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STEM

Philanthropy That Brings Outside the Box Thinking to the Student Experience

Friday, March 14, 2025, By Eileen Korey

Michael “Mike” Venutolo ’77 and his wife, Kim, vividly remember sharing an eight-hour bus ride through the 110-degree desert in the United Arab Emirates with a half dozen engineering students from Syracuse University. Mike had helped design a novel two-week…

STEM

In the Return Phase of Life: Giving Back to the University That Launched His Career

Tuesday, March 11, 2025, By Eileen Korey

In his home office, John Chawner ’84 proudly displays a disk of aluminum dated “4-8-84.” It is a treasured memento from his days at Syracuse University and, in many ways, it is symbolic of his approach to service and philanthropy…

Health & Society

Sport Nutrition Expert Patrick Wilson Visits Falk College April 1 for Distinguished Speaker Series

Friday, March 7, 2025, By Matt Michael

The Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics is pleased to welcome Patrick Wilson, Ph.D., RDN, as the featured speaker of the Ninth Annual Ann Selkowitz Litt Distinguished Speaker Series. His lecture, “The Athlete’s Gut: A Scientist’s Perspective on Translating…

Campus & Community

The Life-Changing Benefits of a Fall Study Abroad Experience (Podcast)

Wednesday, February 19, 2025, By John Boccacino

As part its academic strategic plan, “Leading With Distinction,” the University is committed to removing barriers and creating opportunities so that all undergraduates can study abroad or away before they graduate. More than 50% of students explore the world through…

Campus & Community

Sarah Willie-LeBreton Encourages Cultivating Spaces of Mutual Respect During 40th Annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Celebration

Tuesday, January 28, 2025, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Sarah Willie-LeBreton, president of Smith College, was welcomed back to Syracuse by a stadium filled with nearly 1,200 people for the 40th Annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Sunday—and she was happy to return to the place she…

Campus & Community

Celebrate the Year of the Snake With Lunar New Year Events on Campus

Tuesday, January 28, 2025, By News Staff

While many people here in the U.S. celebrated the start of a new year when the Gregorian calendar flipped from Dec. 31 to Jan. 1, as many as 2 billion people from Asian cultures around the globe will begin to…

Media, Law & Policy

Lessons Learned: How an Education Degree Can Forge a Path to a Career Outside the Classroom

Monday, January 27, 2025, By Martin Walls

The School of Education’s selected studies in education (SSE) major allows undergraduates to explore careers beyond the classroom. Two alumni—Victor Yang ’16 and Angela Woods ’05—share some lessons on how they forged paths outside the classroom with the SSE major….

Veterans

Forged in Snow: How Syracuse ROTC Shaped a Career of Service

Friday, January 17, 2025, By Charlie Poag

Growing up in Buffalo, Madison Kaifas-Steiner was no stranger to the bitter cold and snow-filled winters of Central New York. But when she joined Syracuse University’s cross-town Army Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) program during her time at Le Moyne…

Campus & Community

In Memoriam: Leonard Elman ’52

Wednesday, January 15, 2025, By Caroline K. Reff

Leonard Elman ’52, a longtime supporter of Syracuse University’s College of Arts and Sciences (A&S), died on Jan. 1, 2025. Born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1931, Elman met his wife, Elise Barnett Elman ’52, while at Syracuse University, where…

Media Tip Sheets

Faculty Pay Tribute to Jimmy Carter

Tuesday, January 7, 2025, By Keith Kobland

Syracuse University faculty are offering thoughts on the passing of Jimmy Carter, the nation’s 39th president. “In the aftermath of Watergate, Jimmy Carter helped to bring decency and honor back to the White House,” said Maxwell History and Political Science…