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The More We Disrupt Wildlife Habitats, the Greater the Threat of Future Pandemics
Robert Wilson is associate professor of director of undergraduate studies in the Geography and the Environment Department at Syracuse University’s Maxwell School. He teaches classes on animals and society and environmental history and talks (below) about the role of animals,…
School of Education Announces Annual Atrocity Studies Lecture on ‘Gathering Evidence of Atrocities’
The 2023 Atrocity Studies annual lecture—presented by the Syracuse University School of Education—will address how war crimes, crimes against humanity and other atrocities are documented across the globe and the implications of this evidence for international courts and justice. The…
Prominent Authors and Commentators Michael Eric Dyson, John McWhorter to Speak on ‘Fostering a Diverse and Healthy Democracy’
Two prominent media commentators and thought leaders who express divergent views regarding free speech surrounding race and the portrayal of racial identity will visit campus Friday, March 31, to take part in a University-hosted lecture. Michael Eric Dyson, of Vanderbilt…
Syracuse University to Launch a New Degree in Esports Communications and Management
Syracuse University will soon begin offering a new, first-of-its-kind degree program focused on esports. The program, Esports Communications and Management, will be offered jointly by the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications and the David B. Falk College of Sport…
Maxwell Alumna Taylor Hamilton G’18 To Spend a Year in East Asia as a Luce Scholar
Taylor Hamilton G’18 has been named a 2023-24 Luce Scholar. The Luce Scholars Program is a prestigious, nationally competitive fellowship program launched by the Henry Luce Foundation in 1974 to enhance the understanding of Asia among potential leaders in American…
Libraries Accepting Proposals for 2024-25 SCRC Faculty Fellows Program
Syracuse University Libraries’ Special Collections Research Center (SCRC) is accepting online application proposals through April 29 for two Faculty Fellows for the 2024-25 academic year. The Faculty Fellows program provides a $5,000 fellowship payment, a hands-on introduction to engaging with…
Dave Bing ’66, H’06: ‘We Need to Support Each Other Much More Than We Do’
Growing up in Washington, D.C., Dave Bing ’66, H’06 said his classmates, teachers and neighbors were mostly all African American. When he joined Syracuse University in the fall of 1962 as a recruit to the men’s basketball team, his world…
Rock-Solid Data: Friendship Helps Lead to Discovery of Tectonic History of Subglacial Antarctica
A trove of ancient rocks collected from glacial moraines has literally revealed the deep story of one of the most underexplored environments on the planet—the rocks and mountain belts hidden beneath the East Antarctica Ice Sheet. Before this study, scientists…
Associate Provost Chris Johnson to Step Down From Academic Affairs Administrative Post, Return to ECS Faculty Full Time
After nearly five years of service as associate provost for academic affairs, Chris Johnson has announced he will step down from his administrative role and return to full-time faculty duties in the College of Engineering and Computer Science (ECS). “Chris…
Sen. Mitt Romney to Keynote Newhouse School’s Toner Prizes Celebration March 27 in Washington
U.S. Sen. Mitt Romney of Utah will be the keynote speaker at the award ceremony for the Toner Prizes for Excellence in Political Reporting on Monday, March 27, in Washington, D.C. Romney The Toner Prizes, sponsored by Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse…