By Cyndi Moritz

Margaret Voss is a professor of practice in Falk College’s Department of Public Health, Food Studies and Nutrition. She teaches courses in nutritional biochemistry, metabolism and nutrigenomics. She shared her thoughts about recently released research that seems to indicate that…

STEM

Alumnus Posthumously Named to National Mining Hall of Fame

Thursday, July 13, 2017, By Rob Enslin

The National Mining Hall of Fame and Museum (NMHFM) in Leadville, Colorado, will posthumously honor an alumnus of the College of Arts and Sciences. Vincent E. McKelvey ’39, a noted research geologist who directed the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) from 1971-77, is part of…

Campus & Community

Undergraduate Research Gets Major Boost from New Program

Thursday, July 13, 2017, By Elizabeth Droge-Young

Syracuse’s Center for Fellowship & Scholarship Advising (CFSA) recently chose nine undergraduate researchers to participate in the newly created Young Research Fellows Program (YRFP). Funding for this Universitywide program, including a two-year stipend, is made possible by a gift from Elliott Portnoy…

Campus & Community

Sen. Gillibrand to Host Town Hall at Syracuse University on Friday

Wednesday, July 12, 2017, By News Staff

Friday, July 14, at 5 p.m., U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand will host a town hall at Syracuse University. Gillibrand will take questions from constituents on issues ranging from health care to jobs and the economy. This event will be the first…

STEM

Q&A: Shiu-Kai Chin on Cybersecurity

Tuesday, July 11, 2017, By Cyndi Moritz

Shiu-Kai Chin, professor of electrical engineering and computer science in the College of Engineering and Computer Science, director of the Center for Information and Systems Assurance and Trust, provost faculty fellow for strategic planning and Meredith Professor for Teaching Excellence,…

Campus & Community

Adrian Prieto Named Director of Development for University’s Office of Program Development

Tuesday, July 11, 2017, By Carol Boll

The Office of Program Development has announced the appointment of Adrian Prieto as its director of development. The appointment, which took effect Monday, June 26, establishes a dedicated gift officer within the office to cultivate and increase giving among the University’s…

Media, Law & Policy

Nick Wallace Joins the College of Law as Assistant Dean for Enrollment Management

Tuesday, July 11, 2017, By Robert Conrad

College of Law Dean Craig Boise announced the addition of Nick Wallace as assistant dean for enrollment management. In this role, Wallace will be responsible for the strategic planning, leadership and implementation of the College’s J.D. enrollment and financial aid…