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Campus & Community

University Celebrates New Students During Convocation

Friday, August 25, 2023, By Christine Grabowski

With pomp and circumstance—including their first time singing the alma mater, the newest members of the Orange family were given a rousing, official welcome to the University during New Student Convocation Thursday in the JMA Wireless Dome. An annual tradition,…

Media, Law & Policy

College of Law’s Legal Clinic Receives Veterans Affairs Grant for Services for Homeless Veterans

Thursday, August 24, 2023, By Robert Conrad

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has awarded a Legal Services for Homeless Veterans and Veterans-At-Risk for Homelessness Grant to the College of Law’s Betty and Michael D. Wohl Veterans Legal Clinic (VLC). The program is a first-of-its-kind grant…

Media Tip Sheets

Featured Media Coverage – Week of Aug. 21

Thursday, August 24, 2023, By Daryl Lovell

Syracuse University thought leaders, events and research news were showcased in the following news outlets this week: Christopher Hamilton, assistant professor of television, radio, and film in the Newhouse School, was quoted in the LA Times article “Hollywood actors on…

Campus & Community

‘Service-Minded and Entrepreneurial’: Scott Shablak G’73 Looks Back on 45 Years of OPRD

Wednesday, August 23, 2023, By Martin Walls

As a young person and then a college student, Scott Shablak G’73 says he absorbed two lessons that later served him well as director of the School of Education’s (SOE) Office of Professional Research and Development (OPRD), a position he…

Health & Society

Ryan Griffiths Receives NSF Grant to Research Global War Patterns

Wednesday, August 23, 2023, By News Staff

Ryan Griffiths, professor of political science in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, has received a $442,321 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) in support of his research on global war patterns. Griffiths is the principal investigator…

Media Tip Sheets

What Can We Learn From Tropical Storm Hilary?

Tuesday, August 22, 2023, By Daryl Lovell

Tropical Storm Hilary dumped more than 4 inches of rain on the coastal areas of Southern California this week, and more than 10 inches in the mountains. The weather event led to flooding, downed trees and power lines and even…

STEM

5 Faculty Presented NSF Early-Career Research Awards

Friday, August 18, 2023, By Diane Stirling

Five faculty members have received National Science Foundation (NSF) Presidential Early Career Awards from the NSF’s Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program in support of their innovative research. The program supports early-career faculty who have the potential to serve as…

Arts & Culture

Professor Mona Awad Named Inaugural Esther M. Larsen Faculty Fellow in the Humanities

Thursday, August 17, 2023, By Dan Bernardi

When the Greatest Generation (people born from 1901 to 1927) speak about their youth, a common theme is how times were simpler back then. Living through the Great Depression and both World Wars made them both resilient and self-reliant. For…

Media Tip Sheets

Featured Media Coverage – Week of Aug. 14

Thursday, August 17, 2023, By Daryl Lovell

Syracuse University thought leaders, events and research news were showcased in the following news outlets this week: Nina Kohn, David M. Levy Professor of Law and Faculty Director of Online Education in the College of Law, was quoted in the…

STEM

Sea Urchins Are Struggling to ‘Get a Grip’ as Climate Change Alters Ecosystems

Tuesday, August 15, 2023, By Dan Bernardi

 When driving through a rainstorm, traction is key. If your tires lack sufficient tread, your vehicle will slip and slide and you won’t have the grip needed to maneuver safely. When torrential rains hit nearshore, shallow water ecosystems, sea…