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Business & Economy

Olutosin Alabi G’25 Wins 3rd Annual Afropreneurship Competition

Friday, February 16, 2024, By Cristina Hatem

The Libraries’ Blackstone LaunchPad hosted the third annual Afropreneurship Panel, Networking and Pitch competition in Bird Library on Feb. 9 in celebration of Black History Month. The competition was organized by two students in the College of Arts and Sciences,…

Business & Economy

Katy Arons Wins 2024 ACC InVenture Campus Qualifier, Advances to National Competition

Friday, February 16, 2024, By Cristina Hatem

Katy Arons ’24, founder of Continual Consent and a student in the School of Information Studies, won first place at the 2024 campus qualifier competition for the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) InVenture Prize on Feb. 1 held at Syracuse University…

Campus & Community

Falk Students Honored for Research Achievement

Thursday, February 15, 2024, By News Staff

Falk College boasts a robust, collaborative research community in which students play an active role. At Falk, graduate and undergraduate students have the opportunity to work directly with faculty to collect data, analyze findings and draw conclusions on relevant topics…

STEM

Professor Named Senior Member and Associate Editor of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

Thursday, February 15, 2024, By Kwami Maranga

Younes Ra’di, assistant professor in electrical engineering and computer science, has been recognized as a senior member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) for his contributions to research in applied electromagnetics and microwave engineering. He has also…

Arts & Culture

Setnor School of Music Announces 2023 Gregg Smith Choral Composition Contest Winner

Wednesday, February 14, 2024, By Erica Blust

Patrick Vu, a master’s candidate in choral conducting at Texas Tech University, has been announced as winner of the 2023 Gregg Smith Choral Composition Contest in the Rose, Jules R. and Stanford S. Setnor School of Music in the College…

Campus & Community

Libraries Plans Migration to New Integrated Library Services Platform

Wednesday, February 14, 2024, By Cristina Hatem

Syracuse University Libraries will upgrade to a new integrated library services platform in the summer of 2024. The current library system, Ex Libris’ Voyager, which has been in service since 1997, will be replaced by Ex Libris’ cloud-based Alma platform….

Campus & Community

Addressing Belonging Among Neurodiverse Students, ‘Dialog’ Wins No Code Design Sprint

Wednesday, February 14, 2024, By Martin Walls

Dialog, an application to increase a sense of belonging on campus for students with disabilities, won the fast-paced, seven-day No Code Design Sprint, hosted by Syracuse University Libraries, the College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA), and School of Education…

Campus & Community

‘There is a Place for You Here’: Recruiting Local High School Students for Physics Lab Internships

Wednesday, February 14, 2024, By Diane Stirling

To second-year environmental engineering major Emma Kaputa, one good turn deserves another. As a student in the Syracuse City School District (SCSD), she was chosen for a six-week summer program that allows high schoolers to work as paid interns in…

Media Tip Sheets

Cicadas Are Coming. Biology Professor Breaks Down What to Expect

Wednesday, February 14, 2024, By Daryl Lovell

The hum of cicadas is a part of the natural soundtrack of summertime. But this year’s sounds could get a lot louder. Two broods of cicadas are expected to emerge in various parts of the Midwest and southeastern U.S. this…

STEM

Open Source Project Office Established With Sloan Foundation Grant

Wednesday, February 14, 2024, By Diane Stirling

Syracuse University is now home to a new hub supporting the development of open-source software and offering resources for faculty, students, staff and academic partners conducting and accessing open-source work. The Open Source Project Office (OSPO) is supported by a…