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Veterans

Veterans Day Guest Speaker Theresa Cross ’99 Reflects on Joining the Orange Family

Thursday, October 31, 2024, By Charlie Poag

On Veterans Day, Monday, Nov. 11, the nation will pause to acknowledge and honor those who have served with the uniformed military services in defense of the United States of America. From coast-to-coast, the country’s veterans will take part in…

Campus & Community

Lender Center Student Fellows Named, Will Work on Public Health Research Project

Thursday, October 31, 2024, By Diane Stirling

Five students will soon begin a two-year research project examining the potential social justice and public health impacts of living in neighborhoods that have experienced the historical discriminatory practice of redlining. That is a practice where, for decades, financial institutions…

Media, Law & Policy

‘It’s a Hard Call’: Professor Sabrina Butler Discusses Process Addictions, Smartphones and School Bans

Thursday, October 31, 2024, By Martin Walls

Across the United States, school administrators, parents, and students—as well as public health officials, attorneys, and teachers unions—are debating whether or not to limit or even ban the use of smartphones and similar devices in schools “from the first to…

Media Tip Sheets

Does Fear and Anxiety Get People to the Polls?

Wednesday, October 30, 2024, By Ellen Mbuqe

Reporters looking for an expert to discuss issues around the election and the ongoing anxiety and fear permeating society, please see comments from Shana Gadarian, professor of political science at the Maxwell School at Syracuse University and co-author of “Anxious…

Campus & Community

Syracuse Abroad Staff Member Named HEIBO Member of the Year

Tuesday, October 29, 2024, By Ashley Barletta

Syracuse Abroad Director of Global Operations Shukhrat Aminov was honored as the Member of the Year by Higher Education International Business Officers (HEIBO). According to the organization, the HEIBO Member of the Year exemplifies the HEIBO mission: Being committed to…

Campus & Community

In Memoriam: Life Trustee John E. Breyer

Tuesday, October 29, 2024, By Eileen Korey

Life trustee John E. Breyer’s belief in the immense power of education drove both his passion to serve Syracuse University and his philanthropy to support its students and faculty. His service to the Board of Trustees and the College of…

Syracuse University Impact

The Rise of Misinformation and AI: Developing Tools to Detect What’s Real and the Impact on Upcoming Elections (Podcast)

Tuesday, October 29, 2024, By John Boccacino

With the increase of misinformation and disinformation on the internet and social media, our brains struggle to process what we’re seeing and whether an image, a video clip or a story is real or not. Faculty members Jenny Stromer-Galley and…

STEM

Tool to Enhance the Taste and Texture of Sourdough

Friday, October 25, 2024, By Dan Bernardi

When millions of people went into lockdown during the pandemic, they went in search of new at-home hobbies to help cure their boredom. Among them was making sourdough bread. In addition to being sustainable for its use of natural ingredients and traditional methods…

Business & Economy

2024 Gartner Ranks Whitman’s Supply Chain Management Graduate Program Among Top 25

Thursday, October 24, 2024, By Dawn McWilliams

The Martin J. Whitman School of Management was named by Gartner Inc. as one of the top 25 in the country for its supply chain management (SCM) program, earning a No. 22 ranking in graduate programs. Gartner sent out individualized…

Media Tip Sheets

How to Build a Better Sourdough Starter

Thursday, October 24, 2024, By Ellen Mbuqe

In a newly-published paper, “Genomics and synthetic community experiments uncover the key metabolic roles of acetic acid bacteria in sourdough starter microbiomes,” researchers at Syracuse University College of Arts and Science examine how certain strains of bacteria, and specifically the…