STEM
South African delegation travels to SU as part of initiative to collaborate on community development
In an effort to promote cross-cultural collaborative dialogue, a delegation of representatives from the University of Fort Hare (UFH) in South Africa visited Syracuse University from Oct. 5-10.
Volunteers wanted to drive new hybrid research cars
Clean Communities of CNY, the local chapter of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Clean Cities Program, recently placed two Prius Plug-in Hybrid (PHV) vehicles with Syracuse University as part of Toyota Motor Sales, USA, Inc.’s U.S. plug-in demonstration program.
L.C. Smith College recognized as a leader in cybersecurity
DiversityGPS.com has announced that it is recognizing the L.C. Smith College of Engineering and Computer Scienceas a college having one of the premier cybersecurity programs in the nation.
Murder 201: Who’s killing off the forensic science faculty?
Forensic science faculty are part of a mysterious murder and the M.S. in Forensic Science students are the suspects. And everyone is invited to examine the haunted lab for clues to help solve the case. On Tuesday, Oct. 26, graduate students of the Forensic Science Program in SU’s College of Arts and Sciences will hold a haunted murder lab at 7 p.m. in room 105 of the Life Sciences Complex.
iSchool officially named Project Management Institute education provider
The Project Management Institute (PMI), the global organization responsible for certifying official project management professionals, has officially named the Syracuse University School of Information Studies (iSchool) a registered education provider.
Students invited to learn about spring break in Silicon Valley opportunity
The School of Information Studies will offer a two-credit course this spring that takes enrolled graduate and undergraduate students to Silicon Valley for spring break 2011.
UBM donates four passes, valued at more than $8,000, for Syracuse iSchool students to attend 2010 Interop
Four students in the M.S. in telecommunications and network management program in the School of Information Studies (iSchool) are attending the 2010 Interop Conference and Exhibition in New York City.
Yale’s Shelly Kagan to speak on ‘ethics of cloning’ Oct. 27
The integrated learning major in ethics in The College of Arts and Sciences will present a lecture by Shelly Kagan, the Clark Professor of Philosophy at Yale University.
Falling in love is ‘more scientific than you think,’ according to new study by SU professor
A new meta-analysis study conducted by Syracuse University Professor Stephanie Ortique is getting attention around the world. The groundbreaking study, “The Neuroimaging of Love,” reveals falling in love can elicit not only the same euphoric feeling as using cocaine, but also affects intellectual areas of the brain.
iSchool professor publishes book on need for more people educated as information professionals
The book focuses on the disparity between the growth of careers within the information industry and the apparent lack of interest in studying and working in the field within the United States.