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Arts & Culture

Green Teaching Summit: A Humanities Approach to Climate Education

Wednesday, August 14, 2024, By Dan Bernardi

Can religion, philosophy, history, English and writing help tackle issues of climate change, environment and ecology? Absolutely, says Mike Goode, professor of English and outgoing William P. Tolley Distinguished Teaching Professor in the Humanities. Through his Tolley professorship, a role…

Campus & Community

Libraries’ Fall 2024 Hours and Welcome Week Activities

Tuesday, August 13, 2024, By Cristina Hatem

Syracuse University Libraries’ Fall 2024 regular hours will take effect Sunday, Aug. 25, and run through Tuesday, Dec. 17. Regular hours, excluding exceptions, are as follows, with full details available online. Bird Library Lower level to second floor: Monday through…

Campus & Community

Special Collections Research Center Exhibition Shows History’s Views on Intellectual Disability

Wednesday, August 7, 2024, By Diane Stirling

Graduate students in the School of Education turned to primary source documents and artifacts at Syracuse University Libraries’ Special Collections Research Center (SCRC) to discover enlightening—and sometimes startling—information and examples of the ways that people with intellectual disability have been…

Campus & Community

Hosting the Olympic Games: Trouble or Opportunity for Landmark Cities?

Tuesday, July 30, 2024, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

As Paris hosts the 2024 Summer Olympics, the iconic city and its landmarks—from the Eiffel Tower to the Palace of Versailles—are on the world stage. What does the world’s attention, and huge influx of visitors, mean for these grand architectural…

Campus & Community

From Zero to Hero: Syracuse University Esports Program Earns National Recognition in First Year

Tuesday, July 30, 2024, By Matt Michael

This past academic year served as “Year Zero” for Syracuse University’s esports program, which includes an academic degree program starting this fall and competitive teams that vie for national championships in their respective games. But the program’s first year was…

Media Tip Sheets

Kamala is Brat and Understanding Political Memes

Wednesday, July 24, 2024, By Ellen Mbuqe

Reporters looking for an expert to discuss the memes of the 2024 presidential race, please consider Jennifer Grygiel associate professor of communications and social media expert. Professor Grygiel (they/them) teaches about memes and internet communication for their classes at the Newhouse…

Media Tip Sheets

Political Science Experts Available for Election 2024

Thursday, July 18, 2024, By Ellen Mbuqe

Reporters covering the fast-moving 2024 presidential election, please see the list of Syracuse University experts available to discuss the issues as they happen. Please contact Ellen James Mbuqe, executive director of media relations, via ejmbuqe@syr.edu to arrange interviews with any…

Arts & Culture

100 Black Men of Syracuse and Syracuse Stage Present ‘Citizen James, or the Young Man Without a Country’ by Kyle Bass

Friday, July 12, 2024, By Joanna Penalva

Syracuse Stage, in partnership with 100 Black Men of Syracuse, announced that the company’s 2024/25 season will officially begin with “Citizen James, or the Young Man Without a Country”—a powerful and illuminating live world premiere production from resident playwright Kyle…

Campus & Community

Uniting for Student Success: SummerStart Program Is a Collaborative Effort

Tuesday, July 9, 2024, By News Staff

Every June, a group of incoming first-year students arrives on campus to participate in SummerStart, an initiative of Retention and Student Success. The six-week program gives participating students an opportunity to build a strong foundation for a successful Syracuse University…

Syracuse University Impact

Syracuse University Leads Higher Education Consortium as Part of $40M Award to Advance Central New York’s Semiconductor Manufacturing Capabilities

Wednesday, July 3, 2024, By News Staff

Syracuse University will play a leading role in advancing Central New York’s semiconductor manufacturing capabilities thanks to $40 million in new funds made available to the Buffalo-Rochester-Syracuse region through the U.S. Economic Development Administration’s Regional Technology and Innovation Hub. The…