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The Atlantic

NASA’s Controversy In Naming Their New Telescope

Sunday, October 24, 2021, By Sophie Gomprecht

Sean O’Keefe, University Professor at the Maxwell School, was interviewed by The Atlantic for the article “This Isn’t the Big Telescope Debut NASA Imagined.” O’Keefe, who was the NASA administrator in 2002, discussed the impact Webb, whom this new telescope…

Campus & Community

Rose-Laying Ceremony, Remembrance Scholar Convocation to Be Held Friday

Tuesday, October 19, 2021, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

The 2021-22 Convocation for Remembrance Scholars, honoring 35 outstanding students from this year’s senior class, will be held Friday, Oct. 22, at 3 p.m. in Hendricks Chapel. The convocation will be preceded by the annual Rose-Laying Ceremony at 2:03 p.m….

Health & Society

Philanthropy That Recognizes the Value of Education and Educators

Tuesday, October 19, 2021, By Eileen Korey

Sharon Jacquet graduated from Syracuse University in 1972 with a degree in elementary education but decided against becoming a teacher. “I felt it was an awesome responsibility and I was too immature to be responsible for those young minds,” Jacquet…

Media, Law & Policy

In Memoriam: Vernon L. Greene, Pioneer in the Interdisciplinary Study of Aging

Monday, October 18, 2021, By Eileen Korey

Professor Emeritus of Public Administration and International Affairs Vernon Greene, who passed away on Oct. 10 at the age of 77, saw the aging process as much more than a person getting old, and his vision helped build Syracuse University’s…

Vox

Black Friday Shopping and the Supply Chain Crisis

Friday, October 15, 2021, By Sophie Gomprecht

Patrick Penfield, professor of supply chain practice and director of Executive Education in the Whitman School, was quoted in multiple news outlets in stories about the global supply chain crisis. They include Vox, The San Diego Union-Tribune, Sinclair Broadcast Group, WRVO-FM (Oswego), News Channel 9, and WSKG-FM (Binghamton)….

Health & Society

Falk College Event Features Sport Management Alumnae in NFL

Thursday, October 14, 2021, By Matt Michael

Cady Langdon ’16 and Angela Marsh-Coan ’18 were involved in sports in high school, wanted to pursue a career in sports and are now working in dream jobs for the most popular professional sports league in the world, the National…

Campus & Community

United Way Campaign Kicks Off During Football Game Against Clemson

Thursday, October 14, 2021, By Matt Michael

When you look up at the massive center-hung scoreboard during the big football game between Syracuse and Clemson Oct. 15 and for other football and basketball games at the stadium this fall, Andrew Goodrich is hoping you’ll notice two things:…

Campus & Community

Remembrance Week Will Be Held Oct. 17-23

Thursday, October 14, 2021, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

This year marks the 33rd anniversary of the bombing of Pan Am 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, on Dec. 21, 1988. The 2021-22 Remembrance and Lockerbie Scholars have planned events and activities—from exhibitions to screenings to a candlelight vigil—to honor the…

Campus & Community

Dependent, Remitted Tuition Benefit Helps Staff Member, Her Family Reach Their Dreams

Tuesday, October 12, 2021, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

When Shirley Trendowski ’05, ’07 (C.A.S.) G’08 was raising her family, everyday life took very careful planning. Trendowski and her husband, Ray, are the parents of six children. In 1995, after being a stay-at-home mom for 15 years, Shirley came…

Campus & Community

A Gift to Expand Worldviews for Drama and Music Students

Tuesday, October 12, 2021, By Eileen Korey

Dr. Jason Soifer ’51 was neither a drama nor a music student at Syracuse University. He received a bachelor of arts degree from the College of Arts and Sciences and pursued a successful career in medicine as an anesthesiologist in…