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Campus & Community

WellsLink Leadership Program Transforms Lives of First-Year Students of Color

Thursday, February 16, 2023, By John Boccacino

For the past 19 years, the WellsLink Leadership Program has transformed the lives of first-year students of color on the Syracuse University campus through peer mentoring and structured academic, social and cultural enrichment activities. Through this nationally recognized program, which…

Campus & Community

Applications Being Accepted for Lender Center for Social Justice Faculty Fellow

Wednesday, February 15, 2023, By Diane Stirling

Applications are now being accepted for the position of 2023-25 Lender Center for Social Justice Faculty Fellow. The deadline for applications is Monday, April 10, at 5 p.m. ET. The Lender Center Faculty Fellowship supports a two-year research project that…

Arts & Culture

‘Dreams Deferred’ Exhibition on View at Syracuse University Art Museum Through May 14

Wednesday, February 15, 2023, By Syracuse University Art Museum

“Dreams Deferred: Reflections on Liberty, Equality and Sovereignty in U.S. Art” is now on view at the Syracuse University Art Museum. The exhibition examines the idea of freedom in the United States as expressed in art, including its possibilities, its…

Campus & Community

WellsLink Hosts 19th Annual Transitions Ceremony; Welcomes Marcus Bullock as Keynote

Monday, February 13, 2023, By Shannon Andre

The campus community is invited to attend the WellsLink Transitions Ceremony on Friday, Feb. 17, at 4 p.m. in Hendricks Chapel. The WellsLink Leadership Program continues the 19-year tradition of honoring WellsLink Scholars in their second year at Syracuse University…

Media, Law & Policy

Lender Center Student Fellows Researching Social Justice Implications of Artificial Intelligence Weaponry

Monday, February 13, 2023, By John Boccacino

These days, it’s hard to go anywhere without encountering artificial intelligence (AI). Predictive text offers to finish our web searches and our text messages. AI learning-based software can produce everything from research papers to poetry, solving complex math equations to…

Media Tip Sheets

Media Tip Sheet: Russian Invasion of Ukraine – One Year Later

Monday, February 13, 2023, By Vanessa Marquette

February 24, 2023 will mark one year since Russia invaded Ukraine. Four of our Syracuse University faculty experts shared their thoughts about the upcoming anniversary. Please see their names, titles, and quotes below. If you are interested in interviewing any…

Campus & Community

Meléndez Appointed Faculty Fellow for Office of Strategic Initiatives and Office of Diversity and Inclusion

Sunday, February 12, 2023, By Diane Stirling

Associate Provost for Strategic Initiatives Marcelle Haddix and Vice President for Diversity and Inclusion Mary Grace Almandrez have appointed Suzette Meléndez as Faculty Fellow for the Office of Strategic Initiatives in Academic Affairs and the Office of Diversity and Inclusion….

Campus & Community

New Addition to Campus Skyline: JMA Wireless Dome Sign Installation to Begin

Sunday, February 12, 2023, By Christine Grabowski

The campus and greater Syracuse communities will start to notice a new distinctive element being added to the campus skyline. Workers are beginning today to install the official JMA Wireless Dome signs on the facility’s crown truss and exterior. In…

STEM

iSchool’s Carlos Caicedo Bastidas Wins National Science Foundation Grant

Friday, February 10, 2023, By Anya Woods

Carlos Enrique Caicedo Bastidas, associate professor in the School of Information Studies (iSchool) and director of the Center for Emerging Network Technologies (CENT), has been designing information systems for the last few years. His work recently earned a prestigious three-year,…

Campus & Community

Public Health Professor Katherine McDonald Honored for Research on Creating Inclusive Communities

Wednesday, February 8, 2023, By Matt Michael

In June, Falk College Associate Dean of Research and Professor of Public Health Katherine McDonald received the 2023 Research Award from the American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD). The award recognized McDonald’s recent research, but in many ways,…