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Campus & Community

Creative Writing Scholarship Honors Memory of Tom Walsh, Former EVP of Advancement and External Affairs

Monday, November 15, 2021, By Dan Bernardi

Passion and creativity are at the heart of great storytelling. Those who knew Tom Walsh G’84 would say he wove each of those qualities into his work both in theater, and fundraising and alumni engagement at Syracuse University. Walsh, who…

STEM

Professor Loredana Lanzani Named a Fellow of the American Mathematical Society

Monday, November 8, 2021, By Dan Bernardi

Loredana Lanzani, professor of mathematics in the College of Arts and Sciences, has been named a Fellow of the American Mathematical Society (AMS). Lanzani is one of 45 mathematical scientists from around the world to receive the honor this year,…

Arts & Culture

Architecture Students Awarded Inaugural Gensler Rising Black Designers Scholarships

Wednesday, October 27, 2021, By Julie Sharkey

Two School of Architecture students have received a prestigious national scholarship for young Black designers by Gensler, one of the world’s largest design and architecture firms. Krystol Austin G’22 (M.Arch.) and Coumba Kanté ’22 (B.Arch.) were named two of the…

Campus & Community

Disability Justice Advocate Eli Clare Is CNY Humanities Corridor’s 2021 Distinguished Visiting Collaborator

Monday, October 25, 2021, By Dan Bernardi

The Syracuse University Humanities Center, in partnership with the Cornell Society for the Humanities, welcomes author and social justice educator, Eli Clare, as a Distinguished Visiting Collaborator in the Central New York Humanities Corridor. A leading thinker at the intersection of queerness, race and…

The Pittsburgh City Paper

The Media and Police Are Doing A Disservice To Missing People of Color

Sunday, October 24, 2021, By Sophie Gomprecht

Carol Liebler, communications professor in the Newhouse School, was quoted by Psychology Today and The Associated Press about the murder of Gabby Petito. Her research was also cited in an article by The Pittsburgh City Paper, “How newsrooms, police departments, and social media fail…

Business & Economy

Whitman School to Host Annual Harry E. Salzberg Memorial Lecture Program Thursday

Monday, October 18, 2021, By Dawn McWilliams

The Martin J. Whitman School of Management’s H.H. Franklin Center for Supply Chain Management will host its annual Harry E. Salzberg Memorial Lecture Program Thursday, Oct. 21, from 2-5:30 p.m. in the Daniel and Gayle D’Aniello Building, home of the National Veterans…

Campus & Community

Nontombi Naomi Tutu to Speak for Hendricks Chapel Conversation Series

Monday, October 18, 2021, By Delaney Van Wey

Rev. Nontombi Naomi Tutu, world-renowned advocate for truth and reconciliation, will be the next guest for “Matters that Matter: A Conversation Series from Hendricks Chapel.” She will join Hendricks Chapel Dean Brian Konkol for a live virtual conversation on Thursday,…

Campus & Community

LaunchPad Announces 2021 ’Cuse Tank Winners

Thursday, October 14, 2021, By Cristina Hatem

Syracuse University Libraries’ Blackstone LaunchPad (LaunchPad) hosted its annual ’Cuse Tank entrepreneurial competition on Friday, Oct. 8, at Bird Library. Twenty-four student teams from various schools and colleges across campus competed in a “Shark Tank”-style business pitch in front of…

Arts & Culture

First Phase Complete of New Onondaga Art Installation on the Quad

Thursday, October 14, 2021, By Jen Plummer

Those strolling through the Kenneth A. Shaw Quadrangle may notice a new addition to the landscape this week, as the first phase of a new Onondaga Art Installation—led by the Indigenous Students at Syracuse (ISAS), Native Student Program, Ongwehonwe Alumni…

Media Tip Sheets

How to stop misinformation on social media

Tuesday, October 5, 2021, By Lily Datz

Syracuse University Professor Jennifer Stromer-Galley has been studying social media before it was called social media. Five years ago, she laid out a simple three-point plan to help stem the tide of misinformation on Facebook. Today, those three recommendations remain…