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Fireworks, Feasts and Family: A&S Professor Talks Traditions Ahead of Lunar New Year

Tuesday, January 21, 2025, By Daryl Lovell

Lunar New Year is a vibrant and culturally significant holiday celebrated by an estimated two billion people in East and Southeast Asian communities around the world. This year it takes place on January 29, with celebrations lasting for several days….

Campus & Community

D’Aniello Institute for Veterans and Military Families’ Ray Toenniessen Named 2025 Presidential Leadership Scholar

Friday, January 17, 2025, By Charlie Poag

Ray Toenniessen ’06, a U.S. Army veteran and the newly appointed Deputy Executive Director of the D’Aniello Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF), has been named one of 57 Scholars who will form the Presidential Leadership Scholars’ (PLS) 10th…

Campus & Community

Linda Baguma, Alexandria Johnson Selected for Prestigious Rangel and Pickering Fellowships

Friday, January 17, 2025, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

A Syracuse University senior and an alumna were recently chosen for prestigious graduate fellowships that prepare students for careers in the Foreign Service. Linda Baguma ’25, an international relations and political science major in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and…

Campus & Community

Academic Strategic Plan Town Halls Provide Opportunities for Dialogue, Feedback

Friday, January 17, 2025, By Wendy S. Loughlin

A series of town halls held this semester will facilitate discussion and feedback related to the University’s academic strategic plan, “Leading With Distinction.” The entire campus community is invited to participate in these four virtual events, which focus on key…

Veterans

Forged in Snow: How Syracuse ROTC Shaped a Career of Service

Friday, January 17, 2025, By Charlie Poag

Growing up in Buffalo, Madison Kaifas-Steiner was no stranger to the bitter cold and snow-filled winters of Central New York. But when she joined Syracuse University’s cross-town Army Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) program during her time at Le Moyne…

Campus & Community

’Cuse Baja: The Road Ahead for Thriving Student Organization

Wednesday, January 15, 2025, By Kwami Maranga

Ian Storrs ’24 joined ’Cuse Baja as a wide-eyed first-year student eager to build off-road vehicles for rough terrains. But to his surprise, the club once known for participating in rugged vehicle competitions had seemingly lost its drive. The impact…

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Bird Flu Transmission from Animals to People is Very ‘Worrisome’

Wednesday, January 15, 2025, By Daryl Lovell

The H5N1 virus – also known as bird flu – is being blamed for rising egg prices, the death of a Louisiana man and the infection of more than 60 workers that were in close contact with infected dairy cattle…

Campus & Community

Yage Huang Joins Law Library as Law Reference Librarian

Wednesday, January 15, 2025, By Cristina Hatem

Syracuse University Libraries’ Law Library recently welcomed Yage Huang as a law reference librarian. Huang recently obtained her doctor of juridical science (SJD) degree from Indiana University Bloomington and holds a master of law degree from China University of Political…

Campus & Community

In Memoriam: Leonard Elman ’52

Wednesday, January 15, 2025, By Caroline K. Reff

Leonard Elman ’52, a longtime supporter of Syracuse University’s College of Arts and Sciences (A&S), died on Jan. 1, 2025. Born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1931, Elman met his wife, Elise Barnett Elman ’52, while at Syracuse University, where…

Syracuse University Impact

Faculty, Students, City and Community Advocates Form Unique Accessibility Collaboration

Tuesday, January 14, 2025, By Diane Stirling

In disability advocacy circles, the City of Syracuse has gained a national reputation as one of the most progressive cities in the U.S. for incorporating the ideas and feedback of users with disabilities when creating new handicapped-accessible spaces, according to…