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Communication Sciences and Disorders Scholars Earn Grants and National Honors
Three researchers in the College of Arts and Sciences’ Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders have recently gained new funding or professional recognition. Yalian Pei, assistant professor, has received support from the University’s Lerner Center Faculty Fellows Grant Program. This…
Meet Michael Bunker, the New Leader of Campus Safety and Emergency Management Services
Michael Bunker has officially started his new role as associate vice president and chief of Campus Safety and Emergency Management Services. With a strong background in public safety leadership and a passion for community engagement, Bunker brings a clear vision for…
Rethinking Research Through Visual Storytelling
The Department of English in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S) is embracing innovative approaches to media engagement. One such method is called videographic criticism, a growing scholarly practice that uses sound and moving images (video) to explore and…
A Legacy of Caring: Robin Berkowitz-Smith’s 38-Year Journey at Syracuse University
In 1988, alumna Robin Berkowitz-Smith ’83 returned to Syracuse University as a newlywed and a professional ready to work with students. What began as a dual job offer for her and her husband, Jeff, turned into Robin’s 38-year legacy of…
Q&A: Reflecting on the 80th Anniversary of the Atomic Bombings, Lasting Impact
August marks 80 years since atomic bombs were dropped on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki—on Aug. 6 and 9, 1945—quickly bringing an end to World War II. At the time, the U.S. was calling for Japan’s unconditional surrender,…
Doctoral Candidate Wins Grant for Research on Infrastructure, Violence and Resistance in Pakistan
Bramsh Khan, a Ph.D. candidate in social science in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, has been awarded a prestigious Wenner-Gren Foundation Dissertation Fieldwork Grant. The Wenner-Gren Foundation, established in 1941, is dedicated to advancing anthropological knowledge throughout…
Lender Center New York Event Gathers Wealth Gap Experts
Nearly 30 Syracuse University faculty and postdoctoral researchers and nationally known thought leaders who study the wealth gap in America explored the issue at a recent event in New York City hosted by the Lender Center for Social Justice. The…
Imam Hamza Gürsoy Appointed as Muslim Chaplain at Hendricks Chapel
The University has appointed Imam Hamza Gürsoy as Muslim chaplain and advisor for the Muslim Student Association at Hendricks Chapel. In his role, Gürsoy will serve students by expanding the impact of Hendricks Chapel as “a home for all faiths…
Inspiring the Next Generation of STEM Enthusiasts
A friendly competition is brewing in the corner of a basement classroom in Link Hall during the annual STEM Trekkers summer program, where students are participating in a time-honored ritual: seeing who can build a paper airplane that travels the…