Here’s the rundown on where SU school and college convocation ceremonies will be this weekend
Commencement events will be held at SUNY-ESF and on Syracuse University’s Main Campus and South Campus Thursday through Sunday. Read more »
School of Information Studies
SU students graduating this semester enter a workforce with increasing job prospects
Faculty members from different career centers on campus discuss job prospects for graduating students from their specific colleges. Read more »
iSchool announces establishment of new master’s program in applied data science
Most courses for the program will be housed in the School of Information Studies, but students are required to take several data science courses from the Martin J. Whitman School of Management. Read more »
Professor receives grant to study effects of communication technologies on veterans
Bryan Semaan, an assistant professor at Syracuse University’s School of Information Studies, received a $173,205 grant from the National Science Foundation to study the possible benefits of communication technologies on veterans. Read more »
SU, Le Moyne establish joint programs that play off each other’s strengths
Syracuse University and Le Moyne College are reaffirming their long-standing relationship. Various academic programs will take advantage of the strengths of each institution, specifically within the iSchool and College of Law. Read more »
Tech companies should do their part and agree to Cuomo’s expanded internet marketplace tax
Business columnist Daniel Strauss explains why New York state Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s proposal to further tax online retailers is the next logical step in a shifting consumer culture. Read more »
iSchool master’s program to focus on cloud computing
The program, set to launch this fall, will teach students how data is processed, stored and networked. Read more »
News briefs: iSchool announces new major, baseball hall of famers to highlight symposium
The Syracuse University School of Information Studies announced on Monday the new master’s degree program in enterprise data systems and former MLB players Roberto Alomar and Ryne Sandberg will highlight the Baseball Legends Night at the Oncenter in April. Read more »
Event commemorating SU community members who died in 2016 to be held
The event, called “Service of Commemoration” encouraged by the SU Remembrance Scholar’s “Look Back, Act Forward” commitment, will take place on Tuesday, March 21, at 4 p.m. in Hendricks Chapel. Read more »
SU faculty part of team awarded $11.5 million contract by intelligence services
The team is building a web-based application that would help intelligence analysts improve their reasoning, avoid faulty logic and collaborate efficiently. Read more »
As the workforce tenses, here's how young job candidates are standing out
Employers are increasingly looking at job candidate's soft skills, opposed to their technical skills. Read more »
Updated academic integrity policy aims to make reporting violations easier, clarify the process
The new academic integrity policy reflects input from students and faculty who are overwhelmed with reporting requirements. Read more »
iSchool professors awarded for research on internet's effect on real estate
Kevin Crowston, Steven Sawyer and Rolf Wigand in SU's School of Information Studies started collaborating on the project 18 years ago. Read more »
As unpaid internships remain under fire, Syracuse University schools and colleges guide students differently
Unpaid internships have become a point of controversy in recent years. Here is how SU's schools and colleges advise their students when it comes to such internships. Read more »
Syracuse University researchers awarded grant to find cybersecurity threats in smart electrical grids
A four-person Syracuse University research team was awarded a $344,184 National Science Foundation grant for the study of the potential creation of cybersecurity threats with the modernization of electric power grids. Read more »
John Williams performs, helps people in and out of veteran community
John Williams, a senior who transferred to Syracuse after 15 years of military service, spends his time here helping others around campus. Read more »
Syracuse University researchers continue to further gravitational wave research
Syracuse University’s School of Information Studies have formed a partnership with universities and a planetarium to advance the search of gravitational waves with GravitySpy, a science project that allows the general public to get involved in scientific research. Read more »
iSchool professor releases tool to ease overcrowded wireless technology
School of Information Studies Associate Professor Carlos Caicedo has released a tool on decreasing the load of wireless technology usage. Read more »
Joint Newhouse and iSchool program explores political opinions on social media
Syracuse University's School of Information Studies and S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications have organized the Share of Voice Project. Read more »
Syracuse University iSchool professor uses artificial intelligence in NSF grant process
The grant provided to an iSchool assistant professor is allocated for improving grant reviewing and strengthening scientific innovation through linking funding and scholarly literature. Read more »
Team of iSchool graduate students receives gold award in the National Cyber Analyst Challenge
Syracuse University's Information Security Club received the gold award in Phase I of the National Cyber Analyst Challenge. Read more »
'AMERICAN FAMILY TRAGEDY': The day Syracuse University will never forget
15 years after Sept. 11 attack in which more than 2,900 people perished, Syracuse University officials share what that day looked like for them. Read more »
Syracuse University hosts entrepreneurship event for women in Bird Library
Local, aspiring women entrepreneurs recently attended a networking and information event at Syracuse University’s Bird Library. Read more »
'INSURMOUNTABLE': How Syracuse University handled a case of assault against a student abroad
Page Garbee, a Syracuse University alumna, was assaulted by a male SU student while studying abroad in 2014. The case provides a glimpse into how SU handles incidents of violence against women. Read more »
