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Business & Economy

Inaugural Whitman Dean’s Sustainable Development Goals Innovation Challenge Awards $25,000 in Prizes

Friday, May 3, 2024, By Caroline K. Reff

Bandages that monitor for diabetic foot ulcers and creating safe spaces for conversations about sexual wellness and self-love were just some of the winning innovations presented at the Whitman School Dean’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Innovation Challenge on April 18….

Campus & Community

Record Number Receive Awards Through Fulbright U.S. Student Program

Friday, May 3, 2024, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Fourteen Syracuse University students and alumni have been named as 2024 recipients of awards through the Fulbright U.S. Student Program. Five students were also chosen as alternates. This is the largest number of U.S. Student Fulbright recipients that Syracuse University…

STEM

Breaking Into Male-Dominated Fields: How 3 Talented Students Are Blazing a Trail

Thursday, May 2, 2024, By John Boccacino

Women have traditionally found themselves outnumbered by their male counterparts when it comes to jobs in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields, as only 21% of engineering majors and 19% of computer and information science majors are women, according…

Health & Society

Study: Pandemic Policies Linked to Overdose Spike

Thursday, May 2, 2024, By Daryl Lovell

Drug overdose rates skyrocketed in the United States during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the National Institutes of Health, more than 92,000 people died due to overdose in 2020. Public health experts worried early in the…

Arts & Culture

Venice Bienniale, Artist in Residence Session Provide VPA Students With Unique Global Experiences

Thursday, May 2, 2024, By Diane Stirling

College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) students who spent this semester studying abroad through the Daniel and Gayle D’Aniello Syracuse University Program in Florence enjoyed unique experiential learning opportunities, including a teaching session with an internationally known artist and…

Campus & Community

Maxwell’s Emily Thorson Receives Moynihan Award for Teaching and Research

Thursday, May 2, 2024, By News Staff

Emily Thorson, assistant professor of political science in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, has received the 2024 Daniel Patrick Moynihan Award for Teaching and Research, the highest honor the Maxwell School offers to untenured faculty. The award…

Campus & Community

Looking to Land Your First Job? Turn to Career Services to Find Success

Thursday, May 2, 2024, By John Boccacino

Patience is a virtue, especially when it comes to those soon-to-be Syracuse University graduates who are searching for their first professional jobs after graduating. With Commencement rapidly approaching, it’s only natural for members of the Class of 2024 to feel…

Campus & Community

Marina Artuso, Qinru Qiu Named Distinguished Professors

Thursday, May 2, 2024, By Wendy S. Loughlin

Marina Artuso, professor of physics in the College of Arts and Sciences, and Qinru Qiu, professor of electrical engineering and computer science in the College of Engineering and Computer Science, have been named Distinguished Professors. The distinction is one of…

Arts & Culture

Sport Analytics Students Visit Italy for First-Hand Look at How Data is Revolutionizing Soccer

Wednesday, May 1, 2024, By Matt Michael

Soccer–or football as it’s known outside the United States–is the world’s most popular sport. Analytics is the sport industry’s most popular tool as it’s transforming every aspect of the game, from player performance and team strategy to fan engagement and…

Campus & Community

College of Arts and Sciences Names Inaugural Director of Research Administration

Wednesday, May 1, 2024, By Dan Bernardi

As Syracuse University’s largest school with over 300 faculty spanning the sciences, mathematics and humanities, the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S) is a key contributor to the University’s R1 Carnegie designation, signifying very high research activity. In 2023 alone,…