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Arts & Culture

Celebrate Native Heritage Month With ‘Savage/Future,’ a Film Screening With Terry Jones ’16

Tuesday, November 8, 2022, By News Staff

The Blackstone LaunchPad, in collaboration with the Native Student Program in the Office of Multicultural Affairs, will host alumnus Terry Jones ’16, a Haudenosaunee filmmaker and creative entrepreneur, to screen his most recent short film, “Savage/Future” and share his creative…

Campus & Community

Setting Up First-Generation College Students for Success

Tuesday, November 8, 2022, By John Boccacino

“It takes a village to raise a child.” This ancient proverb has been used by everyone from teachers to elected officials to describe the important role a community plays in creating a safe, healthy environment where children can grow and…

Media Tip Sheets

Issues Behind Military Recruitment

Tuesday, November 8, 2022, By Vanessa Marquette

Our country continues to face a military recruiting crisis – as many branches are offering sign-on bonuses and other incentives to get more people to join. Sean McFate, a senior fellow at the Atlantic Council and an adjunct professor at…

Campus & Community

A Conservator With a Unique Window Into History

Sunday, November 6, 2022, By Eileen Korey

The purposeful preservation of the old. Conservation Librarian David Stokoe has dedicated his 40-year career to repairing and preserving a wide range of unique library materials and collections. For the last 16 years, Stokoe has worked in Syracuse University Libraries…

Lifewire

Research Shows Prominent Structural Racism in STEM Industry

Saturday, November 5, 2022, By Julia Mazzer

Nicole Fonger, assistant professor in the College of Arts and Sciences and School of Education, was quoted in the Lifewire article “Tech Education Is Racist—Here’s How to Fix It, Experts Say.” The article highlights research that shows the prominence of…

Campus & Community

Jeffrey M. Scruggs Selected to Lead Syracuse University’s Board of Trustees

Friday, November 4, 2022, By News Staff

Syracuse University today announced that Jeffrey M. Scruggs, a highly engaged trustee and respected member of the global finance community, has been selected to lead the University’s Board of Trustees, succeeding current Board Chair Kathleen A. Walters ’73, whose term…

Health & Society

Research Fueled by Chemistry Professors Helps Advance Artificial Enzyme Engineering

Friday, November 4, 2022, By Dan Bernardi

While corrosion resistance, durability and low cost make plastic a very efficient resource, one of its major drawbacks is the harm it poses to the environment. According to a report from Greenpeace USA, 51 million tons of plastic waste were generated…

Campus & Community

Geochemist Receives NSF Grant for Work in Developing Search Engines for Climate Change Data

Friday, November 4, 2022, By News Staff

No researcher is an island. While scientists and academics certainly find themselves toiling alone in laboratories and behind computers at times, it is collaboration—consulting, borrowing from and building upon the research of others—that really drives discovery. And in the field…

Campus & Community

Sport Management Major Elena Randolph Receives Michigan Sport Business Conference’s BIG Initiative Award

Thursday, November 3, 2022, By Margie Chetney

Elena Randolph ’24, a sport management major in the Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics, was recently named a 2022 BIG Initiative Award Winner by the Michigan Sport Business Conference (MSBC), an honor presented to 11 high-achieving sport management…

Campus & Community

Nikole Hannah-Jones, Pulitzer Prize-Winning Creator of the 1619 Project, Discusses Her Groundbreaking Work

Thursday, November 3, 2022, By News Staff

Nikole Hannah-Jones, Pulitzer Prize winner and staff writer for The New York Times Magazine, spoke in-depth about her personal experiences and writings centered on racial injustice, an examination of the modern legacy of enslavement and school resegregation during a Universitywide…