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Center for Sustainable Community Solutions and Environmental Finance Center Announces New Director

Thursday, September 21, 2023, By Alex Dunbar

The College of Engineering and Computer Science is pleased to announce the transition of Melissa Young into a new role as director of the Center for Sustainable Community Solutions-Environmental Finance Center (CSCS-EFC) at Syracuse University. CSCS-EFC is housed within the…

Veterans

Faculty Lead Partnerships to Support Ukrainian Veterans, Strengthen European and U.S. Security

Tuesday, September 19, 2023, By Jessica Youngman

Since the 2022 Russian invasion, Ukraine’s veteran population has increased from roughly 500,000 to over 1.2 million and counting, yet the country’s ability to support its servicemembers has declined due to the war’s impact on the economy and infrastructure. Two…

Campus & Community

7 New Representatives Added to the Board of Trustees

Monday, September 18, 2023, By News Staff

Chancellor Kent Syverud has appointed Dean Michael Speaks and Kathleen (Kati) Foley as representatives to the Board of Trustees. Speaks, dean of the School of Architecture, has been named the academic dean representative to the board, and Foley, project director…

Campus & Community

School of Architecture Announces Fall 2023 Visiting Critics

Monday, September 18, 2023, By Julie Sharkey

Each semester, upper-level architecture students participate in the visiting critic program that brings leading architects and scholars from around the world to the school. Four studios will be held on campus this fall. Li Han and Hu Yan (Drawing Architecture…

Health & Society

International Drug Policy Academy Offers a Unique Opportunity for Students Interested in Addiction Studies

Monday, September 18, 2023, By Matt Michael

Needing one more class or an independent study to complete a master’s degree in public health, Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics student Emily Graham turned to Public Health Professor Dessa Bergen-Cico for advice and Bergen-Cico offered the opportunity…

Health & Society

Hendricks Chapel Dean, Chaplains and Students Attend Parliament of the World’s Religions

Monday, September 18, 2023, By News Staff

Representatives from Hendricks Chapel recently attended the Parliament of the World’s Religions, held in August in Chicago. This year’s theme was “A Call to Conscience: Defending Freedom and Human Rights.” More than 7,000 participants from more than 95 countries, representing…

Health & Society

Roundtable: 3 School of Education Alumni Define ‘Human Thriving’ in the Context of Global Diversity

Friday, September 15, 2023, By Martin Walls

“Human thriving” is among the areas of distinctive excellence enumerated in the University’s 2023 Academic Strategic Plan. This concept is inspired by the words of Chancellor Erastus Haven. In 1871, he charged Syracuse students “to thrive here, to learn here,…

STEM

Civil and Environmental Engineering Professor Attends UN Session on Reducing Plastic Pollution

Friday, September 15, 2023, By Alex Dunbar

Civil and Environmental Engineering Professor Svetoslava Todorova attended the second session of the United Nations (UN) Intergovernmental Negotiations Committee on Plastics this summer in Paris, France. Todorova was invited as an academic expert based on her research on the environment,…

Media Tip Sheets

Experts Available to Discuss UAW Strike

Friday, September 15, 2023, By Vanessa Marquette

The historic UAW strike has begun. If you are looking for experts to interview for your story, consider these Syracuse University faculty members who are available for interview. You may also quote their comments below. Matthew Huber, professor of geography…

Campus & Community

‘My Heritage Defines and Guides Me:’ Students Discuss Importance of Celebrating Latine Heritage Month

Friday, September 15, 2023, By John Boccacino

What does it mean to be a descendant of Latine, Latinx, Latino, Latina and Hispanic heritage and trace your cultural roots to a Spanish-speaking community in Latin America, Central America, South America or the Caribbean? It’s nearly impossible to come…