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Campus & Community

Students Still Reeling From the Most Devastating Natural Disaster in Turkey Since 1939

Wednesday, February 22, 2023, By News Staff

On Feb. 6, 2023, at approximately 4:17 a.m., the first earthquake hit the town of Gaziantep, which lies in southeastern Turkey near the border of Syria. This was the first and most destructive earthquake of that day, reaching a magnitude…

Campus & Community

Joan Christy Lecture Series Presents Chef Educator Danny Corsun

Wednesday, February 22, 2023, By News Staff

Falk College and its Department of Nutrition and Food Studies will host chef educator Danny Corsun for “Edible empowerment: Using food as an experiential teaching vehicle,” as part of the Joan Christy Lecture Series. Corsun, a chef educator since 2000,…

Campus & Community

Jordan Pierre ’23 and Dylan Blaine France ’24 Determined to Help Next Generation of Students

Tuesday, February 21, 2023, By John Boccacino

Most students who come to Syracuse University as wide-eyed first-year students think they have all the time in the world to institute the changes they wish to see in their communities and on campus. But the reality can be somewhat…

Arts & Culture

Music History Professor Receives Carnegie Grant to Study Women’s Music in West Africa

Monday, February 20, 2023, By Dan Bernardi

From improving mood to reducing anxiety, research has shown that music and dance can offer many health benefits. For cultures in West Africa, the power of music and dance extends far beyond boosting physical and mental well-being. According to Ruth Opara,…

Campus & Community

2023 Humanities Center Faculty Fellows Focus on Critical Societal Concerns

Monday, February 20, 2023, By Caroline K. Reff

The Syracuse University Humanities Center supports innovative faculty and graduate student researchers exploring a number of pressing social issues. Each spring, the center offers up to four highly competitive faculty fellowships—three from the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S), including one…

Campus & Community

Ribbon Cutting Celebrates Opening of the John A. Lally Athletics Complex Entranceway

Friday, February 17, 2023, By News Staff

The John A. Lally Athletics Complex entranceway is complete. The first milestone in the ongoing multimillion dollar, multi-year capital campaign to build a new home for the Orange will welcome all visitors to the Lally Athletics Complex. When completed, the…

Campus & Community

Syracuse’s Black History Maker: DC Community Organizer Charles ‘Chuck’ Hicks ’69

Friday, February 17, 2023, By Renée Gearhart Levy

The year 1968 was one of tumult and change in the United States, marked by the assassinations of Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert F. Kennedy, social unrest over civil rights and the Vietnam War and the passage of the…

Campus & Community

Celebrating Black History Month With Syracuse Abroad

Friday, February 17, 2023, By Ashley Barletta

This February, Syracuse Abroad invites you to celebrate Black History Month (BHM) with us. Learn more about our events on campus and the resources available abroad to help enrich Black History Month appreciation and celebrations, today and every day. Celebrate…

Campus & Community

Important Safety Resources

Friday, February 17, 2023, By News Staff

Dear Students, Faculty and Staff: We write to you today to remind our community of important safety information. We do this in light of the violent tragedy at Michigan State University, where three promising young lives were cut short, and…

STEM

Retired Astronaut Col. Frederick Gregory to Address Future of Space Flight

Friday, February 17, 2023, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Col. (Ret.) Frederick Gregory, retired astronaut and former NASA deputy administrator, will visit Syracuse University on Tuesday, Feb. 28. Gregory will tour campus and meet with student groups, then give a talk in which he will share his experiences in…