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Author Margaret Atwood Calls Creative Writing Professor Mona Awad Her ‘Literary Heir Apparent’
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…
Experts Available to Discuss Mental Health Awareness Month
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…
Chemistry Professor Presents New Research on Anti-Obesity Drug
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…
Faculty and Staff: Join Your Colleagues for Food, Fitness and Fun at the Syracuse WorkForce Run/Walk/Roll
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…
Donna Shalala G’70, H’87 to Deliver Syracuse University’s 2023 Commencement Address
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,…
Catherine Cocks Appointed Director of Syracuse University Press
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’…
A&S Graduate Student Advocates for Access to Unsanitized History of Kenya and Beyond
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…
Mowers Endow Newhouse Professorship of Persuasive Communications
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…
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
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…
Career Services’ 2022 Outcomes Report Shows a Professional Renaissance and Student Success
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…