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Setting the Agenda in Biology Research: 2 Professors Join NIH Peer Review Committees

Wednesday, September 27, 2023, By News Staff

The Center for Scientific Review (CSR) is known as the “gateway” for National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant applications. Expert peer review groups—also called study sections—formed by the CSR assess more than 75% of the thousands of research grant applications…

Arts & Culture

Annual Lecture Honoring Physics Professor Kameshwar C. Wali to Be Held on Oct. 5

Monday, September 25, 2023, By Kerrie Marshall

The Wali Lecture is an annual event where the sciences and humanities converge, fostering dialogue and new perspectives on current topics for all who attend. The 2023 Kashi and Kameshwar C. Wali Lecture on Thursday, Oct. 5, will honor the…

Campus & Community

Fall 2023 Career Week: Helping Students Achieve Professional Goals

Thursday, September 21, 2023, By Gabrielle Lake

“It’s never too early to begin taking action to achieve your unique professional goals,” is advice frequently shared by school, college and unit career teams in partnership with Syracuse University Career Services. Supporting students within their unique trajectory to career…

STEM

Civil and Environmental Engineering Professor Attends UN Session on Reducing Plastic Pollution

Friday, September 15, 2023, By Alex Dunbar

Civil and Environmental Engineering Professor Svetoslava Todorova attended the second session of the United Nations (UN) Intergovernmental Negotiations Committee on Plastics this summer in Paris, France. Todorova was invited as an academic expert based on her research on the environment,…

Arts & Culture

Professor Mona Awad Named Inaugural Esther M. Larsen Faculty Fellow in the Humanities

Thursday, August 17, 2023, By Dan Bernardi

When the Greatest Generation (people born from 1901 to 1927) speak about their youth, a common theme is how times were simpler back then. Living through the Great Depression and both World Wars made them both resilient and self-reliant. For…

Health & Society

Professors Theoharis and George Awarded Lender Center Grant to Study Schools’ DEI Policies

Monday, July 31, 2023, By Martin Walls

George Theoharis, professor of educational leadership and inclusive elementary/early childhood education, and Leela George, associate teaching professor of educational leadership, both in the School of Education, have been awarded a 2023 Lender Center for Social Justice grant. The award is…

Campus & Community

University Remembers Professor Emerita and Scholar Mĩcere Gĩthae Mũgo

Wednesday, July 26, 2023, By News Staff

Mĩcere Gĩthae Mũgo, professor emerita of African American studies in the College of Arts and Sciences and an internationally known scholar, teacher, activist, poet and playwright, died June 30 in Syracuse. Mũgo joined the Syracuse University community in 1993. A…

STEM

Civil and Environmental Engineering Professor Charles Driscoll Selected for the 2023 Clarke Prize in Water Science

Tuesday, July 25, 2023, By Alex Dunbar

Civil and Environmental Engineering Professor Charles Driscoll has been selected to receive the 2023 Athalie Richardson Irvine Clarke Prize for Outstanding Achievement in Water Science and Technology from the National Water Research Institute. Driscoll is the University and Distinguished Professor of…

Campus & Community

Margarita Estévez-Abe Named McClure Professor of Teaching Excellence

Wednesday, July 19, 2023, By News Staff

Margarita Estévez-Abe, associate professor of political science and O’Hanley Faculty Scholar, has been named the Robert D. McClure Professor of Teaching Excellence. Established in 2016, the McClure Professorship supports teaching excellence and research and is awarded for a three-year term….

Health & Society

Maxwell Professor Farhana Sultana Addresses European Parliament

Monday, July 17, 2023, By News Staff

Farhana Sultana, professor of geography and the environment, was an invited speaker at the 2023 Beyond Growth conference hosted by the European Parliament in Brussels, Belgium. The conference, held over three days in May, featured a diverse mix of 150…