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Campus & Community

Paulo De Miranda G’00 Received ‘Much More Than a Formal Education’ From Maxwell

Thursday, July 3, 2025, By Jessica Youngman

Early in his career, Paulo De Miranda G’00 embarked on several humanitarian aid and peacekeeping assignments around the world. “When we concluded our tasks, we wrote reports about our field work, but many times felt that little insight was given…

Campus & Community

A&S Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs to Retire; New Appointment Announced

Thursday, July 3, 2025, By Dan Bernardi

After over four decades of dedicated service to the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S), Professor Gerald Greenberg is retiring at the end of 2025. He transitioned from his role as A&S senior associate dean for academic affairs; humanities; and…

STEM

6 A&S Physicists Awarded Breakthrough Prize

Thursday, July 3, 2025, By Sean Grogan

Our universe is dominated by matter and contains hardly any antimatter, a notion which still perplexes top scientists researching at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider. The Big Bang created equal amounts of matter and antimatter, but now nearly everything—solid, liquid, gas or plasma—is…

STEM

Setting the Standard and Ensuring Justice

Thursday, July 3, 2025, By Dan Bernardi

Everyone knows DNA plays a crucial role in solving crimes—but what happens when the evidence is of low quantity, degraded or comes from multiple individuals? One of the major challenges for forensic laboratories is interpreting this type of DNA data…

Media, Law & Policy

Professor Nina Kohn Serves as Reporter for 2 Uniform Acts

Thursday, July 3, 2025, By Robert Conrad

College of Law Distinguished Professor Nina Kohn is helping to create “gold standard” legislation on some of the most important issues facing older adults and individuals with cognitive disabilities. Based on her legal expertise, including in the area of elder…

Arts & Culture

VPA Announces New Drama Department Chair

Tuesday, July 1, 2025, By Erica Blust

The College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) has appointed Eleanor Holdridge as the new chair of the Department of Drama effective July 1. Holdridge comes to Syracuse University from the Catholic University of America, where she served as professor…

Media, Law & Policy

250 Years Later, Declaration of Independence Still Challenges, Inspires a Nation: A Conversation With Professor Carol Faulkner

Monday, June 30, 2025, By Kathleen Haley

In June 1776, from a rented room in Philadelphia, Thomas Jefferson penned the first draft of the document that would forge a nation. The stakes were high, amidst the ongoing war with the British, to find the right words to…

Media, Law & Policy

First-Year Law Student to First-Year Dean: Lau Combines Law and Business to Continue College of Law’s Upward Trajectory

Thursday, June 26, 2025, By Caroline K. Reff

Three decades ago, Terence J. Lau L’98 walked the corridors as an eager student in the College of Law, then located in White Hall. He knew he had been given a rare chance—and a full scholarship—to be a part of…

Business & Economy

Calling All Alumni Entrepreneurs: Apply for ’CUSE50 Awards

Tuesday, June 24, 2025, By John Boccacino

Did you cultivate your entrepreneurial skills as a student at Syracuse University and either founded or currently own your own business as an Orange alumnus? If so, you’re encouraged to apply for the University’s third annual ’CUSE50 Alumni Entrepreneur Award,…

Campus & Community

Retiring University Professor and Decorated Public Servant Sean O’Keefe G’78 Reflects on a Legacy of Service

Tuesday, June 24, 2025, By John Boccacino

For most of his time as a public servant, Sean O’Keefe G’78 adhered to a few guiding principles: Step up when someone calls upon you to serve. Be open to anything. Challenge yourself. Those values helped O’Keefe navigate a career…