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6 Attending 2024 Faculty Women of Color Academy National Conference

Wednesday, March 27, 2024, By Diane Stirling

Six representatives from Syracuse University will attend the Faculty Women of Color Academy (FCWA) annual conference April 11 to 14. They will join hundreds of other women from academic institutions across the United States. The conference provides opportunities for Indigenous…

Campus & Community

DPS Campus Peace Officer Academy Officially Underway

Thursday, March 21, 2024, By Alex Haessig

Nine new recruits were sworn into the Syracuse University Department of Public Safety (DPS) Campus Peace Officer Academy on March 21 by Syracuse Police First Deputy Chief Richard Shoff. Collaborating with the Syracuse Police Department on the swearing-in ceremony serves…

Media, Law & Policy

Falk Public Health Researchers Investigating the Impact of Neighborhood Characteristics on Firearm Violence

Thursday, March 21, 2024, By Jen Plummer

In America, it is a sad reality that your ethnic background and zip code can be a contributing factor to the likelihood that you become a victim of both fatal and non-fatal firearm violence. Data from the Centers for Disease…

Campus & Community

In Memoriam: Life Trustee Doris ‘Dottie’ L. Payson ’57

Tuesday, March 19, 2024, By Eileen Korey

Doris “Dottie” Payson ’57 first parlayed a bachelor’s degree in education from Syracuse University into a teaching career in the Brooklyn School District. But her passion for travel and learning about the wonders of the world led to her second…

Campus & Community

Connections and Conversations: Syracuse Abroad Center Directors to Visit Main Campus

Friday, March 15, 2024, By Ashley Barletta

The University is welcoming our Syracuse Abroad center directors to main campus at the end of this month from Florence, London, Madrid, Strasbourg, Santiago and Wroclaw/Central Europe. From Monday, March 25, through Friday, March 29, students, faculty and staff will…

Campus & Community

Trans Support Day 2024 Set for March 23

Monday, March 11, 2024, By Matt Michael

After a three-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Trans Support Day returned in 2023 with an inspiring event hosted by Syracuse University’s Marriage and Family Therapy (MFT) Trans Team. More than 250 people–including individuals, couples, parents and children–attended Trans…

Campus & Community

9 Projects Awarded MetLife Foundation-Lender Center Racial Wealth Gap Grants

Monday, March 11, 2024, By Diane Stirling

The Lender Center for Social Justice has awarded nine grants for new faculty research projects that study issues contributing to or helping alleviate the racial wealth gap in the United States. The awards are funded by a 2022 MetLife Foundation grant that…

Campus & Community

Yiming Zhao Receives NSF CAREER Grant to Study Two of Oldest Geometry Problems

Wednesday, March 6, 2024, By News Staff

Yiming Zhao will explore new variations of two of the oldest problems in geometry—the isoperimetric problem and the Minkowski problem—with a $434,697 CAREER grant, the National Science Foundation’s most competitive award for early-career faculty who may serve as academic role…

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TIAA Institute Honors Chancellor Syverud With Hesburgh Award for Leadership Excellence in Higher Education

Wednesday, March 6, 2024, By News Staff

In recognition of his 11 years of service working tirelessly to advance academic and research excellence, elevate the student experience and create a campus community that is truly welcoming to all, Syracuse University Chancellor and President Kent Syverud has received…

Campus & Community

2024 Black History Month Celebrations in Photos

Wednesday, March 6, 2024, By John Boccacino

Syracuse University continued its proud and storied tradition of honoring Black History Month through a series of engaging and thought-provoking student-run programs, events and discussions Feb. 1 through March 3 on campus. The theme for this year’s celebrations was “Existing…