Applying to college is one of the most exciting and nerve-racking times of your life. Here are 5 last-minute things you can do before you submit your college application to make sure your application is ready. 1. Double check your application deadlines Make sure that you are aware of the different deadlines for each school…. Read the full article…
When most people think of health and wellness, chances are the public library is not the first thing that comes to mind. However, over the past few years, public libraries have been playing an increasing role in supporting the physical, mental and social wellness needs of their communities in a variety of ways. Whether it’s… Read the full article…
I wanted this playlist to encapsulate a spectrum of ideas about libraries. Some are very basic, that could be used as tools for librarians and their patrons. This playlist captures the scope of libraries, including innovations that demonstrate the relevance of libraries today. I also included a fun video about metadata, because it succinctly and… Read the full article…
I had the honor of sitting down with Dr. Rosanna Guadango, a professor of Social Psychology who is currently conducting research at the Peace Innovation Lab at Stanford University. Dr. Guadango’s research interests focus on three main areas: Social Influence and Persuasion, Social Behavior and Mediated-Communication, and Gender Roles. Tell Me About Your Research My… Read the full article…
Wouldn’t it be nice if you could read any piece of scholarship for free? This isn’t an ad — it’s one of the driving thoughts behind open access, which is “the free, immediate, online availability of research articles coupled with the rights to use these articles fully in the digital environment,” according to SPARC, a… Read the full article…
I have just returned from the iSchool’s Retail Road Trip in NYC and as expected it was insightful, but tiring. We visited companies big and small, Microsoft, First Data, Tory Burch, and Pinterest. Of course it was great to see these multimillion dollar companies up close and personal, but that wasn’t what inspired me on this… Read the full article…
In the course IST 651 – Scripting for Enterprise Data Systems, iSchool Professor Carlos Caicedo introduced us to system and network infrastructure automation concepts and a tool called Ansible. This was the first time we became familiar with Ansible and how powerful it can be for automating system and network configuration management tasks. During the… Read the full article…
When Doug Mellinger ’87 did not fit the mold of a typical Syracuse University student, he didn’t give up. Instead, he crafted his own major and founded multiple organizations. This is how an entrepreneur gets their undergraduate degree. Originally from Westchester, New York, Mellinger started his first company at 13. He mowed lawns, tarred driveways,… Read the full article…
Editor’s note: in this piece, Anna reflects on her experience on Peak2Peak, one of the many Immersion Experiences the iSchool offers. Applications for the spring 2019 trips – EntreTech NYC, Spring Break in Silicon Valley, and TechTrek Chicago – are open now! “Diversity is like being asked to a party, but being inclusive is like… Read the full article…
For iSchool alum, and recent HINDSignts speaker, Menotti Minutillo ’07, success is measured by personal happiness. But as an engineering manager at Uber, who has previously held roles at Twitter and Goldman Sachs, it is evident his success reaches farther than self-validation. So how did he go from a ten-year-old tinkering around with his uncle’s… Read the full article…