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Deflation: Study Shows NBA 3-Point Shot Has Lost Its Value

Friday, February 9, 2024, By Matt Michael

When the NBA celebrated the start of its 75th season in the Fall of 2021, it was clear that the 3-point shot adopted by the league in 1979-80 had transformed the sport. The number of attempts beyond the arc had…

Campus & Community

Humanities Center Showcases and Supports Graduate Student Research

Monday, February 5, 2024, By Caroline K. Reff

The Syracuse University Humanities Center, in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S), offers key grants and fellowships to graduate students that allow them to advance their projects and share their ideas beyond the walls of the University. Two such opportunities…

Campus & Community

New Faces, Rising Stars Join Arts and Sciences in Spring 2024

Friday, February 2, 2024, By Dan Bernardi

Adding to the 21 hires in fall 2023, the College of Arts and Sciences welcomes six more new faculty members in spring 2024. From leaders in STEM who are helping to make the world healthier and more sustainable through cutting-edge…

Campus & Community

Award-Winning Jacques Safari Mwayaona G’22 Embraces AI for Learning—With Caution

Thursday, February 1, 2024, By Martin Walls

Combining his background in instructional design with an understanding of diversity and inclusion, Universal Design for Learning and artificial intelligence (AI), Jacques Safari Mwayaona G’22 is making a name for himself in the field of educational development. A Faculty Development…

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Mark Your Calendars for National Carrot Cake Day

Thursday, February 1, 2024, By Christine Grabowski

Carrot cake lovers rejoice! Saturday, Feb. 3, is National Carrot Cake Day. For those who have attended events at the University, you may have tried one of the Syracuse University Bakery’s specialties, their delicious carrot cake, which is loved by…

STEM

Tidal Disruption Events and What They Can Reveal About Black Holes and Stars in Distant Galaxies

Thursday, February 1, 2024, By Dan Bernardi

Astrophysicists from Syracuse University and the University of Leeds have collaborated with high school students in Syracuse to confirm the accuracy of an analytical model that can unlock key information about supermassive black holes and the stars they engulf. At…

Arts & Culture

Film Professor Receives Creative Capital Award for Documentary Feature

Thursday, February 1, 2024, By Erica Blust

Experimental filmmaker and animator Kelly Gallagher, an associate professor of film in the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ Department of Film and Media Arts, has received a 2024 Creative Capital Wild Futures: Art, Culture, Impact Award in Visual Arts…

Campus & Community

Celebrating Black History Month 2024

Tuesday, January 30, 2024, By News Staff

Thursday, Feb. 1, kicks off the annual Black History Month celebration and unveils the 2024 theme, “Existing Outside the Lines: The Colors of Resistance.” Through a lens of intersectionality as art, this theme encapsulates the rich diversity within the Black…

Arts & Culture

Spring SCRC Exhibition, ‘Plasticized: The Proliferation of Plastics in the 20th Century,’ Opens Feb. 26

Monday, January 29, 2024, By Cristina Hatem

UPDATE 2/29: Tonight’s opening reception has been postponed due to inclement weather. Syracuse University Libraries’ Special Collections Research Center’s (SCRC) Spring 2024 exhibition, titled “Plasticized: The Proliferation of Plastics in the 20th Century,” opens Monday, Feb. 26, and will run…

Media, Law & Policy

College of Law’s Innovation Law Center to Host ‘Venture to Victory: Pioneer Perspectives in Tech, Venture and Private Equity’ Symposium

Thursday, January 25, 2024, By Robert Conrad

The College of Law’s Innovation Law Center (ILC) is hosting the “Venture to Victory: Pioneer Perspectives in Tech, Venture and Private Equity” Symposium on Tuesday, Feb. 13, from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. in the Melanie Gray Ceremonial Courtroom in Dineen…