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A Blueprint for Engaged Humanities: Maggie Sardino Featured in Humanities for All

Friday, July 7, 2023, By Kerrie Marshall

Recent graduate Maggie Sardino ’23 authored an article, Discovering My Passion for Public Arts & Humanities, featured recently in Humanities for All, an online initiative of the National Humanities Alliance (NHA) Foundation highlighting higher ed-based humanities projects. She graduated in May 2023…

Campus & Community

Azadeh Tajdar Joins Maxwell as Inaugural Cramer Family Professor of Practice in Community Impact

Friday, July 7, 2023, By Jessica Youngman

After studying law at the University of Amsterdam, Azadeh Tajdar went to work in public policy, hoping to be part of the inner workings of the European Union (EU) at an exciting time: A year before she graduated, the EU…

STEM

Amid the Rapid Rise of AI and Autonomous Systems, Maxwell Scholars Have a Pivotal Role

Thursday, July 6, 2023, By Jeffrey Pepper Rodgers

In early 2022, the City of Syracuse’s Surveillance Technology Working Group met to discuss a proposal from the police department to install street cameras that automatically scan license plates as an aid for investigating crime. While the technology had the…

Health & Society

A Machine Learning Approach to Freshwater Analysis

Thursday, July 6, 2023, By Dan Bernardi

From protecting biodiversity to ensuring the safety of drinking water, the biochemical makeup of rivers and streams around the United States is critical for human and environmental welfare. Studies have found that human activity and urbanization are driving salinization (increased…

Arts & Culture

Carrie Mae Weems First Major Solo UK Exhibition Opens in London

Wednesday, July 5, 2023, By News Staff

“Reflections of Now,” a major exhibition of work by internationally renowned artist Carrie Mae Weems H’17, Syracuse University’s first-ever artist in residence, opened June 22 at the Barbican Art Gallery in London. Weems’ first major solo U.K. exhibition will run through Sept….

Arts & Culture

Southborough to the Stage: Bandier Program Student Hits High Note in First Year

Wednesday, June 28, 2023, By News Staff

A high note of musician Padma Mynampaty’s first year at Newhouse might have been entertaining the crowd during her first live show with a full band at Syracuse’s Westcott Theater. “It’s one of my favorite things just seeing everyone sing the…

Campus & Community

Andrew Sears Appointed Dean of the School of Information Studies

Wednesday, June 28, 2023, By News Staff

Vice Chancellor, Provost and Chief Academic Officer Gretchen Ritter today announced the appointment of Andrew Sears as the next dean of the School of Information Studies (iSchool). Sears comes to Syracuse from The Pennsylvania State University, where he has served…

Syracuse University Impact

Reading Buddies Program Gives Young Readers—and Pre-Service Teachers—a Jump Start

Tuesday, June 27, 2023, By Martin Walls

One aspect that makes the School of Education’s (SOE) teacher preparation program stand out is that it offers undergraduates opportunities to be immersed in diverse and inclusive school environments as early as their first year. For undergraduates signed up for…

Campus & Community

Newest Hall of Fame Inductee at Syracuse University: Otto the Orange

Friday, June 23, 2023, By Christine Grabowski

Syracuse University’s very own Otto the Orange will be one of only two mascots to be inducted into the Class of 2023 Mascot Hall of Fame on Saturday, Aug. 12. The hall of fame made the announcement today following a…

STEM

Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Professor Yuzhe Tang Receives Grant to Protect Ethereum Security

Friday, June 23, 2023, By Kwami Maranga

Yuzhe Tang, associate professor of electrical engineering and computer science in the College of Engineering and Computer Science, and his research team have been awarded a grant by the Ethereum Foundation for research to advance the Ethereum blockchain ecosystem. This…