STEM
University launches graduate certificate program in e-government
The School of Information Studies and the Maxwell School have established a new 12-credit certificate of advanced study in e-government management and leadership.
SU School of Education, College of Arts and Sciences faculty receive NSF grant to develop digital video research lab
The project, “Acquisition of Shared Digital Video Data Analysis Infrastructure,” will build shared resources to improve and streamline research projects.
SU professor contributes to call for accelerated conservation in New England
New England forests are at a turning point. A new study released today by the Harvard Forest reports that, following almost 200 years of natural reforestation, forest cover is declining in all six New England states.
Syracuse University introduces new interdisciplinary advanced certificate in cultural heritage preservation
Three schools at Syracuse University have joined together to develop the new Certificate of Advanced Study in Cultural Heritage Preservation.
Syracuse iSchool to host Social Media Tweetup May 26 at Tech Garden in advance of BizBuzz Social Media Conference
The Syracuse University School of Information Studies (iSchool) will host a Social Media Tweetup for registrants of the Syracuse BizBuzz Conference and members of Syracuse’s social media community.
Students in iSchool ‘Digital iCreation’ course help local nonprofits create Web presences
Seven group projects were presented May 4 during the final class meeting of IST 400, “Digital iCreation,” in the iSchool’s Innovation Studio.
SU Women in Information Technology partners with nonprofit organization to support girls’ education in India
Women in Information Technology (WIT), a student-led organization at the School of Information Studies, recently partnered with the Syracuse Chapter of Nanhi Kali to help raise money to educate young girls in India.
iSchool students to offer observations on Interop 2010 conference at May 5 presentation
Four Syracuse iSchool students in the M.S. in telecommunications and network management program will share highlights from their recent trip to the Interop 2010 conference during a presentation at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, May 5.
SU professor to chair national Water Sciences & Technology Board
Donald I. Siegel, a Meredith Professor in Syracuse University’s College of Arts and Sciences, has been appointed chair of the Water Sciences & Technology Board. The nationally renowned scientist, whose research encompasses contaminant hydrology, paleohydrogeology and wetland hyrdology, will serve a three-year term beginning in July.
Research finds low oxygen resources in CNY’s Three Rivers system
A unique three-year longitudinal and vertical study of Central New York’s Three Rivers system—involving the Oswego, Oneida and Seneca rivers—has revealed that oxygen resources have become degraded by several stressors, including the impact of wastewater treatment plants, nonpoint runoff, an increase in invasive zebra mussels and channelization of the flow.