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Academic Strategic Plan Town Halls Provide Opportunities for Dialogue, Feedback

Friday, January 17, 2025, By Wendy S. Loughlin

A series of town halls held this semester will facilitate discussion and feedback related to the University’s academic strategic plan, “Leading With Distinction.” The entire campus community is invited to participate in these four virtual events, which focus on key…

Veterans

Forged in Snow: How Syracuse ROTC Shaped a Career of Service

Friday, January 17, 2025, By Charlie Poag

Growing up in Buffalo, Madison Kaifas-Steiner was no stranger to the bitter cold and snow-filled winters of Central New York. But when she joined Syracuse University’s cross-town Army Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) program during her time at Le Moyne…

Campus & Community

School of Architecture Faculty Awarded Independent Projects Grants

Thursday, January 16, 2025, By Julie Sharkey

Three projects, led by several School of Architecture faculty, have recently been awarded 2024 Independent Projects grants from the Architectural League of New York and the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA), to explore a design topic through…

Arts & Culture

Architecture Professor Featured in Cooper Hewitt Triennial

Thursday, January 16, 2025, By Ellen Mbuqe

A Syracuse University professor in the School of Architecture is a featured architect in the exhibition “Making Home—Smithsonian Design Triennial” at the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, in New York City. Distinguished Professor Lori Brown and her collaborators, Trish Cafferky…

Syracuse University Impact

Maxwell Sociologist’s New Documentary Reveals Plight of Syracuse Tenants

Tuesday, January 14, 2025, By News Staff

A standing room audience gathered in the community room at the Salt City Market in the City of Syracuse on a recent evening for the first public screening of a new documentary film written and directed by Maxwell School sociologist…

Arts & Culture

Syracuse Stage Welcomes 2025 With ‘Primary Trust’

Tuesday, January 14, 2025, By Joanna Penalva

Syracuse Stage welcomes the new year with playwright Eboni Booth’s “Primary Trust,” the Pulitzer Prize-winning drama about best friends, new beginnings and the undeniable power of everyday kindness. Directed by Syracuse Stage Associate Artistic Director Melissa Crespo (“Once,” “What the…

Health & Society

A&S Professor Helping Shape Global Environmental Policies

Monday, January 13, 2025, By Dan Bernardi

For millions around the world, degradation of their land due to factors like climate change, deforestation, overgrazing and unsustainable farming practices have caused harm to both human health and the environment. Desertification, which is when fertile land turns into desert…

Campus & Community

Life Together Initiative to Expand in the Spring 2025 Semester

Monday, January 13, 2025, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

The “Life Together: Seeking the Common Good in a Diverse Democracy” initiative will expand in the Spring 2025 semester, building on the success of its October 2024 facilitated community conversation. The initiative focuses on developing essential skills for civil dialogue…

Media Tip Sheets

Faculty Pay Tribute to Jimmy Carter

Tuesday, January 7, 2025, By Keith Kobland

Syracuse University faculty are offering thoughts on the passing of Jimmy Carter, the nation’s 39th president. “In the aftermath of Watergate, Jimmy Carter helped to bring decency and honor back to the White House,” said Maxwell History and Political Science…

Health & Society

Peptide Drug Advances Being Made on Syracuse University Campus Working to Redefine Obesity, Diabetes Care

Tuesday, January 7, 2025, By Diane Stirling

Over the past 18 months, Robert Doyle, a medicinal chemist and the Jack and Laura H. Milton Professor of Chemistry in the College of Arts and Sciences at Syracuse University, introduced two new peptide compound discoveries at conferences of the…