City officials work to improve property tax inequity
City councilors are continuing efforts to resolve issues of uneven property tax assessments, which were reported by Syracuse.com this year. Read more »
technology
Extended-stay Hyatt adds to recent downtown growth
A building on East Onondaga Street will soon become a Hyatt House Hotel, an extended-stay product for guests who need more amenities for a longer period of time. Read more »
Students should do more to ensure their safety when using rideshare programs
Student Life columnist Sophia Becker argues that students should do more to ensure their Uber and Lyft rides are safe before getting into the car. Read more »
Syracuse adds additional bike path, increasing connectivity
The path was installed on Comstock and Waverly avenues. Read more »
SU autonomous systems institute to research impacts of drones
Autonomous systems, whether drones or driverless vehicles, both act and make decisions independently. Read more »
Syracuse to adopt 5G network by Verizon
For months, lawmakers considered the unknowns of the plan with its upside. Read more »
Economic growth indicates a strong job market for Class of 2019
Career services advisers at SU predict 2019 to have a strong job market despite a slip in employment rates last year. Read more »
EdTech investments by private companies should be applauded
Private education companies may be money-making institutions, but they are also pioneering technologies to bring classroom education into the digital age. Read more »
Research engineer Lynn Conway discusses innovation, erasure of women in science
Conway talked about how her creation of a quicker, easier way to develop silicon chips unfolded. Read more »
Campus celebratory event to feature Tiffany Haddish, Pusha T, Flipp Dinero
University Union, The National Pan-Hellenic Council and Student Association will host “Cuse Can! It Starts With Us” featuring Tiffany Haddish, Pusha T and Flipp Dinero. Read more »
$100 million project could revitalize East Adams neighborhood
The project aims to reinvent the East Adams neighborhood and combat the intergenerational poverty that has existed there for decades. Read more »
Our reader: Startups should partner with Syracuse to tackle city issues
Our reader responds to Daily Orange article Read more »
Syracuse chief data officer talks Syracuse Surge, ‘smart’ city
Sam Edelstein, Syracuse's chief data officer, said data will be used to shape future city policies. Read more »
‘Syracuse Surge’ idea could modernize our city
Business columnist Santiago Hernandez encourages readers to learn more about the “Syracuse Surge” initiative proposed by Mayor Ben Walsh. Read more »
SU research center to develop policies for drones, self-driving cars
The interdisciplinary initiative will draw on faculty across SU to study autonomous systems. Read more »
5G could revitalize Syracuse
The city of Syracuse can also benefit from the installation of 5G infrastructure. It is estimated that network providers will invest $275 billion over the next decade to install the next-generation wireless network, which could provide three million new jobs and boost the country’s GDP by half a trillion dollars. Read more »
Onondaga chapter of Girls Who Code empowers young women interested in STEM
The Onondaga Free Library initiated its chapter of Girls Who Code this past December. The national program aims to close the gender gap in science, technology, engineering and math fields. Read more »
How SA is working to become more visible to the student body
The two PR chairs have focused on building an “infrastructure of trust” in the fall semester. Moving forward, they want SA’s presence to be felt more throughout the student body. Read more »
Syracuse partners with tech startup to address crime, housing stability
Syracuse has partnered with Startup in Residence to help develop and test proposals from local companies, with a goal of increasing the quality of life. Read more »
NEXT conference to bring local tech community together
The one-day conference will take place in Liverpool on Thursday and include panels about topics like technology and the law, biotechnology and an update on the local drone industry. Read more »
Pew researcher discusses impact of technology on trust, facts and democracy in Q&A
Lee Rainie, director of internet and technology research at the Pew Research Center, said during a campus talk that technology has eroded people’s trust in large institutions. Read more »
OPEN CALL: How the theater scene in Syracuse is becoming more accessible
Disability rights advocates push for increased arts accessibility in Syracuse, praising Syracuse Stage for setting the standard. Read more »
These Syracuse indie artists are actually independent
No label, no problem. The Syracuse indie scene is alive and well with students and local artists bringing new sounds. Read more »
Common Council considers police department tech, officers in high schools
Three proposals were submitted for approval at the Common Council meeting on Wednesday at City Hall. Read more »
