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Whitman School Appoints Director of Undergraduate Recruitment

Tuesday, July 31, 2018, By Kerri D. Howell

Rachel DuBois has been appointed director of undergraduate recruitment at Syracuse University’s Martin J. Whitman School of Management, effective Aug. 1. DuBois has been an academic advisor for the Undergraduate Program at the Whitman School for more than four years….

STEM

Hosein Delivers TED Talk on Revolutionary Material

Monday, July 30, 2018, By Matt Wheeler

Ian D. Hosein, assistant professor of biomedical and chemical engineering in the College of Engineering and Computer Science (ECS), recently delivered a TED talk at Clarkson University’s Spring TEDx event. Hosein discussed the development of strong materials that are also…

Veterans

Nearly 30 Veterans Complete Veteran Entrepreneurship Program

Monday, July 30, 2018, By Leah Lazarz

Twenty-eight veterans, from 16 states and Puerto Rico, spent last week attending classes, networking events and presentations, learning the fundamentals of running a business from accomplished entrepreneurs and professors as part of the Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans (EBV), powered by…

STEM

iSchool Researchers to Participate in Twitter-funded Study on Discussion Quality

Monday, July 30, 2018, By J.D. Ross

In the context of growing political polarization, the spread of misinformation, and increases in incivility and intolerance, how can the Twitter social networking service assess and improve the quality of its conversations?  Two researchers from the School of Information Studies (iSchool)…

WCNY

CNY Science and Engineering Fair Featured on WCNY

Friday, July 27, 2018, By Essence Britt

Donna Korol, associate professor of biology in the College of Arts and Sciences, and Charles Driscoll, University Professor of Environmental Systems in the College of Engineering, were featured in a WCNY story about young scientists and engineers. CNY holds a science fair for…

CBS News

Will Politics Crush Civility?

Friday, July 27, 2018, By Essence Britt

Keith Bybee, professor in the College of Law and Maxwell School, was interviewed by CBS News for the story “Will politics be the death of civility?” Bybee, expert in political philospophy expresses his opinion about today’s civility. He says that…

Think Progress

Trump Takes to Twitter Again in Response to Iran

Friday, July 27, 2018, By Essence Britt

Mehrzad Boroujerdi, professor of political science in the Maxwell School, was quoted in the Think Progress story “Lion’s tails and ‘demented words’: Sunday night’s intense U.S-Iran exchange Iranian President Hassan Rouhoni made a speech Sunday night that President Trump was quick to respond…

The New York Times

Facebook Faces Another Propaganda Scam

Friday, July 27, 2018, By Essence Britt

Jennifer Grygiel, assistant professor of communications in the Newhouse school was mentioned in The New York Times for the discovery of Facebook ads targeting American citizens. Grygiel was able to view them because of a recent policy change by Facebook. In…

Campus & Community

Syracuse University Accreditation Status Reaffirmed by Middle States

Friday, July 27, 2018, By Carol Boll

Syracuse University has received notification from the Middle States Commission on Higher Education that the University successfully retained its accreditation status. In the notification letter, the commission commended the University for the quality of its self-study process and noted that…

Campus & Community

NIH Postdoctoral Fellow Appointed Associate Director for STEM Careers in the Graduate School

Thursday, July 26, 2018, By Carol Boll

Peter Vanable, associate provost for graduate studies and dean of the Graduate School at Syracuse University, has announced the appointment of Simona Rosu to the role of associate director for STEM careers in the Office of Professional and Career Development…