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First Year Seminar’s Jimmy Luckman Advocates for an Inclusive College Experience

When Jimmy Luckman prepared to embark on his college journey at SUNY Brockport, he desperately sought a meaningful connection with the campus community, opting from
John Boccacino July 9, 2024
First Year Seminar’s Jimmy Luckman Advocates for an Inclusive College Experience

Alumni Association Announces Updates to Board of Directors and Generation Orange Leadership Council

The Office of Alumni Engagement and Annual Giving announced the newest members of the Syracuse University Alumni Association (SUAA) board of directors and its Generation
Chris Velardi July 9, 2024
Alumni Association Announces Updates to Board of Directors and Generation Orange Leadership Council

Libraries Launches New Search Interface as Part of Integrated Library Services Platform

Syracuse University Libraries upgraded to a new cloud-based library services platform that includes an updated Libraries Search interface on June 26. The Libraries replaced Voyager,
Cristina Hatem July 9, 2024
Libraries Launches New Search Interface as Part of Integrated Library Services Platform

Uniting for Student Success: SummerStart Program Is a Collaborative Effort

Every June, a group of incoming first-year students arrives on campus to participate in SummerStart, an initiative of Retention and Student Success. The six-week program
News Staff July 9, 2024
Uniting for Student Success: SummerStart Program Is a Collaborative Effort

Campus Prevention Network Seal of Prevention Awarded to Barnes Center at The Arch Health Promotion for 4th Straight Year

The Barnes Center at The Arch Health Promotion team was awarded the Campus Prevention Network (CPN) Seal of Prevention for the fourth straight year. Presented
Samantha Perkins July 9, 2024
Campus Prevention Network Seal of Prevention Awarded to Barnes Center at The Arch Health Promotion for 4th Straight Year

Professor Michael Gill’s Fermentation Stories Project Gets a Taste of Zasar (Photo Story)

Fermentation is something Syracuse University School of Education Professor Michael Gill thinks deeply about. The process is the subject of his latest research and has
News Staff July 9, 2024
Professor Michael Gill’s Fermentation Stories Project Gets a Taste of Zasar (Photo Story)

Raising Guide Dog Puppies on Campus: How Students Are Helping Make a Difference for the Blind

Have you met Tarzan or Juan yet on campus? These latest members of the University community are hard to miss, with their friendly dispositions, shiny
Peyton July 8, 2024
Raising Guide Dog Puppies on Campus: How Students Are Helping Make a Difference for the Blind

Emerita Professors Reflect on Their Distinguished Careers in STEM

Four women STEM faculty members, all longtime members of the University community, have recently retired with emerita status, but they leave behind a significant legacy—as
Emerita Professors Reflect on Their Distinguished Careers in STEM

Remembering a Maxwell Torchbearer: Michael O. Sawyer

While many have helped to shape the Maxwell School’s first 100 years, perhaps no one person embodies the spirit, mission and purpose of the school
Jessica Smith July 5, 2024

Maxwell’s First Female Full-Time Professor Was an ‘Indomitable Presence’

Marguerite J. Fisher G’42  joined the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs faculty in August 1943, as war raged across the globe. While the
News Staff July 5, 2024
Maxwell’s First Female Full-Time Professor Was an ‘Indomitable Presence’

Scientists Spin Up a New Way to Unlock Black Hole Mysteries

Black holes are among the most studied but least understood cosmic phenomena for astrophysicists. While not technically a "hole," these objects derive their name from
Dan Bernardi July 5, 2024
Scientists Spin Up a New Way to Unlock Black Hole Mysteries

Syracuse University Leads Higher Education Consortium as Part of $40M Award to Advance Central New York’s Semiconductor Manufacturing Capabilities

Syracuse University will play a leading role in advancing Central New York’s semiconductor manufacturing capabilities thanks to $40 million in new funds made available to
News Staff July 3, 2024
Syracuse University Leads Higher Education Consortium as Part of $40M Award to Advance Central New York’s Semiconductor Manufacturing Capabilities

Whitman School Names Inaugural Albert and Betty Hill Professor

The Martin J. Whitman School of Management has recently named Professor Natarajan Balasubramanian the inaugural Albert & Betty Hill Professor, effective July 1. With a
Dawn McWilliams July 2, 2024
Whitman School Names Inaugural Albert and Betty Hill Professor

In Memoriam: Life Trustee H. John Riley Jr. ’61

On his journey from his first job in a corporate mailroom to the executive suite, H. John Riley Jr. ’61 often credited the education and
Eileen Korey July 2, 2024

Biology Professor Receives NSF Grant to Study ‘Community Coalescence’

Each fermented food—kombucha, sauerkraut or sourdough bread—is the result of an active, unique microbiome, which is the microbial community in a particular environment. A sourdough
News Staff July 2, 2024
Biology Professor Receives NSF Grant to Study ‘Community Coalescence’

University Remembers Silicon Chip Pioneer, Trans Activist Lynn Conway H’24

Lynn Conway H’24, a renowned computer scientist who received an honorary degree during the University’s Commencement in May, died June 9 in Michigan. She was
News Staff July 1, 2024
University Remembers Silicon Chip Pioneer, Trans Activist Lynn Conway H’24

What’s Happening in CNY: Where to Watch Fireworks This Fourth of July

Wondering where you can catch fireworks this Fourth of July holiday? We have rounded up a list of where you can watch them. Monday, July
Peyton July 1, 2024
What’s Happening in CNY: Where to Watch Fireworks This Fourth of July

Museum Studies Program Receives Funding from Fisher Price for Major Digitization Project

The museum studies program in the College of Visual and Performing Arts' School of Design has received a $28,000 grant from Buffalo-based Fisher-Price, Inc. to
Erica Blust July 1, 2024
Museum Studies Program Receives Funding from Fisher Price for Major Digitization Project