Search Results for: ,LUE
From Burma to ’Cuse: Custodial Supervisor Pawehmoo ‘Ma’ Thawtheet Pursues Growth, Learning and the American Dream
Pawehmoo Thawtheet, known affectionately as “Ma” by friends and colleagues, came to Syracuse by way of Thailand in the fall of 2007. A native of Burma (now known as Myanmar) and member of the Karen ethnic group, Thawtheet spent the…
Historic Number of Syracuse University Pat Tillman Foundation Scholars Announced
Since 2017, Syracuse University has had the privilege of partnering with the Pat Tillman Foundation (PTF) as one of 16 university partners. This year, Anthony Ornelaz, a student in the master of fine arts program in the College of Arts…
Podcast and Q&A With Speech Language Pathologist Alex Middleton ’22: Providing a Voice to Help People Advocate for Themselves
When Alex Middleton ’22 was 18 years old, they were a homeless high school graduate, spending their nights crashing on friends’ couches. But despite the instability in their personal life, Middleton had known since middle school how they would make…
Professor Goode’s Tolley Professorship Focus: Creating Climate Change Teaching Materials, Partnerships
The Humanities play an instrumental role in shaping thinking about the past, present and future of environmental and climate change issues. Scientists can present hard data about the climate crisis and other ecological challenges. But it is humanists who are…
Worried About Market Volatility? Investment Experts Address Concerns and Share Strategies in Recent TIAA Webinar
With economic inflation and talk of a potential recession dominating the news cycle, employees may be worried about the impact fluctuations in the national and global economies could have on their retirement savings. Earlier this month, TIAA, the University’s retirement…
Professor Corrine Occhino Awarded Grant to Promote ASL Among Deaf Refugees
Corrine Occhino, an assistant professor with a dual appointment in the School of Education and College of Arts and Sciences, has been awarded an SU Engaged Humanities Mini-grant for a project to serve Deaf refugees learning American Sign Language (ASL)….
9 Faculty Members Presented NSF CAREER Awards
A total of nine Syracuse University faculty members have received CAREER awards from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Faculty Early Career Development program during the 2021-22 academic year. This is the largest number of the prestigious NSF awards earned in…
Two Professors Win Prestigious Google Research Scholar Awards
Assistant Professors Ferdinando Fioretto and Endadul Hoque, faculty members in the College of Engineering and Computer Science, have earned highly competitive Google Research Scholar awards. The Google Research Scholar Program provides unrestricted gifts of up to $60,000 to support research…
Blackstone LaunchPad to Host Arts Entrepreneurship Accelerator for Creatives This Summer
Creative business coach Peter DePasquale ’12 (dual B.F.A. in arts education and printmaking), as well as an M.F.A. (printmaking from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago) will be leading a four-week intensive boot camp accelerator to help students…
Father’s Day Podcast and Q&A With Dino Babers, Head Football Coach
On the football field, Dino Babers is known as the passionate head coach of the Syracuse University football team, the charismatic leader who has delivered his share of emotional pre- and post-game speeches. But beyond the wins, beyond his ability…