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Campus & Community

Seconds Can Save a Life: CPR and AED Trainings Prepare Bystanders to Act in an Emergency

Tuesday, February 28, 2023, By News Staff

February is American Heart Month, a time that promotes renewed focus on cardiovascular health and increased education on the risk factors for heart disease, currently the leading cause of death in the U.S. It’s not only in February, however, that…

Campus & Community

Graduate Students Illuminate Lives, Race and Place Through Humanities Research

Monday, February 27, 2023, By Caroline K. Reff

The humanities are pivotal to examining historical trajectories, understanding the pressing issues of our times and forging a more just world. As the next generation of scholars, graduate students are at the forefront of identifying and pursuing new questions in…

Veterans

IVMF Receives Million-Dollar Grant for Veterans and Military Families

Saturday, February 25, 2023, By Charlie Poag

The D’Aniello Institute for Veterans and Military Families at Syracuse University (IVMF) recently received $1 million in additional grant funding to support veterans and their families in Central New York. The grant renewal was awarded by the Mother Cabrini Health…

Media, Law & Policy

Forever Orange Hometown Hero Robert L. Gang Jr. ’39, L’42 Passes Away at Age 104

Friday, February 24, 2023, By Eileen Korey

Robert “Bob” L. Gang Jr. ’39, L’42 never let aging get in the way of living. When he was 78, he and his friend cut down 60 trees to build a log cabin. At age 80, he hiked 16 miles…

Health & Society

Celebrate National Nutrition Month With the Wellness Initiative Team

Friday, February 24, 2023, By News Staff

National Nutrition Month, celebrated in March, focuses attention on the importance of making informed food choices and developing sound eating and physical activity habits. Throughout the month, faculty and staff are invited to join programs from the Wellness Initiative that…

Media Tip Sheets

Newhouse Faculty Offer Thoughts on Shooting of Florida News Crew

Thursday, February 23, 2023, By Keith Kobland

The shooting death of a broadcast news reporter and wounding of his photographer in Orlando, Florida, is gaining the attention of S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications faculty. Dylan Lyons was one of three people shot to death by a…

Campus & Community

Committee to Identify Next Falk College Dean Appointed  

Thursday, February 23, 2023, By News Staff

Vice Chancellor, Provost and Chief Academic Officer Gretchen Ritter today announced the members of the search committee charged with identifying the next dean of the Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics. “Falk College has undergone tremendous growth and success…

Campus & Community

Women in Leadership Initiative Hosts Gloria Somolekae G’94, H’22 on International Women’s Day

Thursday, February 23, 2023, By News Staff

In celebration of International Women’s Day on Wednesday, March 8, the Women in Leadership Initiative (WiL), in partnership with the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, the School of Information Studies and the Office of Diversity and Inclusion, is…

STEM

Engineered Magic: Wooden Seed Carriers Mimic the Behavior of Self-Burying Seeds

Wednesday, February 22, 2023, By Alex Dunbar

Before a seed can grow into a tree, flower or plant, it needs to successfully implant itself in soil—a delicate and complex process. Seeds need to be able to take root and then remain protected from hungry birds and harsh…

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…