Writer: Rob Romano
Budget cuts may affect relationship between SU and Centro
An amendment to a highway bill recently passed by the House of Representatives may lead to budget cuts for bus company Centro, which could potentially affect the partnership Centro has with Syracuse University. Read More »
SU students work to reduce youth violence in Syracuse city schools
Syracuse University students have partnered with the Syracuse City School District and the Syracuse Youth Development Council to help reduce youth violence in the city's schools. Read More »
Obear trains SU students and administrators on diversity, privilege
Kathy Obear, an organizational development consultant and trainer, is working with Syracuse University administrators and students on the topics of privilege, inclusion and diversity. Obear delivered a keynote lecture Friday and conducted a Student Affairs Summit Saturday. Read More »
SU alumnus aims to help students with run for Syracuse school board
Ray Blackwell, a Class of 2015 Syracuse University alumnus, is now running on the Green Party ticket for the Syracuse City School Board in hopes of helping the next generation of students in the city. Read More »
Falk College to host multimedia symposium Friday to discuss sports and public health concerns
At the “Sport and the Pursuit of Healthiness” multimedia symposium this Friday, health experts will be brought in to discuss the connection between sports and the potential for injury. Read More »
Immersion course to allow students to converse with Spanish-speaking immigrants, refugees
Students taking the “SPA 200: Selected Topics — Spanish Immersion” course will be conversing with and interviewing Spanish-speaking immigrants and refugees at Syracuse’s Westside Learning Center this May. Read More »
Former Amazon chief scientist discusses data in 1st University Lecture of semester
Andreas Weigend, former chief scientist at Amazon and data expert, delivered his lecture titled, “We Are Our Data: Harnessing the Power of Social Data” Tuesday night in Hendricks Chapel to a crowd of about 130 members of the SU community. Weigend’s was the first University Lecture of the spring semester, and he addressed the way data affects people’s daily lives. Read More »
Former Amazon chief scientist to speak Tuesday for lecture series, discusses future applications of social data
Andreas Weigend, big data expert and former chief scientist at Amazon, will be giving the first University Lecture of the spring semester Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. Weigend will talk to students about using data to benefit themselves and others. Read More »
Department looks to increase enrollment in new Spanish Education major
More than a year after the launch of a new Spanish Education major at Syracuse University, less than five students have enrolled in the program. The major allows students to obtain an undergraduate degree in Spanish and a teacher’s certification to teach the language in New York State at the secondary level in grades 7-12. Read More »
Incumbent Maffei loses election by 20 points, calls time representing 24th district his “biggest privilege”
By the end of the night, with 99 percent of polls reporting, Maffei had garnered 40 percent, or 75,286 total votes, compared to Katko’s 60 percent, or 112,469 total votes. Read More »
SU programs lead the way in cybersecurity education
SU isn’t just trying to protect itself from cyberattacks; it’s also training students in the College of Engineering and Computer Science in cybersecurity so they can protect others beyond the university in the future. Read More »
