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STEM

Professor Zhao Qin Receives NSF CAREER Award to Support Mycelium Research

Tuesday, July 19, 2022, By Alex Dunbar

The future of construction materials may exist just inches below the surface of a typical lawn. In between the rocks and soil, a vast microfiber network is constantly assimilating wood chips along with plant waste. You may not see the…

STEM

Donald Siegel Honored as the 2022 Marcus Milling Legendary Geoscientist

Monday, July 18, 2022, By News Staff

The American Geosciences Institute has recognized Donald I. Siegel, professor emeritus in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences in the College of Arts and Sciences, with the 2022 Marcus Milling Legendary Geoscientist Medal. Siegel is acclaimed for his decades…

Media Tip Sheets

Statement from Sean O’Keefe Regarding Images from James Webb Space Telescope 

Wednesday, July 13, 2022, By Keith Kobland

Syracuse University Professor and Former NASA Administrator Sean O’Keefe offers thoughts on the recently released images from the James Webb Space Telescope.  Professor O’Keefe says: “The images from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) are a strong reminder of how…

Campus & Community

Syracuse University to Pilot Private Cellular Network in Select Residence Halls, Academic Buildings

Wednesday, July 13, 2022, By News Staff

Syracuse University, in partnership with JMA Wireless, will soon install a cutting-edge, 5G private wireless network in select residence halls and academic buildings as part of a pilot program that will run for the duration of the Fall 2022 semester….

Business & Economy

Tracy Barash ’89 Appointed Chair of the Whitman Advisory Council

Tuesday, July 12, 2022, By Dawn McWilliams

The Martin J. Whitman School of Management has announced that Tracy Barash ’89 has been appointed chair of the Whitman Advisory Council. Tracy Barash ’89 is senior vice president/head of research, data and insights, business operations and franchise planning for…

STEM

New Studies by A&S Researchers Illuminate Best Practices for Inclusion in STEM

Tuesday, July 12, 2022, By Dan Bernardi

With only 17% of the STEM workforce being Black or Hispanic, according to a 2021 Pew Research Center study, diversifying STEM at Syracuse University and beyond is a commitment by Jason Wiles, associate professor of biology in the College of Arts…

Campus & Community

Chandice Haste-Jackson Appointed Associate Dean of Falk College Student Services

Tuesday, July 12, 2022, By Matt Michael

Chandice Haste-Jackson, Ph.D., an associate teaching professor in the Department of Human Development and Family Science in the Falk College, has been named Associate Dean of the Office of Student Services in Falk College effective July 2022. In her new…

Campus & Community

A&S Interim Dean Lois Agnew: ‘It Was a Gift to Join This Community’

Monday, July 11, 2022, By Dan Bernardi

A special theme unites the nearly 6,000 students and about 300 faculty members who call the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S) home: the drive to use the knowledge and skills they’ve honed to help make the world healthier, more hopeful and…

Campus & Community

From Burma to ’Cuse: Custodial Supervisor Pawehmoo ‘Ma’ Thawtheet Pursues Growth, Learning and the American Dream

Tuesday, July 5, 2022, By Jen Plummer

Pawehmoo Thawtheet, known affectionately as “Ma” by friends and colleagues, came to Syracuse by way of Thailand in the fall of 2007. A native of Burma (now known as Myanmar) and member of the Karen ethnic group, Thawtheet spent the…

Campus & Community

26 to Lead: Women in Leadership Inaugural Cohort Begins Intensive, Intentional Leadership Development Experience

Friday, July 1, 2022, By News Staff

Twenty-six of Syracuse University’s most promising women and non-binary people have been selected to join the inaugural leadership development cohort launched by the Women in Leadership Initiative (WiL). Beginning with reflective readings this summer, cohort participants will participate in an…