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Health & Society

Leonese Nelson Reflects on 2 Decades Chairing STEP/CSTEP Conferences

Monday, July 10, 2023, By Martin Walls

The 2023 Science and Technology Entry Program (STEP) and Collegiate Science and Technology Entry Program (CSTEP) spring conferences were bittersweet for Leonese Nelson. Once again, she worked 18-hour days to present two statewide showcases of student work, timed just a…

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

Beware of the Fast-Track Commission to Study Cuts to Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid, Social Security Expert Eric Kingson Says

Friday, June 30, 2023, By Matt Michael

With membership representing 70% of House Republicans, the House Republican Study Committee (RSC) recently unveiled a plan to make drastic changes to Social Security and Medicare, including raising the full retirement age from 67 to 69 by 2033 for those…

Campus & Community

Supreme Court Issues Ruling on Race-Based Admissions

Thursday, June 29, 2023, By News Staff

Dear Students, Faculty and Staff: A short time ago, the Supreme Court issued its decision in the cases brought by the Students for Fair Admissions Inc. against Harvard College and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The decision…

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…

Arts & Culture

6 ‘On My Own Time’ Faculty/Staff Artists Selected to Display Work at the Everson Museum of Art This Fall

Thursday, June 22, 2023, By News Staff

This year marks the 50th anniversary of “On My Own Time,” a program spearheaded by CNY Arts to celebrate the often-unsung artists employed by local businesses in the Central New York community and who create art … well, on their…

Health & Society

Weakening Democracy Linked to Rising Deaths, Study Finds

Wednesday, June 21, 2023, By Christopher Munoz

Voting rights have come under scrutiny across the United States in recent years, with multiple cases before the Supreme Court this session. A new study by Syracuse University researchers suggests the issue has implications beyond politics. The study, led by…

Veterans

Military-Connected Women at Syracuse Reflect on 75 Years of Women in the Military

Wednesday, June 14, 2023, By Charlie Poag

On June 12, 1948, President Harry S. Truman signed the Women’s Armed Services Integration Act into law, officially allowing women to serve as full, permanent service members in the military branches of the United States armed forces. As far back…