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Campus & Community

Summer College 2022 Sees Record-Breaking Attendance

Wednesday, September 21, 2022, By News Staff

This summer, Syracuse University’s Summer College welcomed its largest cohort of high school students in its over 60-year history. More than 1,000 students from around the world enrolled in an on-campus or online pre-college course through the University. This was…

Campus & Community

Men’s Basketball Coach Jim Boeheim Talks Basketball, Leadership and Citizenship at Maxwell Event

Wednesday, September 21, 2022, By Jessica Youngman

In December 2012, the Syracuse University men’s basketball team narrowly defeated the University of Detroit in front of almost 18,000 cheering fans in the Dome. It was the 900th win for head coach Jim Boeheim—but he didn’t feel celebratory. Just…

Campus & Community

Ongoing Efforts to Manage COVID-19

Monday, September 19, 2022, By News Staff

Dear Colleagues: I am writing this afternoon to call your attention to the message you recently received from Mike Haynie, vice chancellor for strategic initiatives and innovation, and to provide a few additional thoughts on our ongoing efforts to manage…

Campus & Community

McNair Scholars Program Receives U.S. Department of Education Funding Through 2027

Monday, September 19, 2022, By Martin Walls

The Ronald E. McNair Post Baccalaureate Achievement Program—part of the School of Education’s Center for Academic Achievement and Student Development—has been awarded $1.4 million in U.S. Department of Education funding for the 2022-2027 academic and fiscal years.   The McNair…

Campus & Community

Employers Eager to ‘Hire Orange’ During Career Week Sept. 26-30

Monday, September 19, 2022, By Gabrielle Lake

In a momentous in-person return, schools, colleges and unit career teams in partnership with Syracuse University Career Services will host Career Week Sept. 26-30, 2022. All students, regardless of class year and major, are welcome and encouraged to connect with…

STEM

NSF, Department of Energy Grants Enable Physicists to Continue Cutting-Edge Research in Neutrino Discovery

Sunday, September 18, 2022, By Dan Bernardi

You may not know it, but every second 100 billion extremely tiny, invisible subatomic particles called neutrinos pass through every square centimeter of your hand. Physicist Mitch Soderberg says the reason you didn’t notice is because they rarely interact with…

STEM

Physicist Awarded NSF Grant to Continue Gravitational Wave Detector Research

Sunday, September 18, 2022, By Renée Gearhart Levy

In March 2023, the Advanced Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) is set to begin its fourth yearlong observational period. Scientists on site in Hanford, Washington, and Livingston, Louisiana, have spent the last two years on hardware and software upgrades to…

History Channel

How Broadcast Television Shifted How the World Views the British Monarchy

Friday, September 16, 2022, By Julia Mazzer

Alan Allport, professor of history in the Maxwell School, was quoted by History.com for the article, “Queen Elizabeth’s First Televised Broadcast Presented a New Type of Monarch.” This article highlights Queen Elizabeth’s first annual Christmas message that aired on live…

Arts & Culture

Narratio Fellowship Expands Creative Opportunities for Resettled Refugee Youth

Tuesday, September 13, 2022, By Dan Bernardi

In African philosophy, the term “ubuntu” can be translated as “I am because we are.” The phrase, which illustrates the notion that a person’s sense of self is shaped by their relationships with others, is the framework guiding this year’s…

Media Tip Sheets

COVID was deadlier for those with intellectual disabilities, according to new research

Tuesday, September 13, 2022, By Ellen Mbuqe

Authors of a new peer-reviewed paper have discovered that COVID was the leading cause of death for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) in 2020. The study, “COVID-19 Mortality Burden and Comorbidity Patterns Among Decedents with and without Intellectual…