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Campus & Community

Champion of Free Speech and Journalism Margaret Talev Leads Institute for Democracy, Journalism and Citizenship (Podcast)

Wednesday, February 28, 2024, By John Boccacino

Margaret Talev can vividly recall the specific moment she knew journalism had failed to properly inform and educate a large portion of the American voting electorate. It was Jan. 6, 2021. More than 1,000 citizens were protesting at the U.S….

Veterans

Generosity of Soldiers Inspired Benetta Dousuah G’25 to Enlist in the Army

Monday, February 26, 2024, By Charlie Poag

U.S. Army veteran Benetta Dousuah G’25, currently a graduate student in the Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics, vividly recalls her family’s escape from Liberia during the back-to-back civil wars that ravaged the nation between 1989 and 2003. Initially…

Campus & Community

Generating, Analyzing, Interpreting Data: Office of Institutional Research and Assessment

Thursday, February 22, 2024, By Diane Stirling

Syracuse University’s Office of Institutional Research and Assessment (OIRA) was recently created through a merger of the Office of Institutional Research and the Office of Institutional Effectiveness and Assessment. The streamlined operation, located at 400 Ostrom Avenue, serves all members…

Campus & Community

Faculty Needed to Serve as First Year Seminar Lead Instructors

Thursday, February 22, 2024, By Wendy S. Loughlin

One of the key factors in creating a sense of belonging among students is positive relationships with faculty. Research shows that students who feel a connection to their professors are more likely to view their institution as a welcoming place,…

Arts & Culture

BioInspired Adds Research Subgroup Blending Arts, Sciences, Humanities

Monday, February 19, 2024, By Diane Stirling

A new subgroup focused on the study of posthumanities topics has been formed at BioInspired Institute. It is designed to provide space and funding for research and creative activities that push the boundaries of traditional scientific inquiry and innovation through…

Business & Economy

Olutosin Alabi G’25 Wins 3rd Annual Afropreneurship Competition

Friday, February 16, 2024, By Cristina Hatem

The Libraries’ Blackstone LaunchPad hosted the third annual Afropreneurship Panel, Networking and Pitch competition in Bird Library on Feb. 9 in celebration of Black History Month. The competition was organized by two students in the College of Arts and Sciences,…

Business & Economy

Katy Arons Wins 2024 ACC InVenture Campus Qualifier, Advances to National Competition

Friday, February 16, 2024, By Cristina Hatem

Katy Arons ’24, founder of Continual Consent and a student in the School of Information Studies, won first place at the 2024 campus qualifier competition for the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) InVenture Prize on Feb. 1 held at Syracuse University…

STEM

Professor Named Senior Member and Associate Editor of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

Thursday, February 15, 2024, By Kwami Maranga

Younes Ra’di, assistant professor in electrical engineering and computer science, has been recognized as a senior member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) for his contributions to research in applied electromagnetics and microwave engineering. He has also…

Campus & Community

Addressing Belonging Among Neurodiverse Students, ‘Dialog’ Wins No Code Design Sprint

Wednesday, February 14, 2024, By Martin Walls

Dialog, an application to increase a sense of belonging on campus for students with disabilities, won the fast-paced, seven-day No Code Design Sprint, hosted by Syracuse University Libraries, the College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA), and School of Education…

Campus & Community

University Named a Fulbright Top Producing Institution for US Students for Second Consecutive Year

Tuesday, February 13, 2024, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs has named Syracuse University a Fulbright Top Producing Institution for U.S. students. This recognition is given to the U.S. colleges and universities that received the highest number of applicants selected for the…