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Libraries Offering Overnight Laptop Borrowing
Syracuse University Libraries is now offering long-term laptop borrowing to students and faculty, available through reservation. Based on student feedback, this service is being offered in addition to the three-hour loan period for Dell, MacBook Pros and Microsoft Surface laptops….
Women in Leadership Initiative Hosts Gloria Somolekae G’94, H’22 on International Women’s Day
In celebration of International Women’s Day on Wednesday, March 8, the Women in Leadership Initiative (WiL), in partnership with the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, the School of Information Studies and the Office of Diversity and Inclusion, is…
Nothing But Positive Reviews About New Apple HomePod Speaker
James Abbott, Professor of Practice & Chair in the Sentor School of Music in the College of Visual and Performing Arts, was quoted in the Lifewire story “How Software Upgrades Improve Audio Quality in Apple HomePod and Other Devices.” The…
Associate Chief Information Officer for Academic Services Jenny Gluck Announces Retirement
After 30 years at Syracuse University, Associate Chief Information Officer (ACIO) for Academic Technology Services Jenny Gluck has announced her retirement, effective at the end of January. Mike O’Mara, director of Learning Environments and Media Production, will serve as interim…
At Arenas Throughout the NHL, It’s All About the Bandwidth
The fastest game on ice requires the fastest internet connectivity available, and this season an upgrade is underway. The National Hockey League (NHL) has updated wireless access in arenas throughout the league. As the puck dropped on opening night recently,…
Supreme Court Justices Pressured To Decide on the Constitutionality of Social Media Regulation
Nina Brown, assistant professor of communications in the Newhouse School, was interviewed for the Bloomberg Law story “Justices Urged to Weigh Social Media Laws Amid Appeals Split.” The article discusses how U.S. Supreme Court justices are being pressured to review…
AT&T ’Cuse Digital Experience Expands Technology Education for Syracuse City School Students
Syracuse University, AT&T, Museum of Science and Technology (MOST) and Tech4Kidz partnered this summer to create the Central New York region’s first free digital literacy and education summer program designed to address equality issues in technology education and to help…
Duncan Brown Takes on a New Mission as Vice President for Research (Q&A)
As the new vice president for research, Duncan Brown steps into a role in which he will orchestrate, support and enable the research, scholarship and creative activities that are central to the mission of the University. He notes that these…
College of Law and Whitman School Launch New Graduate-Level Certificate of Advanced Study in Technology Law and Entrepreneurship
Syracuse University’s College of Law and Martin J. Whitman School of Management (Whitman) are launching a new Certificate of Advanced Study in Technology Law and Entrepreneurship (CASTLE). This program leverages areas of strength at each of the schools that equip…
Sean Branagan Awarded Fulbright Specialist Grant for Estonia Digital Media Innovation Project
What’s next in the digital media entrepreneurship space? Answers to that question are what Sean Branagan ’80, director of the Center for Digital Media Entrepreneurship and an adjunct faculty member in the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, hopes to…