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Campus & Community

University Celebrates New Students During Convocation

Friday, August 25, 2023, By Christine Grabowski

With pomp and circumstance—including their first time singing the alma mater, the newest members of the Orange family were given a rousing, official welcome to the University during New Student Convocation Thursday in the JMA Wireless Dome. An annual tradition,…

STEM

Sea Urchins Are Struggling to ‘Get a Grip’ as Climate Change Alters Ecosystems

Tuesday, August 15, 2023, By Dan Bernardi

 When driving through a rainstorm, traction is key. If your tires lack sufficient tread, your vehicle will slip and slide and you won’t have the grip needed to maneuver safely. When torrential rains hit nearshore, shallow water ecosystems, sea…

STEM

New Research Examines Echo Chambers and Political Attitudes on Social Media

Monday, July 31, 2023, By Ellen Mbuqe

What is the role of social media in shaping our political attitudes? New research published in Nature sets out to understand whether and how the information people see on social media shapes their political views. Entitled “Like-minded Sources on Facebook…

STEM

A&S Physicists Design Technology Used to Discover New Information About What the Universe Is Made Of

Tuesday, July 11, 2023, By News Staff

College of Arts and Sciences (A&S) physicists just launched a new tracking device to research the fundamental forces and particles in the universe. The device, known as the Upstream Tracker, was installed at the renowned European Organization for Nuclear Research…

STEM

Amid the Rapid Rise of AI and Autonomous Systems, Maxwell Scholars Have a Pivotal Role

Thursday, July 6, 2023, By Jeffrey Pepper Rodgers

In early 2022, the City of Syracuse’s Surveillance Technology Working Group met to discuss a proposal from the police department to install street cameras that automatically scan license plates as an aid for investigating crime. While the technology had the…

Health & Society

Building a Fossil Fuel Free Future

Thursday, May 11, 2023, By Daryl Lovell

Expert: Electrification Is the Key to a Sustainable Future for Buildings If you’ve been on the market for a new home, properties with a natural gas-powered stove were probably promoted as especially valuable. How Americans heat and cook in their…

STEM

Professor Claudia Miller Awarded Simons Laufer Mathematical Sciences Institute Research Professorship

Thursday, May 11, 2023, By News Staff

Claudia Miller, professor in the Department of Mathematics in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S), has been selected for a prestigious research professorship at the Simons Laufer Mathematical Sciences Institute (SLMath) in Berkeley, California. She will work on-site at…

Campus & Community

35 Teaching Assistants Recognized for Outstanding Contributions

Thursday, April 27, 2023, By Diane Stirling

The Graduate School is recognizing 35 teaching assistants for outstanding work and valued contributions to the educational experience at Syracuse University. Outstanding Teaching Assistants are honored for excellence in their work as classroom teachers, laboratory or studio instructors and recitation…

Nicole Fonger

Assistant Professor , Mathematics educations
Veterans

Meet Kelsey Dornfeld: Military Storyteller With a Passion for Education

Tuesday, March 28, 2023, By Charlie Poag

While growing up outside of Minneapolis, Minnesota, indications that Kelsey Dornfeld’s future would lead to military service were non-existent. Even though she had a grandfather who fought during World War II, she didn’t have much exposure to the military throughout…