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Media, Law & Policy

As U.S. Digital Corps Fellow, Alumna Does Work That Serves the Public Interest

Thursday, September 22, 2022, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Alumna Chizobam Nwagwu ’18 (neuroscience/policy studies) is currently serving in the inaugural cohort of U.S. Digital Corps (USDC) Fellows. The U.S. Digital Corps launched last year to recruit early-career technologists to work on priority projects in five skill tracks: software…

Campus & Community

Dedication of the Diane and Bob Miron ’59 Learning Commons to Be Held Sept. 29

Wednesday, September 21, 2022, By Cristina Hatem

On Thursday, Sept. 29, Syracuse University Libraries will celebrate the dedication of the Diane and Bob Miron ’59 Learning Commons on the first floor of Bird Library. The Miron Learning Commons is an open, inclusive, collaborative and welcoming space that…

Arts & Culture

Syracuse Symposium Kicks Off 19th Year of Programming

Wednesday, September 21, 2022, By Dan Bernardi

The Syracuse University Humanities Center celebrates Syracuse Symposium’s 19th year with a diverse selection of public events exploring “repair” in the context of medicine, religion, the environment and more. Through a lineup that includes a film festival, lectures, workshops, exhibitions…

STEM

Blackstone LaunchPad Accepting Applications for Ideas Competition and Chance to Win $4,000 in Prizes

Monday, September 19, 2022, By Cristina Hatem

Syracuse University Libraries’ Blackstone LaunchPad is hosting an Ideas Competition on Friday, Oct. 7, from 1 to 4 p.m. in the Whitman Atrium (Grand Flaum Hall) at 721 University Ave. The Ideas Competition is open to all Syracuse University and…

STEM

Physicist Awarded NSF Grant to Continue Gravitational Wave Detector Research

Sunday, September 18, 2022, By Renée Gearhart Levy

In March 2023, the Advanced Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) is set to begin its fourth yearlong observational period. Scientists on site in Hanford, Washington, and Livingston, Louisiana, have spent the last two years on hardware and software upgrades to…

STEM

SyracuseCoE Accepting Proposals for Round Two of Innovation Fund Awards

Wednesday, September 14, 2022, By Diane Stirling

SyracuseCoE is now accepting proposals from current and new industry partners for its second round of Innovation Fund grants for 2022. Grant applications from companies who are new or existing members of the SyracuseCoE Partner Program are being accepted through…

Arts & Culture

Narratio Fellowship Expands Creative Opportunities for Resettled Refugee Youth

Tuesday, September 13, 2022, By Dan Bernardi

In African philosophy, the term “ubuntu” can be translated as “I am because we are.” The phrase, which illustrates the notion that a person’s sense of self is shaped by their relationships with others, is the framework guiding this year’s…

Campus & Community

Your Voices Were Heard: Wellness Initiative Ready to Kick Off Fall

Monday, September 12, 2022, By News Staff

From mindful eating to a squat challenge, the wellness programming available to faculty and staff this fall is diverse, robust and responsive to the results of the June 2022 wellness survey. About 800 survey participants provided valuable feedback on topics…

STEM

Syracuse University Joins Consortium in NSF I-Corps Hub’s $15M STEM Innovation Program

Thursday, September 8, 2022, By Diane Stirling

Syracuse University has joined nine other colleges in the newly awarded National Science Foundation (NSF) Innovation Corps (I-Corps): Interior Northeast Region Hub (IN I-Corps), a $15 million, five-year investment by the NSF that is designed to foster innovation and entrepreneurship…

Health & Society

Unlocking the Mysteries of Speech Processing

Friday, September 2, 2022, By Renée Gearhart Levy

Beth Prieve has spent nearly the entirety of her career studying hearing loss in infants. While previous research used clicks and tone bursts to measure infant hearing, her latest project explores hearing response to natural speech. The two-year study, funded…