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Campus & Community

Imam Hamza Gürsoy Appointed as Muslim Chaplain at Hendricks Chapel

Tuesday, July 29, 2025, By Dara Harper

The University has appointed Imam Hamza Gürsoy as Muslim chaplain and advisor for the Muslim Student Association at Hendricks Chapel. In his role, Gürsoy will serve students by expanding the impact of Hendricks Chapel as “a home for all faiths…

STEM

Inspiring the Next Generation of STEM Enthusiasts

Monday, July 28, 2025, By John Boccacino

A friendly competition is brewing in the corner of a basement classroom in Link Hall during the annual STEM Trekkers summer program, where students are participating in a time-honored ritual: seeing who can build a paper airplane that travels the…

Health & Society

Bringing History to Life: How Larry Swiader ’89, G’93 Blends Storytelling With Emerging Technology

Friday, July 25, 2025, By News Staff

Instructional design program alumnus Lawrence “Larry” Swiader ’89, G’93 has built a career at the intersection of storytelling, education and technology—a path that’s taken him from the early days of analog editing as a student in the S.I. Newhouse School…

Arts & Culture

Art Museum Acquires Indian Scrolls Gifted by SUNY Professor

Wednesday, July 23, 2025, By Taylor Westerlund

The University Art Museum has received a monumental gift of more than 80 traditional Indian patachitra scrolls, significantly expanding its collection of South Asian art and material culture. The scrolls were donated by Geraldine Forbes, Distinguished Teaching Professor Emerita at…

Campus & Community

Imam Amir Durić Appointed Assistant Dean for Religious and Spiritual Life at Hendricks Chapel

Tuesday, July 22, 2025, By Dara Harper

The University has appointed Imam Amir Durić as assistant dean for religious and spiritual life at Hendricks Chapel. Durić, who has served as Muslim chaplain at Hendricks Chapel since 2017, will provide visionary, inclusive and compassionate leadership to advance interfaith…

Veterans

Student Veteran Anthony Ruscitto Honored as a Tillman Scholar

Friday, July 18, 2025, By John Boccacino

“Now what am I supposed to do with my life?” Veterans often face this question as they transition from active duty to civilian life. The thought terrified U.S. Marine Corps veteran Anthony Ruscitto ’22, G’23, L’27 when he contemplated his…

STEM

NSF I-Corps Semiconductor and Microelectronics Free Virtual Course Being Offered

Wednesday, July 16, 2025, By Cristina Hatem

University researchers with groundbreaking ideas in semiconductors, microelectronics or advanced materials are invited to apply for an entrepreneurship-focused hybrid course offered through the National Science Foundation (NSF) Innovation Corps (I-Corps) program. The free virtual course runs from Sept. 15 through…

STEM

Jianshun ‘Jensen’ Zhang Named Interim Department Chair of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Wednesday, July 16, 2025, By Emma Ertinger

The College of Engineering and Computer Science (ECS) is excited to announce that Professor Jianshun “Jensen” Zhang has been appointed interim department chair of mechanical and aerospace engineering (MAE), as of July 1, 2025. Zhang serves as executive director of…

STEM

Star Scholar: Julia Fancher Earns Second Astronaut Scholarship for Stellar Research

Wednesday, July 16, 2025, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Julia Fancher, a rising senior majoring in physics and mathematics in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S), a logic minor in A&S and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program, has been renewed as an Astronaut Scholar for…

STEM

Traugott Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Bing Dong to Present at Prestigious AI Conference

Wednesday, July 16, 2025, By Emma Ertinger

Professor Bing Dong was recently selected to lead a workshop on artificial intelligence (AI) at NeurIPS, the Conference and Workshop on Neural Information Processing Systems. Founded in 1987, NeurIPS is one of the most prestigious annual conferences dedicated to machine learning and AI research. Dong’s workshop…