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Matt Cufari Named as a 2022-23 Astronaut Scholar

Wednesday, May 25, 2022, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Matt Cufari, a senior physics major in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S), a computer science major in the College of Engineering and Computer Science, a Coronat Scholar and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program, has…

Media, Law & Policy

Rockell Brown Burton Joins Newhouse School as Associate Dean of Inclusivity, Diversity, Equity and Accessibility

Monday, May 23, 2022, By Wendy S. Loughlin

Rockell Brown Burton, an experienced academic leader and accomplished researcher with a passion for cultivating impactful, mutually beneficial relationships, has been named associate dean of inclusivity, diversity, equity and accessibility at the Newhouse School. After a national search, she was…

Campus & Community

8 New Recruits Begin Campus Peace Officer Academy

Thursday, May 19, 2022, By Christine Grabowski

Seven new recruits were sworn into the Syracuse University campus peace officer academy today by Syracuse Police Chief Joe Cecile. Cecile performed the swearing in of the academy recruits as an official welcome and endorsement of the joint law enforcement…

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Media Tip Sheet: Consequences of China Lockdown

Thursday, May 19, 2022, By Vanessa Marquette

As the intense lockdowns continue in China, one of our Syracuse University professors weighed in on possible consequences they may have on the economy. Dimitar Gueorguiev is an associate professor of political science at the Maxwell School of Citizenship and…

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Funding Expands for Newhouse Professors’ Work on Technology to Combat Fake News

Wednesday, May 18, 2022, By Wendy S. Loughlin

Two professors from the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications who are working on the development of technology to detect manipulated media and combat the spread of fake news are supported by a subcontract that now tops $1.1 million, thanks…

STEM

Biology and Earth and Environmental Sciences Departments Come Together on Diversity and Engagement Initiatives

Tuesday, May 17, 2022, By News Staff

In 1948, Professor James Hope Birnie became Syracuse University’s first African American faculty member in biology, teaching here until 1951. He was also one of its first biology faculty members to be supported by the National Institutes of Health (NIH)….

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New Law Scholarship Honors the Ongoing Legacy of the Hon. Theodore A. McKee L’75

Tuesday, May 17, 2022, By Robert Conrad

Syracuse University College of Law is pleased to announce the establishment of the Hon. Theodore A. McKee L’75 Endowed Law Scholarship with a generous gift from Syracuse University Trustee and College of Law Board of Advisors Member Richard M. Alexander…

Campus & Community

‘You Will Do Marvelous Things in the Future’: Chancellor Kent Syverud Speaks to Class of 2022 During Commencement (Video)

Monday, May 16, 2022, By News Staff

Syracuse University Chancellor and President Kent Syverud addressed the Class of 2022 during Commencement exercises. “Today, I ask that we all thank in particular one subset of our Orange community. These last two years have been extraordinarily challenging for the…

Campus & Community

5 New Members Elected to University’s Board of Trustees

Monday, May 16, 2022, By News Staff

Syracuse University has announced the election of five new members to its Board of Trustees, all with extraordinary backgrounds in business and philanthropy. Individually and collectively, these new trustees have already enhanced the student experience and advanced the University’s mission…

Campus & Community

Karin Ruhlandt to Conclude Tenure as Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, Lois Agnew to Serve as Interim Dean

Monday, May 16, 2022, By News Staff

Karin Ruhlandt, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S) and Distinguished Professor of chemistry, has announced that she plans to step down as dean later this year and return to the chemistry faculty following a well-earned research leave….