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iSchool Researcher to Participate in NSF’s Northeast Big Data Innovation Hub

Tuesday, November 3, 2015, By J.D. Ross

To accelerate the emerging field of big data, the National Science Foundation (NSF) has announced the establishment of four regional hubs for data science innovation across the United States. Covering all 50 states, these hubs include commitments from 281 organizations—from…

Campus & Community

Orange Survey Sent to All Undergrads Nov. 2

Monday, November 2, 2015, By Ellen Mbuqe

Today, Syracuse University launched the Orange Survey, a new initiative to better understand the experiences of undergraduate students. It is part of the provost’s office Student Academic Success initiative that also includes the new Orange SUccess advising system and an…

Campus & Community

SUPRA to Present ‘Refugee Reflections’

Thursday, October 29, 2015, By News Staff

SUPRA will present the first event in its new series “Refugee Reflections: Habiba Boru.” The event will be held on Thursday, Nov. 5 at 2 p.m. in 141 Newhouse III. Habiba Boru is many things: mother of four, multilingual, community…

Campus & Community

Larry Martin, Longtime Vice President for Program Development, to Retire

Tuesday, October 27, 2015, By Renée Gearhart Levy

After 40 years of leadership and service to Syracuse University, Larry Martin announced he will retire from his post as vice president of program development at the end of 2015. Martin has served at the helm of Syracuse’s Office of…

Verbal Blend Hosts Third Annual Spoken Word Poetry Institute Oct. 30, 31

Monday, October 26, 2015, By Shannon Andre

Verbal Blend, a spoken word poetry program coordinated by the Office of Multicultural Affairs within the Division of Student Affairs, will host the annual Spoken Word Poetry Institute on Friday, Oct. 30, and Saturday, Oct. 31. Marc Rodriguez, Sammy Maldonado…

Campus & Community

Orange Central 2015 in Photos

Monday, October 26, 2015, By Kathleen Haley

Alumni and friends came back to campus this past weekend to celebrate and remember during Orange Central 2015. Take a look at some of the activities and fun—and more memories made.

Media, Law & Policy

Scholar Spotlight: Justin Mattingly ’17

Wednesday, October 21, 2015, By Cyndi Moritz

Justin Mattingly is busy with dual majors in newspaper and online journalism (Newhouse) and political science (Maxwell) and minors in sport management (Falk College), history (Maxwell) and, soon, sport analytics (Falk). But that’s only part of the story. He also…

Campus & Community

University College to Bring Together Experts to Share Online Education Strategies

Wednesday, October 21, 2015, By Eileen Jevis

Ray Schroeder, associate vice chancellor for online learning and professor emeritus of communication at the University of Illinois at Springfield, will be part of a panel at the second annual meeting of the University Partners for Online Education Strategies (UP…

STEM

In Defense of Online Medical Records

Tuesday, October 20, 2015, By Matt Wheeler

Sharing sensitive information online has become commonplace. Having easy access to important info, such as financial information, provides people with unprecedented convenience. Unfortunately, it also introduces the risk of private data falling into the wrong hands. Credit cards and account…

Arts & Culture

SU Abroad Course in Lebanon, Jordan Studies Gender, Sexuality

Tuesday, October 20, 2015, By News Staff

A new study abroad course, titled “Global Perspectives, Local Contexts: Women and Gender in the Arab World,” was launched this past summer in the College of Arts and Sciences. Taught by Carol Fadda-Conrey and Dana Olwan, professors of English and…