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Campus & Community

Graduate School Summer Funding Competition Awards Announced

Monday, April 15, 2024, By Diane Stirling

Seventy-one scholars are the recipients of dissertation and pre-dissertation fellowship awards through The Graduate School’s Summer Funding Competition. The $4,500 awards are given annually to a select group of outstanding doctoral students to support progress to degree and dissertation completion….

STEM

Aerodynamics of Avian Flight: ECS Professor Studying Impact of Strong Wind Gusts

Tuesday, April 9, 2024, By Kwami Maranga

Boasting an impressive wingspan of over seven feet, the golden eagle is one of the largest birds of prey in North America. In addition to being cunning, skilled hunters and their ability to soar effortlessly for hours, golden eagles might…

Arts & Culture

Graduate Music Students Receive Grant to Compose, Perform New Work for Organ

Tuesday, April 9, 2024, By Mikayla Heiss

A composer-organist pair of graduate students in the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ Rose, Jules R. and Stanford S. Setnor School of Music received a $1,000 grant from the American Guild of Organists (AGO) to compose and perform a…

STEM

Record Five Syracuse University Students Selected for Prestigious 2024 Goldwater Scholarship

Wednesday, April 3, 2024, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Five Syracuse University students have been selected for the 2024 Goldwater Scholarship, the preeminent undergraduate scholarship awarded in the natural sciences, engineering and mathematics in the U.S. This is the first time Syracuse has had five students selected for the…

STEM

Experiencing the Solar Eclipse From an Animal’s Perspective

Tuesday, April 2, 2024, By Dan Bernardi

Awe, amazement and wonder are a few of the reactions humans have to a solar eclipse. The extremely rare occasion of being in the path of totality—where the moon’s disk completely blocks the sun for a few short moments—captivates audiences…

Arts & Culture

‘Touch(ed)’ Continues Department of Drama’s 2023-24 Season

Friday, March 29, 2024, By Joanna Penalva

The Syracuse University Department of Drama continues the 2023-24 season with “Touch(ed)”, a darkly comic drama about sisterhood, mental health and the realistic limits of love from Tony Award-nominated playwright Bess Wohl (“Grand Horizons”). Directed by Christine Albright-Tufts, performances of…

STEM

Machine Learning Gives Visibility to Underrepresented Authors

Wednesday, March 27, 2024, By Dan Bernardi

While fingerprint powder and microscopes are very important tools in forensics, machine learning is becoming one of the fastest emerging technologies in the field. This involves the use of algorithms and computing to perform efficient and effective investigations by analyzing…

Campus & Community

6 Attending 2024 Faculty Women of Color Academy National Conference

Wednesday, March 27, 2024, By Diane Stirling

Six representatives from Syracuse University will attend the Faculty Women of Color Academy (FCWA) annual conference April 11 to 14. They will join hundreds of other women from academic institutions across the United States. The conference provides opportunities for Indigenous…

Veterans

College of Professional Studies Helps Meet the Needs of Military-Connected Students

Thursday, March 21, 2024, By Charlie Poag

When it comes to providing impactful educational opportunities for service members, veterans and military family members, Syracuse University consistently ranks among the top schools in the country. A key component to that success is the ongoing innovation at the College…

STEM

Doctoral Student Researchers Support Upstate New York Energy Storage Engine

Tuesday, March 19, 2024, By Diane Stirling

Five mechanical and aerospace engineering doctoral students are working at the forefront of research in one of the future’s booming industries: energy storage, new battery technology and creation of the supply chain and workforce support that an increasingly electric- and…