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University Named a Fulbright Top Producing Institution for US Students for Second Consecutive Year

Tuesday, February 13, 2024, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs has named Syracuse University a Fulbright Top Producing Institution for U.S. students. This recognition is given to the U.S. colleges and universities that received the highest number of applicants selected for the…

Campus & Community

Valentine’s Day Stories From the Military-Connected Community

Tuesday, February 13, 2024, By Charlie Poag

Building a long-lasting and meaningful relationship, especially a romantic one, takes a lot of time and effort. Even more so when trying to maintain a relationship while serving in the military. A few of the University’s married military-connected couples shared…

Health & Society

Why Is Affectionate Touch Important to Relationships? Psychology Professor Shares His Research

Tuesday, February 13, 2024, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

How does affectionate touch benefit relationships? Brett Jakubiak, associate professor of psychology in the College of Arts and Sciences, looks at whether affectionate touch can help people maintain intimacy and offer responsive social support. Jakubiak focuses on interpersonal support processes…

Campus & Community

Postdoctoral Scholars Play a Unique and Valuable Role at the University

Monday, February 12, 2024, By Diane Stirling

Postdoctoral scholars are unique campus community members in an uncommon space. They are continual learners, but they’re far from being students. As full-time researchers, they work in many different academic disciplines, hoping to produce new knowledge alongside faculty mentors, laboratory…

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Higher and Higher: L. Hazel Jack G’24 Continues to Elevate Career in Academia Through Doctoral Studies

Monday, February 12, 2024, By Jen Plummer

The path that ultimately led L. Hazel Jack G’24 to Syracuse University to pursue a doctoral degree in higher education from the School of Education was set in motion on Sept. 11, 2001. Jack was working in the airport advertising…

Campus & Community

Graduate Students Find Entrepreneurship Opportunities, Success  Across Campus

Friday, February 9, 2024, By Diane Stirling

Graduate students who are interested in exploring an entrepreneurial path will find abundant opportunities at Syracuse University. Blackstone LaunchPad serves as the University’s entrepreneurship and innovation hub, partnering with academic programs and entrepreneurial centers across campus and beyond to connect…

Campus & Community

Blackstone LaunchPad Celebrates National Entrepreneurship Week

Friday, February 9, 2024, By Cristina Hatem

Syracuse University Libraries’ Blackstone LaunchPad is celebrating National Entrepreneurship Week Feb. 10-17, with events scheduled for the University and SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry communities. Among the activities planned for the week: The Blackstone LaunchPad Entrepreneurship Book Collection is…

Campus & Community

Deflation: Study Shows NBA 3-Point Shot Has Lost Its Value

Friday, February 9, 2024, By Matt Michael

When the NBA celebrated the start of its 75th season in the Fall of 2021, it was clear that the 3-point shot adopted by the league in 1979-80 had transformed the sport. The number of attempts beyond the arc had…

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DPS to Conduct a Test of the Orange Alert Campus Crisis Alert Notification System on Tuesday, Feb. 13

Friday, February 9, 2024, By Alex Haessig

The Department of Public Safety (DPS) will conduct a test of the Orange Alert Campus Crisis Alert Notification System on Tuesday, Feb. 13, at 1:55 p.m. It will be a full test of the system which includes notifications sent via…

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Smithers, and Planes and Bears—Oh My! Reflecting on a Clinical Simulation With EDU 304

Friday, February 9, 2024, By Martin Walls

“Don’t poke the bear!” Professor Ben Dotger tells his class. EDU 304: The Study of Teaching is meeting in Huntington Hall 070B for group reflection on its final clinical simulation of the Fall 2023 semester. It’s a basement classroom, it’s…