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Orange Central 2024 in Photos
The University welcomed about 1,300 alumni, friends and their families back to campus over the weekend to celebrate our community, our incredible spirit and Orange pride during Orange Central Homecoming Weekend 2024. The campus came alive with excitement, memories and…
Imam Amir Durić and Rabbi Ethan Bair Receive National Recognition as Interfaith America Innovation Fellows
Imam Amir Durić and Rabbi Ethan Bair, chaplains at Hendricks Chapel, model how friendship and understanding can transcend and transform adversity. Through the Jewish-Muslim Dialogue Fellowship they co-founded, Bair and Durić have helped the Syracuse University campus community unlock the…
Libraries Seek User Feedback on Trial Collections
Syracuse University Libraries is seeking feedback from campus users on new electronic resources for possible inclusion in its collections during the month of November as part of the Libraries’ assessment-based and proactive approach to building collections. On-campus users are asked…
Lender Center Student Fellows Named, Will Work on Public Health Research Project
Five students will soon begin a two-year research project examining the potential social justice and public health impacts of living in neighborhoods that have experienced the historical discriminatory practice of redlining. That is a practice where, for decades, financial institutions…
Syracuse University Art Museum Hosts ‘Celebrating Gordon Parks’ Events
The Syracuse University Art Museum will host a day of free programming on Saturday, Nov. 9 from noon to 5 p.m. to celebrate Gordon Parks, the prominent photographer, composer, author, poet and film director whose photography is currently on view…
‘It’s a Hard Call’: Professor Sabrina Butler Discusses Process Addictions, Smartphones and School Bans
Across the United States, school administrators, parents, and students—as well as public health officials, attorneys, and teachers unions—are debating whether or not to limit or even ban the use of smartphones and similar devices in schools “from the first to…
University Celebrates First-Generation Week Nov. 4-8
National First-Generation College Celebration Week is Nov. 4-8, and provides an opportunity to celebrate first-generation students whose parents have not attended a higher education institution. Around 20% of Syracuse University students identify as first-generation. The campus community is invited to…
Engineering and Computer Science Faculty Honored by Technology Alliance
Three faculty members from the College of Engineering and Computer Science (ECS) were among the honorees recognized at the Technology Alliance of Central New York (TACNY)’s 24th Annual Celebration of Technology Awards banquet recently. Jackie Anderson, associate teaching professor of…
Does Fear and Anxiety Get People to the Polls?
Reporters looking for an expert to discuss issues around the election and the ongoing anxiety and fear permeating society, please see comments from Shana Gadarian, professor of political science at the Maxwell School at Syracuse University and co-author of “Anxious…
NSF Grant in Biology Aims to Boost STEM Student Retention Through Hands-On Research
As technology advances, companies face a growing need to hire graduates skilled in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). However, finding the ideal candidate can be difficult at times due to a limited pool of applicants. Part of the reason…