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Veterans

Ryan Gross Named 2017 Tillman Scholar

Tuesday, June 13, 2017, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Ryan Gross grew up hearing stories about his grandfathers’ military experiences during World War II, leading tank units through the Battle of the Bulge and serving on a Navy destroyer in the Pacific. Inspired by their service, he accepted a…

Campus & Community

Sascha Scott Is Top Overall Female Finisher in J.P. Morgan Corporate Challenge

Tuesday, June 13, 2017, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

In 2014, participants in Syracuse’s J.P. Morgan Corporate Challenge battled 90-degree heat. Last year, they fought a 21 mile-per-hour wind on the 1.75 mile stretch to the finish line. Therefore, Sascha Scott did not mind this year’s wet and cool…

STEM

Physics Student Named Kavli Graduate Fellow

Monday, June 5, 2017, By Rob Enslin

A student in the College of Arts and Sciences is the winner of a graduate fellowship to the Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics (KITP) at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Suraj Shankar, a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Physics,…

Health & Society

Professor Charles Driscoll on Impact of U.S. Pulling Out of Paris Accord

Thursday, June 1, 2017, By Keith Kobland

The decision by the Trump administration to pull out of the Paris climate accord is being met with disappointment by one of Syracuse University’s leading authorities on climate change. University Professor of Environmental Systems and Distinguished Professor Charles Driscoll believes…

STEM

Stripling to Receive ALA’s Joseph W. Lippincott Award

Wednesday, May 17, 2017, By J.D. Ross

Barbara Stripling, senior associate dean and associate professor of practice at the School of Information Studies (iSchool), has been announced as the recipient of the 2017 Joseph W. Lippincott Award. This annual award is sponsored by Joseph W. Lippincott, III…

Arts & Culture

Light Work Announces Recipients of 43rd Annual Light Work Grants in Photography

Wednesday, May 17, 2017, By News Staff

Light Work has announced the 43rd annual Light Work Grants in Photography. The 2017 recipients are Mary Helena Clark, Joe Librandi-Cowan and Stephanie Mercedes. The Light Work Grants in Photography program is a part of Light Work’s ongoing effort to…

Campus & Community

In Syracuse, Plans to Renew Forgotten Promise at Deeply Moving World War I Monument

Wednesday, May 17, 2017, By Sean Kirst

Bill Orzell understands the promise. It is reinforced for him by the sheer power of a statue in Billings Park in downtown Syracuse, across the street from the abandoned grandeur of the old Central High School. The statue portrays an…

Campus & Community

Message from Chancellor Kent Syverud on Campus Framework Full Report

Monday, May 15, 2017, By News Staff

Dear Students, Faculty and Staff: This past weekend, tens of thousands of families, friends and loved ones converged on campus to celebrate the academic achievements of roughly 7,000 Syracuse University students. A highly symbolic ritual, Commencement marks not only the…

Campus & Community

Board of Trustees Endorses Award-Winning Campus Framework—Vision for Excellence; Full Report Now Available for Community Feedback

Monday, May 15, 2017, By News Staff

Ensuring that Syracuse University’s physical landscape, buildings and infrastructure align with and support the priorities of the Academic Strategic Plan and its institutional mission and vision is the chief objective of the newly released Campus Framework-Vision for Excellence.

Campus & Community

Message from Chancellor Syverud

Friday, May 12, 2017, By News Staff

Dear Students, Faculty and Staff: As students and faculty finish with final exams, and we head into our commencement activities, I am reminded of how much we accomplished this year, and will continue to accomplish by doing what this community…