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Business & Economy

Whitman School Names Inaugural Albert and Betty Hill Professor

Tuesday, July 2, 2024, By Dawn McWilliams

The Martin J. Whitman School of Management has recently named Professor Natarajan Balasubramanian the inaugural Albert & Betty Hill Professor, effective July 1. With a Ph.D. from the University of California, Los Angeles, Balasubramanian joined the Whitman School in 2009….

Campus & Community

In Memoriam: Life Trustee H. John Riley Jr. ’61

Tuesday, July 2, 2024, By Eileen Korey

On his journey from his first job in a corporate mailroom to the executive suite, H. John Riley Jr. ’61 often credited the education and opportunities he received at Syracuse University for his success. His gratitude shaped his approach to…

Campus & Community

University Remembers Silicon Chip Pioneer, Trans Activist Lynn Conway H’24

Monday, July 1, 2024, By News Staff

Lynn Conway H’24, a renowned computer scientist who received an honorary degree during the University’s Commencement in May, died June 9 in Michigan. She was 86. Conway, who revolutionized global information technology by inventing methods for designing Very Large Scale…

Arts & Culture

Museum Studies Program Receives Funding from Fisher Price for Major Digitization Project

Monday, July 1, 2024, By Erica Blust

The museum studies program in the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ School of Design has received a $28,000 grant from Buffalo-based Fisher-Price, Inc. to fund the coordination and digitization of the View-Master™ archive. View-Master™ was first introduced at the…

Campus & Community

100 Together: Alumna Rosalind ‘Roz’ Rudolph Shares a Special Birthday With the Maxwell School

Friday, June 28, 2024, By Jessica Youngman

The Maxwell School is proud to share its 100th birthday with alumna Rosalind “Roz” Rudolph ’44 of Los Angeles, California. Born on July 30, 1924, she was just three months old when the school was founded by entrepreneur George H….

Media, Law & Policy

IDJC Launches New Poll With Ipsos That Tracks Attitudes Toward Civic Engagement, Democracy

Thursday, June 27, 2024, By Genaro Armas

University’s Institute for Democracy, Journalism and Citizenship (IDJC), in partnership with Ipsos, is launching a new poll that measures attitudes toward civic engagement, democracy and news and information. Each wave of findings from the Syracuse University-Ipsos American Identity poll is…

Campus & Community

What’s Happening in CNY: How to Keep Cool in the Summer Heat

Thursday, June 27, 2024, By Christine Grabowski

With meteorologists predicting this summer to be one of the hottest summers on record, it is important to know how to keep cool this summer. Here are some tips on what you can do to stay safe on those extremely…

Campus & Community

Gamechangers: Esports Degree Program Enjoys Successful Launch (Podcast)

Tuesday, June 25, 2024, By John Boccacino

Beginning in the fall, Syracuse University’s electronic sports, or esports, academic degree program will welcome admitted students to campus for classes. This past academic year served as “Year Zero” for the esports degree program, which employs a holistic, experiential learning-based…

Arts & Culture

Drama Department Ranked Among The Hollywood Reporter’s 25 Best Drama Schools in the World

Tuesday, June 25, 2024, By Erica Blust

The Hollywood Reporter (THR) has ranked the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ Department of Drama among the 25 best drama schools in the world for the second consecutive year. Ranked No. 23 in THR’s June 19 issue, the department…

STEM

What’s Driving Increased Rainfall in the Eastern US? A&S Researchers Seek Answers

Tuesday, June 25, 2024, By Dan Bernardi

Widespread climate change from global warming has devastating and lasting effects on human health, infrastructure and food production. As temperatures rise, certain areas are dealing with intense droughts and water scarcity, while other regions are experiencing catastrophic rainfall and flooding….