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Author Margaret Atwood Calls Creative Writing Professor Mona Awad Her ‘Literary Heir Apparent’

Sunday, May 7, 2023, By Dan Bernardi

In addition to the 4.1 billion TikTok users who have been sharing videos about Mona Awad’s bestselling novel “Bunny,” there is another noteworthy fan that has been taking notice of her work. Legendary author Margaret Atwood, author of “The Handmaid’s…

Media Tip Sheets

Experts Available to Discuss Mental Health Awareness Month

Friday, May 5, 2023, By Vanessa Marquette

Did you know one in 5 adults in the U.S. experience a mental health condition in a given year? If you’re working on a story for Mental Health Awareness Month, our Syracuse University faculty experts are available for interviews. Please…

Health & Society

Chemistry Professor Presents New Research on Anti-Obesity Drug

Friday, May 5, 2023, By Dan Bernardi

An experimental anti-obesity drug could reliably curb appetite and normalize blood glucose levels without causing nausea and vomiting, which are frequent side effects of current weight-loss and diabetes drugs. The new peptide treatment not only reduces food consumption but also…

Campus & Community

Faculty and Staff: Join Your Colleagues for Food, Fitness and Fun at the Syracuse WorkForce Run/Walk/Roll

Wednesday, May 3, 2023, By News Staff

At the 2022 Syracuse WorkForce Run/Walk/Roll (formerly the J.P. Morgan Corporate Challenge), Syracuse University held the distinction of being the largest employer represented among dozens of local companies participating in the annual tradition. Next month, University faculty and staff members…

Campus & Community

Donna Shalala G’70, H’87 to Deliver Syracuse University’s 2023 Commencement Address

Wednesday, May 3, 2023, By News Staff

Donna E. Shalala G’70, H’87, former U.S. secretary of health and human services, will deliver the keynote address during Syracuse University’s 2023 Commencement on Sunday, May 14, in the JMA Wireless Dome. The ceremony will begin at 9:30 a.m. Shalala,…

Campus & Community

Catherine Cocks Appointed Director of Syracuse University Press

Monday, May 1, 2023, By Cristina Hatem

Catherine Cocks has been appointed director of Syracuse University Libraries’ Syracuse University Press, effective April 17. Cocks was previously interim director of Michigan State University’s Press, where she also served as  assistant director and editor-in-chief. She has over 20 years’…

Media, Law & Policy

A&S Graduate Student Advocates for Access to Unsanitized History of Kenya and Beyond

Sunday, April 30, 2023, By News Staff

Joy Nyokabi Karinge was home in Kenya when she discovered that her grandfather had been tortured, detained and disenfranchised by the British for his part in the Mau Mau war in Kenya, a Kenyan revolt against British colonial rule in…

Campus & Community

Mowers Endow Newhouse Professorship of Persuasive Communications

Wednesday, April 26, 2023, By Eileen Korey

Eric Mower ’66, G’68 can still name individual professors he had more than 60 years ago as a student at Syracuse University. “I have indelible memories of professors who thrilled me,” says Mower. Interestingly, the most memorable ones for him…

Campus & Community

Ed Pettinella G’76 and His Family Lend Their Leadership Support Toward the John A. Lally Athletics Complex and the JMA Wireless Dome Transformation Project

Tuesday, April 25, 2023, By News Staff

Momentum continues to build around two of Syracuse Athletics’ most exciting and transformational projects—the JMA Wireless Dome and the John A. Lally Athletics Complex. Today, those projects received a significant boost from Syracuse University Trustee Edward “Ed” Pettinella G’76 and…

Campus & Community

Career Services’ 2022 Outcomes Report Shows a Professional Renaissance and Student Success

Tuesday, April 25, 2023, By Gabrielle Lake

As the COVID-19 pandemic swept across nations in 2020, it became growingly evident that the unrolling of this unprecedented event also ushered in historic aftermaths yet to be discovered. Wielding the power to impact future generations yet to come, the…