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Campus & Community

Gawrysiak to Oversee Esports Initiatives

Wednesday, August 2, 2023, By Wendy S. Loughlin

Joey Gawrysiak has been named executive director of the University’s new esports communications and management degree program. Gawrysiak developed one of the first esports degrees in the country at Shenandoah University in Winchester, Virginia, where he is now a professor…

Syracuse University Impact

Veterans Learn Cutting-Edge Training in Entrepreneurship, Small Business Management

Tuesday, August 1, 2023, By Charlie Poag

The D’Aniello Institute for Veterans and Military Families at Syracuse University recently celebrated the addition of 25 new graduates from the Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans (EBV) program. The program is unique in that it leverages the skills, resources and infrastructure…

STEM

National Science Foundation Renews Funding for Upstate Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation Program

Tuesday, August 1, 2023, By Diane Stirling

Funding for operating the Upstate Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (ULSAMP) program has been renewed, permitting Syracuse University to continue leading a seven-institution initiative to broaden educational opportunities for students from underrepresented communities to study and pursue careers in…

Campus & Community

Comstock Avenue to Close to All Traffic Except Shuttles Following Def Leppard/Motley Crue Concert

Monday, July 31, 2023, By Jennifer DeMarchi

Syracuse University’s Parking and Transportation Services (PTS) will make a temporary change to campus traffic patterns following the conclusion of the Def Leppard/Motley Crue concert at the JMA Wireless Dome on Saturday, Aug. 5. Just as they did after the…

Health & Society

Dimitar Gueorguiev Named Maxwell School Scholar in U.S.-China/Asia Relations

Monday, July 31, 2023, By News Staff

Dimitar Gueorguiev, associate professor of political science, has been named the Yang Ni and Xiaoqing Li Scholar in U.S.-China/Asia Relations for the 2023-24 academic year. Gueorguiev’s one-year appointment began July 1. He is the third Maxwell faculty member to have…

STEM

New Research Examines Echo Chambers and Political Attitudes on Social Media

Monday, July 31, 2023, By Ellen Mbuqe

What is the role of social media in shaping our political attitudes? New research published in Nature sets out to understand whether and how the information people see on social media shapes their political views. Entitled “Like-minded Sources on Facebook…

Campus & Community

New Awards Program Celebrating Alumni Entrepreneurship to Be Held in November; Applications Now Open

Friday, July 28, 2023, By News Staff

The spirit of entrepreneurship is alive and thriving in the Orange community. To recognize the entrepreneurial accomplishments of our graduates, Syracuse University is excited to announce the launch of the ’CUSE50 Alumni Entrepreneur Awards, a new annual celebration of the…

STEM

James Henderson Named Director, Heidi Hehnly Named Associate Director of BioInspired Institute

Thursday, July 27, 2023, By Diane Stirling

James H. (Jay) Henderson, professor of biomedical and chemical engineering in the College of Engineering and Computer Science, has been appointed as director of the Syracuse University BioInspired Institute, Duncan Brown, vice president for research, has announced. Henderson has served…

Campus & Community

Tracy Barlok Named Chief Advancement Officer, Gabe Nugent Appointed General Counsel

Thursday, July 27, 2023, By News Staff

Chancellor Kent Syverud today announced two leadership appointments on his executive team. Tracy Barlok has been named senior vice president and chief advancement officer, and Gabe Nugent will serve as senior vice president and general counsel. Both appointments, which are…

Campus & Community

In Memoriam: Minnie Bruce Pratt

Wednesday, July 26, 2023, By Eileen Korey

In a welcome note on her website, Minnie Bruce Pratt invited visitors to make themselves at home. “I hope you enjoy all the connections here to art, politics, love and life,” she wrote. The retired Syracuse University professor built a…