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Campus & Community

University Celebrates First-Generation Week Nov. 4-8

Thursday, October 31, 2024, By Cristina Hatem

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…

STEM

Research Distinction Awards Presented at BioInspired Symposium

Thursday, October 31, 2024, By Diane Stirling

The BioInspired Institute’s third annual research symposium was held Oct. 24-25, bringing together undergraduate and graduate students, postdoctoral scholars and faculty from Syracuse University, SUNY Upstate Medical University and SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, along with other regional…

Campus & Community

Engineering and Computer Science Faculty Honored by Technology Alliance

Thursday, October 31, 2024, By Diane Stirling

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…

STEM

NSF Grant in Biology Aims to Boost STEM Student Retention Through Hands-On Research

Tuesday, October 29, 2024, By Dan Bernardi

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…

Business & Economy

LaunchPad Awards 6 Student Start-Up Fund Grants

Tuesday, October 29, 2024, By Cristina Hatem

The Blackstone LaunchPad at Syracuse University Libraries has awarded six $2,500 Student Start-Up Fund grants, formerly the Innovation Fund, so far this Fall 2024 semester. Grants are awarded on a rolling basis to undergraduate and graduate students who need help…

Arts & Culture

Architecture Professor Named Exhibit Columbus University Design Research Fellow

Tuesday, October 29, 2024, By Julie Sharkey

Jess Myers, assistant professor in the School of Architecture, has been named a 2024-25 University Design Research Fellow (UDRF), and part of a national team selected to participate in Exhibit Columbus, featuring a group of designers, artists, architects and landscape…

Campus & Community

Alexander Maloney Named Inaugural Walters Endowed Professor for Quantum Science

Tuesday, October 29, 2024, By Wendy S. Loughlin

Alexander Maloney, an international leader in quantum information science, joins the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S) this fall as the inaugural Kathy and Stan Walters Endowed Professor of Quantum Science. Maloney, a researcher who investigates fundamental questions in theoretical…

Media, Law & Policy

History Ph.D. Candidate Honored With Guggenheim Scholars Award

Monday, October 28, 2024, By News Staff

History Ph.D. candidate Ian Glazman-Schillinger has been awarded a prestigious Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation Emerging Scholars award to continue his dissertation research on late 20th-century hate movements. Glazman-Schillinger, in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, is one of…

Media Tip Sheets

New Japan Rising: LDP’s Defeat Signals Shift Toward Inclusion

Monday, October 28, 2024, By Vanessa Marquette

Margarita Estévez-Abe, associate professor of political science at Syracuse University’s Maxwell School of Citizenship & Public Affairs, shared her thoughts below on Japan’s general election results. Her research focuses on Japan, gender, and political economy. If you’d like to schedule…

STEM

Tool to Enhance the Taste and Texture of Sourdough

Friday, October 25, 2024, By Dan Bernardi

When millions of people went into lockdown during the pandemic, they went in search of new at-home hobbies to help cure their boredom. Among them was making sourdough bread. In addition to being sustainable for its use of natural ingredients and traditional methods…