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Donald Siegel Honored as the 2022 Marcus Milling Legendary Geoscientist

Monday, July 18, 2022, By News Staff

The American Geosciences Institute has recognized Donald I. Siegel, professor emeritus in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences in the College of Arts and Sciences, with the 2022 Marcus Milling Legendary Geoscientist Medal. Siegel is acclaimed for his decades…

Campus & Community

Falk, Newhouse Students Making Their Pitch as Summer Interns in Pioneer Baseball League

Wednesday, June 1, 2022, By Matt Michael

Corey Goldman ’23 spent last summer as an intern with the Pioneer Baseball League, and his advice to Syracuse University students who are interning with the league this summer is to jump right in and get your hands dirty. Who…

Health & Society

Alumni Draw on Their Military Experience in Their Roles as Teachers

Thursday, May 26, 2022, By Martin Walls

Do military veterans make good teachers? This question was posed to two School of Education alumni—one a former U.S. Army pilot and the other a former Air Force systems and IT technician turned linguist—who both now teach in Upstate New…

Health & Society

NBA Player Shares Personal Experience With Stuttering With CSD Students

Wednesday, May 25, 2022, By Dan Bernardi

Students walking into Grant Auditorium for CSD 450/650 Clinical Seminar last semester saw a celebrity instead of their usual professor. National Basketball Association (NBA) player Michael Kidd-Gilchrist was visiting the class to give the students a unique perspective on both…

STEM

Biology and Earth and Environmental Sciences Departments Come Together on Diversity and Engagement Initiatives

Tuesday, May 17, 2022, By News Staff

In 1948, Professor James Hope Birnie became Syracuse University’s first African American faculty member in biology, teaching here until 1951. He was also one of its first biology faculty members to be supported by the National Institutes of Health (NIH)….

Campus & Community

She Shoots, She Scores: Sarah Thompson’s ‘Sticks Together’ Project Brings Street Hockey to Children in Argentina

Wednesday, May 11, 2022, By Matt Michael

On Comfrey Crescent in Orléans, a suburb of Ottawa, there was one thing that always brought the children out of their yards and houses and onto the street. No, not the ice cream truck. Instead, Sarah Thompson would come out…

Campus & Community

Commencement 2022: Here’s What You Need to Know

Tuesday, May 10, 2022, By Kathleen Haley

Graduates, it’s time to celebrate your accomplishments! Invite your family and friends, don your cap and gown, and meet you at the stadium for Commencement 2022. Syracuse University’s Commencement exercises will be held Sunday, May 15, beginning with the degree…

Health & Society

Falk Graduate Student Rebecca Garofano Honored by Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics

Thursday, May 5, 2022, By News Staff

Rebecca Garofano, a Falk College graduate student in nutrition science, was honored with the Outstanding Dietetics Student Award at the New York State Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Annual Meeting and Expo April 8-9 in Syracuse. Garofano is actively engaged…

Campus & Community

9 Professors Presented With Graduate Education Excellence Awards

Tuesday, May 3, 2022, By Diane Stirling

They are inspirational teachers and notable scholars whose work expands the reputation of the University and guides student research paths. They are mentors who become sources of personal and professional support for students who are far from home or having…

Campus & Community

Syracuse University to Award 4 Honorary Degrees at 2022 Commencement

Thursday, April 28, 2022, By News Staff

A pioneering researcher in life sciences and biotechnology; a visionary leader in higher education and distinguished scholar; an innovative leader in health care and philanthropist; and an outstanding public administrator and a champion of democracy will be awarded honorary degrees…