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STEM

Endowed Professorship Recognizes Impact of a Professor, Mentor and Advisor

Monday, June 9, 2025, By Eileen Korey

Bao-Ding “Bob” Cheng’s journey to Syracuse University in pursuit of graduate education in the 1960s was long and arduous. He didn’t have the means for air travel, so he voyaged more than 5,000 nautical miles by boat from his home…

STEM

Forecasting the Future With Fossils

Sunday, June 8, 2025, By Caroline K. Reff

One of the most critical issues facing the scientific world, no less the future of humanity, is climate change. Unlocking information to help understand and mitigate the impact of a warming planet is a complex puzzle that requires interdisciplinary input…

STEM

ECS Professor Pankaj K. Jha Receives NSF Grant to Develop Quantum Technology

Friday, June 6, 2025, By Kwami Maranga

Detecting single photons—the smallest unit of light—is crucial for advanced quantum technologies such as optical quantum computing, communication and ultra-sensitive imaging. Superconducting nanowire single-photon detectors (SNSPDs) are the most efficient means of detecting single photons and these detectors can count…

Media, Law & Policy

Ian ’90 and Noah Eagle ’19 Share a Love of Sportscasting and Storytelling (Podcast)

Thursday, June 5, 2025, By John Boccacino

There’s a new father-son sportscasting team on the national scene, one with a decidedly Orange background: Ian ’90 and Noah Eagle ’19. Ian finished his second year as the lead announcer for the NCAA men’s basketball tournament and has crafted…

STEM

Rock Record Illuminates Oxygen History

Thursday, June 5, 2025, By Dan Bernardi

Several key moments in Earth’s history help us humans answer the question, “How did we get here?” These moments also shed light on the question, “Where are we going?,” offering scientists deeper insight into how organisms adapt to physical and…

STEM

What Can Ancient Climate Tell Us About Modern Droughts?

Thursday, June 5, 2025, By News Staff

Climate change is reshaping the global water cycle, disrupting rainfall patterns and putting growing pressure on cities and ecosystems. Some regions are grappling with heavier rainfall and flooding, while others face prolonged droughts that threaten public health, disrupt economies and…

Campus & Community

Syracuse University Libraries’ Information Literacy Scholars Produce Information Literacy Collab Journal

Thursday, May 29, 2025, By Cristina Hatem

Earlier this month, Syracuse University Libraries’ Information Literacy Scholars published their first open access information literacy journal, Information Literacy Collab (ILC). It is available on SURFACE, the University’s open access institutional repository. ILC is a diamond open-access publication by and…

Health & Society

Timur Hammond’s ‘Placing Islam’ Receives Journal’s Honorable Mention

Tuesday, May 27, 2025, By News Staff

A book authored by Timur Hammond, associate professor of geography and the environment in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, received an honorable mention in the 2025 International Journal of Islamic Architecture (IJIA) Book Award competition. The awards…

Business & Economy

Registration Open for Sports, Entertainment and Innovation Conference July 8-10 in Las Vegas  

Wednesday, May 21, 2025, By Matt Michael

The second annual Sports, Entertainment and Innovation Conference (SEICon)—named by Zoomph as one of the best sports business conferences of 2025—will be held from July 8-10 at MGM’s iconic Bellagio Hotel in Las Vegas. SEICon is a partnership between UNLV…

Campus & Community

Students Engaged in Research and Assessment

Tuesday, May 20, 2025, By News Staff

Loretta Awuku, Sylvia Page and Johnson Akano—three graduate students pursuing linguistic studies master’s degrees from the College of Arts and Sciences—spent the past year researching and contributing to assessment and curricular development processes. The research team’s project, Peer-to-Peer Student Outreach…