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Physics Professor Honored for Efforts to Improve Learning, Retention

Friday, May 16, 2025, By Sean Grogan

The Department of Physics in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S) has made some big changes lately. The department just added an astronomy major approved by New York State and recently overhauled the undergraduate curriculum to replace traditional labs with innovative…

Health & Society

Studying and Reversing the Damaging Effects of Pollution and Acid Rain With Charles Driscoll (Podcast)

Wednesday, May 14, 2025, By John Boccacino

Before Charles Driscoll came to Syracuse University as a civil and environmental engineering professor, he had always been interested in ways to protect our environment and natural resources. Growing up an avid camper and outdoors enthusiast, Driscoll set about studying…

Arts & Culture

Alumnus, Visiting Scholar Mosab Abu Toha G’23 Wins Pulitzer Prize for New Yorker Essays

Wednesday, May 14, 2025, By News Staff

Mosab Abu Toha G’23, a graduate of the M.F.A. program in creative writing in the College of Arts and Sciences and a current visiting scholar at Syracuse University, has been awarded the 2025 Pulitzer Prize for a series of essays…

Campus & Community

Dara Drake ’23 Named the University’s First Knight-Hennessy Scholar

Tuesday, May 13, 2025, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Alumna Dara Drake ’23 has been named as a 2025 Knight-Hennessy Scholar, the first from Syracuse University. Knight-Hennessy Scholars is a multidisciplinary, multicultural graduate scholarship program at Stanford University. Each Knight-Hennessy scholar receives up to three years of financial support…

STEM

ECS Team Takes First Place in American Society of Civil Engineers Competition

Tuesday, May 13, 2025, By Kwami Maranga

Civil and environmental engineering student teams participated in the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Sustainable Solutions and Steel Bridge competitions during the 2025 Upstate New York-Canada Student Symposium, winning first place in the Sustainable Solutions competition. The symposium was…

Campus & Community

Years of Growth Fueled Women’s Club Ice Hockey Team to Success

Tuesday, May 13, 2025, By Samantha Perkins

The trajectory of the Syracuse University women’s club ice hockey team is what Hollywood makes movies about. “When I joined [in Fall 2021] there were only six other people on the team,” says Amanda Wheeler, a senior at SUNY College…

Campus & Community

Utility Projects to Begin on Campus This Week; Temporary Closures and Detours Expected Throughout the Summer

Monday, May 12, 2025, By Jennifer DeMarchi

Numerous site and utility projects will be completed on campus this summer, with work undertaken by University, CenTrio and New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) contractors. These projects are related to improving electrical infrastructure, the steam distribution system and…

Campus & Community

2025 Commencement in Photos

Monday, May 12, 2025, By News Staff

Congratulations graduates! The accomplishments of the Class of 2025 were celebrated by students, faculty, staff and families as the University held its annual Commencement ceremony in the JMA Wireless Dome on Sunday, May 11. The photos below capture some of…

Campus & Community

3 New Members Elected to University’s Board of Trustees

Monday, May 12, 2025, By Eileen Korey

Syracuse University has announced the appointment of three new members of the Board of Trustees, all distinguished leaders in their chosen professions who are also engaged alumni dedicated to serving their communities and the University in meaningful and impactful ways….

Campus & Community

Arts and Sciences Hosts Inaugural Scholarship and Research Gala

Friday, May 9, 2025, By Sean Grogan

The College of Arts & Sciences (A&S) kicked off a new tradition for recognizing A&S faculty excellence and achievements from over the past year with its inaugural Scholarship and Research Gala. The May 1 event was held in the Schine…