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SyracuseCoE Awards $40,000 for Tech Product Commercialization

Friday, December 16, 2022, By Kerrie Marshall

The SyracuseCoE has awarded $40,000 in Innovation Fund grants to help four New York State companies commercialize their innovative tech products and services. Led by Syracuse University, SyracuseCoE is one of 13 NYSTAR-funded Centers of Excellence that brings industry partners together with…

Campus & Community

Hamid Ekbia, Ph.D., Appointed Director of Autonomous Systems Policy Institute

Wednesday, December 14, 2022, By News Staff

Hamid Ekbia, professor of informatics, cognitive science, data science and international studies at Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana, has been appointed as University Professor at Syracuse University and will serve as the next director of its Autonomous Systems Policy Institute…

STEM

3 Faculty Members Attain Prestigious IEEE Fellow Recognition

Wednesday, December 14, 2022, By Diane Stirling

Three faculty members have been recognized as Fellows of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) for 2023, a high professional honor conferred on less than 0.1% of the organization’s membership annually. Wenliang (Kevin) Du and Vir Phoha, both…

Media Tip Sheets

Patriot Missile System “Most Escalatory Action to Date”

Wednesday, December 14, 2022, By Vanessa Marquette

With the news of the U.S. is set to approve the Patriot missile defense system, two of our Syracuse University faculty experts shared their thoughts. Army veteran Sean McFate, a senior fellow at the Atlantic Council and an adjunct professor…

Campus & Community

Longtime Higher Education Leader Appointed Senior Vice President and University Secretary to the Board of Trustees

Tuesday, December 13, 2022, By News Staff

Mary George Opperman, a longtime higher education professional with a deep background in human resources, diversity and inclusion, policy development, compliance and project management, has been appointed the next senior vice president and University secretary to the Board of Trustees….

Arts & Culture

Community Folk Art Center Celebrates 50 Years of Community, Service and Collaboration with Award Ceremony and Ailey II Performance

Tuesday, December 13, 2022, By Cameron Kline

The Community Folk Art Center (CFAC), a unit of the Department of African American Studies in the College of Arts and Sciences, continued its 50th anniversary celebration recently by honoring its community and supporters and highlighting the creative arts with a…

Campus & Community

‘The Hard Work of Equity’: A Conversation With Principal and Ed.D. Candidate Moshiena Faircloth

Monday, December 12, 2022, By Martin Walls

Delaware Primary School Principal Moshiena Faircloth is exactly the type of student the Syracuse University’s educational leadership program wants to recruit, says George Theoharis, professor of educational leadership and inclusive elementary/early childhood education in the School of Education. “When this…

Media, Law & Policy

Maxwell Student Delegation Honored at Model UN Conference

Monday, December 12, 2022, By Jessica Youngman

A 15-member Maxwell School delegation was honored at the National Model United Nations Conference recently held in Washington, D.C. The delegation represented the Russian Federation during the annual high-profile simulation of international diplomacy. They were honored with a Distinguished Delegates…

Media Tip Sheets

Britney Griner is Free, but did it take a “dance with the devil” to make it happen?

Thursday, December 8, 2022, By Ellen Mbuqe

Reporters looking for experts to discuss the issues around the release of WNBA star player Britney Griner from a Russian penal colony in exchange for a convicted arms dealer Viktor Bout, please see comments from Syracuse University professors. Brian Taylor,…

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Diverse Santas Are Good for Us

Thursday, December 8, 2022, By Ellen Mbuqe

Last month, the Mall of America announced that the cast of six Santas at The Santa Experience will include an Asian Santa for the first time. The cast of Santas included two Black Santas as well as bilingual Santas, one speaking…