STEM
Proposed ‘Mother Nature’ Initiative Moves NYS Climate Needle
In his State of the State address this week, Governor Cuomo proposed a $3 billion environmental initiative to address everything from restoring wetlands to repairing dams and increasing wind and solar power. The “Restore Mother Nature Bond Act” would fight…
iSchool Professors’ Research and Expertise Showcased in Three Newly Published Books
Looking for a good book? Check out these new and newly updated titles for your bookshelf from faculty members in the School of Information Studies. The topics range from the 3D printing revolution to digital campaign technologies to design thinking…
Rajiv ‘Raj’ Dewan Appointed Dean of the School of Information Studies
Incoming Interim Vice Chancellor and Provost John Liu today announced the appointment of Rajiv “Raj” Dewan as the next dean of Syracuse University’s School of Information Studies (iSchool). Dewan, professor of computers and information systems, comes to Syracuse from the…
It Girls Weekend Program Expanding to Two-Week Summer College Course Experience
An innovative School of Information Studies (iSchool) program that gives high school women an introduction to information technology (IT) studies and careers will now provide a more full-fledged version of that IT immersion through a formal, two-week summer pre-college experience….
Associate Dean Gurdip Singh Named as a Division Director by the National Science Foundation
Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Programs Gurdip Singh has been named by the National Science Foundation (NSF) as a division director in their Computer and Information Sciences and Engineering Directorate. He will oversee the Division of Computer and Network…
Bethany Murphy ’20 Named as Marshall Scholar
Bethany Murphy, a senior environmental engineering major in the College of Engineering and Computer Science, has been named a 2020 Marshall Scholar. Founded in 1953, the Marshall Scholarships finance young Americans of high ability to study for a graduate degree…
Doctoral Grad James Howison G’09 Wins U.S. PECASE Research Honors
Earlier this year, James Howison, a 2009 graduate of the School of Information Studies doctoral program, received an email from the Federal Bureau of Investigation asking him for personal information and instructing him not to tell anyone about the message. He…
2020 SyracuseCoE Faculty Fellows Request for Proposals Now Open
SyracuseCoE is accepting applications for the 2020 Faculty Fellows program, which provides up to $20,000 in seed funding for research in SyracuseCoE’s core technical areas of clean and renewable energy, indoor environmental quality and water resources. Select previous projects are highlighted…
ECS Faculty Awarded $1.4 Million from Energy Department to Advance Building Energy Modeling
Two faculty members in the College of Engineering and Computer Science (ECS) will extend their collaborations to develop an innovative system that improves energy modeling of existing buildings using “aerial intelligence” acquired by drones. Senem Velipasalar, associate professor of electrical…
Biology Graduate Student Receives National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship
Julia Zeh is a Ph.D. student in the Bioacoustics and Behavioral Ecology Lab under biology Associate Professor Susan Parks, working on a project that ultimately will contribute to the conservation of endangered whales. Her interest in ecology and animal behavior…