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Lender Faculty Fellow Bhan Examining Social Justice Implications of Artificial Intelligence Weaponry

Monday, September 26, 2022, By Diane Stirling

How do artificial intelligence weapons systems transform war and surveillance activities and accentuate the social and political vulnerabilities of humans to violence? That is the question Mona Bhan, associate professor of anthropology in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public…

Media, Law & Policy

Syracuse University Part of a Team Awarded $60M USDA Grant to Promote Climate-Smart Commodities

Monday, September 26, 2022, By Jessica Smith

Syracuse University is a leading partner in a multi-university project that aims to increase supply and demand for climate-smart commodities produced and manufactured in New York state, supported by a new grant from the USDA’s Partnership for Climate-Smart Commodities. The…

Health & Society

Professor Conducting First National Survey on Reproductive Health Experiences of Deaf Women

Monday, September 26, 2022, By Renée Gearhart Levy

As limits to women’s reproductive rights swirl in the national news, one researcher at Syracuse University is engaged in a groundbreaking nationwide study on the reproductive health experiences of Deaf and hard of hearing women. Corrine Occhino, assistant professor in the…

Campus & Community

Special Collections Research Center Awards Two Faculty Fellows Grants for 2023-24

Monday, September 26, 2022, By Cristina Hatem

Syracuse University Libraries’ Special Collections Research Center (SCRC) has awarded two Faculty Fellows grants for the 2023-2024 academic year. LaVerne Gray, assistant professor in the School of Information Studies, and Julia White, associate professor in the Department of Teaching and…

Campus & Community

Get to Know Ethan Bair, Hillel at Syracuse University’s New Rabbi on the ‘’Cuse Conversations’ Podcast

Thursday, September 22, 2022, By John Boccacino

As a student at Oberlin College, Ethan Bair experienced such a meaningful connection with Hillel and with his rabbi that he was inspired to become a rabbi. There was something beautiful about building community and teaching the ways of the…

Arts & Culture

Engaged Humanities Network Awards Grants to Faculty and Students for Collaborations With Syracuse Community

Wednesday, September 21, 2022, By Dan Bernardi

When Brice Nordquist founded the Engaged Humanities Network (EHN) in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S) in 2020, one the main ideas guiding its mission was to build and foster relationships between members of Syracuse University and the surrounding…

Campus & Community

Expert on Increasing Student Academic Performance Presenting Lunch and Learn Sessions

Tuesday, September 20, 2022, By Diane Stirling

An expert in improving student learning by teaching students metacognitive learning strategies will present two virtual workshops at Syracuse University this fall. Saundra Yancy McGuire will offer her expertise on Sept. 23 and Oct. 28 in conjunction with the Focus…

Arts & Culture

Syracuse University Human Rights Film Festival Celebrates 20 Years

Tuesday, September 20, 2022, By Wendy S. Loughlin

The Syracuse University Human Rights Film Festival (SUHRFF) celebrates 20 years of programming with outstanding films about human rights and social justice from around the world. SUHRFF takes place Sept. 22-24, and is part of Syracuse Symposium 2022-23: REPAIR. It…

Campus & Community

‘Black Voices’ Malmgren Concert: NYC-Based Warp Trio Blends Classical, Jazz, Hip-Hop

Monday, September 19, 2022, By News Staff

Spotlighting works by Black artists in classical, jazz and hip-hop music, New York City-based Warp Trio brings “Black Voices” to Syracuse University. As part of Hendricks Chapel’s Music and Message Malmgren concert series, the community is invited to reflect and…

STEM

NSF, Department of Energy Grants Enable Physicists to Continue Cutting-Edge Research in Neutrino Discovery

Sunday, September 18, 2022, By Dan Bernardi

You may not know it, but every second 100 billion extremely tiny, invisible subatomic particles called neutrinos pass through every square centimeter of your hand. Physicist Mitch Soderberg says the reason you didn’t notice is because they rarely interact with…