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Campus & Community

Graduate Dean’s Awards Recognize Excellence in Research and Creative Work

Monday, March 4, 2024, By Diane Stirling

Nine students will be honored with the Graduate Dean’s Award for Excellence in Research and Creative Work at a ceremony hosted by the Graduate School on Thursday, March 7. Winners were selected from a pool of 72 nominees by a…

Campus & Community

Natasha Brao and Thomas Montfort Awarded Hunter’s Fund Grants

Monday, March 4, 2024, By Cristina Hatem

Natasha Brao ’22, G’23, G’24 and Thomas Montfort ’24 have been selected as spring 2024 recipients of Hunter Brooks Watson Memorial Fund (Hunter’s Fund) grant awards through a highly competitive national application. The grants reward innovation and reflect on the…

Health & Society

Joshua McIntosh G’12: Navigating Complexities, Transforming Higher Education

Monday, March 4, 2024, By News Staff

A new chapter unfolds for School of Education graduate Joshua G. McIntosh G’12 as he starts 2024 as executive dean of John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, bringing with him a wealth of experience and a trail…

STEM

Successful Computer Innovator Kwang G. Tan G’73 Gives Back to Support Students, Faculty, Campus Initiatives

Monday, March 4, 2024, By John Boccacino

Table tennis is a game of both force and angles. The goal is to strike the ball past your opponent by taking advantage of the observable angles and opportunities. Devising a plan of attack for problems known and unknown. Predicting…

STEM

An Inside Look at the New Quantum Technology Lab in ECS

Friday, March 1, 2024, By Kwami Maranga

Two-dimensional (2D) materials are the thinnest nanomaterials known to exist. Being only a single or few layers of atoms thick, these delicate sheets have found many applications in electronic devices, quantum optics and photovoltaic technology. Pankaj K. Jha, assistant professor…

STEM

Estate Gift From Esteemed Alumnus Boosts Undergraduate Research in Physics

Thursday, February 29, 2024, By Eileen Korey

“Syracuse Physics was and still is a vast entryway to the future.” Words penned by alumnus and philanthropist Jay N. Zemel when he was in his 90s and reflecting on his experiences at Syracuse University. He earned a B.S. in…

Campus & Community

7 Faculty Members Elected to the Provost’s Advisory Committee on Promotion and Tenure

Thursday, February 29, 2024, By Wendy S. Loughlin

Seven faculty members from across campus have been elected to serve on the Provost’s Advisory Committee on Promotion and Tenure. Committee members, who serve two-year, staggered terms, work in an advisory capacity to ensure consistency across the promotion and tenure…

Campus & Community

New Study Away Opportunity for Athletes Will Be Offered in Los Angeles This Spring

Wednesday, February 28, 2024, By Wendy S. Loughlin

A new study away opportunity for student-athletes will be offered this year as a Maymester course in Los Angeles. The course, Networking and the Art of the Pitch, was developed by Rachel Dubrofsky, chair of communication and rhetorical studies (CRS)…

Campus & Community

Champion of Free Speech and Journalism Margaret Talev Leads Institute for Democracy, Journalism and Citizenship (Podcast)

Wednesday, February 28, 2024, By John Boccacino

Margaret Talev can vividly recall the specific moment she knew journalism had failed to properly inform and educate a large portion of the American voting electorate. It was Jan. 6, 2021. More than 1,000 citizens were protesting at the U.S….

Veterans

Generosity of Soldiers Inspired Benetta Dousuah G’25 to Enlist in the Army

Monday, February 26, 2024, By Charlie Poag

U.S. Army veteran Benetta Dousuah G’25, currently a graduate student in the Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics, vividly recalls her family’s escape from Liberia during the back-to-back civil wars that ravaged the nation between 1989 and 2003. Initially…