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With New CEO, Uber Looks to Avoid Risk
Talking to the Washington Post, Syracuse Law professor Shubha Ghosh spoke as to why Uber elected to settle with lawsuit with Alphabet, which is Google’s parent company. “A settlement leaves matters more ambiguous for Uber and gives the company…
iSchool, AT&T, City of Syracuse Partner to Launch Civic Data Hackathon Focused on Snow Removal
The School of Information Studies (iSchool), AT&T and the City of Syracuse have announced the launch of a civic hackathon, Plowing Through the Data, powered by AT&T. The partnership between the iSchool, the city and AT&T is the second community-based hackathon in Syracuse…
Data to Drive Future of Amazon-Whole Foods Grocery Delivery
This week Amazon announced it will begin delivering groceries from Whole Foods via Prime Now service to customers in Austin, Cincinnati, Dallas, and Virginia Beach. The company says it plans to expand the service to other U.S. cities later this…
We’ve All Heard the Words ‘Bitcoin’ and ‘Blockchain,’ but What Are They?
Lee W.McKnight is an associate professor in the School of Information Studies, faculty advisor to the Worldwide Innovation Technology and Entrepreneurship Club and an affiliate of the Institute for National Security and Counterterrorism. He is also an expert on Bitcoin…
Rivera G’16 Named to 2018 ALA Emerging Leaders Class
School of Information Studies (iSchool) alumnus Juan Rivera G’16 has been named to the American Library Association’s (ALA) Emerging Leaders class for 2018. The ALA program is a leadership development offering that enables newer library workers to participate in problem-solving…
How Big Data is Shaking up Supply Chain
It’s a relatively new trend for many Fortune 500 companies, but using big data analytics is already paying big dividends, especially in regards to supply chain management, says iSchool Professor Jeff Saltz, it’s paying off. For CIO Online: “Most large Fortune…
U.S. News Ranks Syracuse iSchool No. 13 for Online Graduate Programs
The School of Information Studies (iSchool) has been ranked No. 13 for best online degree programs for graduate computer information technology by U.S. News & World Report for 2018. The full rankings are available on the U.S. News & World Report website. U.S. News “developed…
Inc. Calls iSchool Professor’s Book Among Eight Best Reads for 2018
Inc. just released it’s Top 8 Reads of 2018, dubbing iSchool Professor Carl Schramm’s “Burn the Business Plan: What Great Entrepreneurs Really Do” among them. The book steers clear of the high-flying Silicon Valley entrepreneurs, staying mostly with unknown stories…
So What is Bitcoin?
Bitcoin surged to the forefront of American culture late in 2017, when prices per coin hit $20,000. However, despite its high value and popularity, many had no real idea what the currency is. American Banker set out to answer that…
Syracuse University, Le Moyne College Announce New Academic Partnership
In a ceremony held today on the Syracuse University campus, leaders from Syracuse University and Le Moyne College announced a new academic partnership between Syracuse’s School of Information Studies (iSchool) and Le Moyne’s Madden School of Business. The new partnership will enable students…