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Veterans

Music City Welcomes 16th Annual Conference for Student Veterans

Thursday, January 18, 2024, By Charlie Poag

Before the start of the spring semester, members of Syracuse University’s military-connected community, including students, faculty and staff, journeyed to Tennessee for the 16th Annual Student Veterans of America (SVA) National Conference (NATCON). This year, the Office of Veteran and…

Business & Economy

Alumna Develops a New-Fashioned Sustainability Initiative

Thursday, January 18, 2024, By Kwami Maranga

Fast fashion may seem affordable, but its true cost goes beyond the price tags on clothing. The industry’s unsustainable, unethical practices have negatively impacted the environment and its current lack of government regulations has allowed these practices to run rampant…

Campus & Community

Students: Apply by Jan. 25 for Meeting of the Minds Conference

Thursday, January 18, 2024, By News Staff

Each year, a group of five undergraduate students from Syracuse University joins students from the 14 other Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) institutions to showcase their research or creative work at the ACC Meeting of the Minds (MoM) conference. This year’s…

Campus & Community

Syracuse University-University of Seoul MOU Will Support Academic and Cultural Collaboration and Exchange

Thursday, January 18, 2024, By Wendy S. Loughlin

A delegation of leaders from the University of Seoul visited Syracuse University Jan. 8 to sign a memorandum of understanding (MOU) that will advance and expand academic and cultural collaboration and exchange between the two institutions. This is the second…

Campus & Community

Orange Innovation Fund Spring 2024 Grant Applications Open

Thursday, January 18, 2024, By Cristina Hatem

Syracuse University Libraries is accepting spring 2024 applications for the Orange Innovation Fund grant through Friday, March 29. Interested applicants should plan to attend one of the information and proposal/grant writing workshops being held in early March. The Orange Innovation…

Campus & Community

Megan Myers Appointed Assistant Dean of Advancement in Falk College

Wednesday, January 17, 2024, By News Staff

Megan Myers has been named the Falk College’s assistant dean of advancement effective March 1. Myers will report to Dean Jeremy Jordan and lead all Falk College advancement efforts working closely with the University’s Office of Advancement and External Affairs…

Health & Society

Public Health Chair David Larsen Receives Fulbright to Continue Research in Austria

Tuesday, January 16, 2024, By Matt Michael

When Falk College Department of Public Health Chair and Professor David Larsen was notified that he had received a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award to teach and continue his wastewater surveillance research at the Medical University of Innsbruck in Austria this…

STEM

Jae Oh and Michelle Blum Named as Associate Deans for the College of Engineering and Computer Science

Tuesday, January 16, 2024, By Kwami Maranga

The College of Engineering and Computer Science (ECS) has named Jae C. Oh as senior associate dean for faculty affairs and academic initiatives and Michelle Blum as associate dean for student affairs. Oh is the David G. Edelstein Professor for…

Arts & Culture

Syracuse Stage Welcomes 2024 With ‘Clyde’s,’ a Witty New Dramedy by Lynn Nottage

Friday, January 12, 2024, By Joanna Penalva

Syracuse Stage continues its 50th Anniversary Season with “Clyde’s,” Lynn Nottage’s Tony-award nominated comedy following the formerly incarcerated cooks of a rundown truck stop diner on their quest to craft the perfect sandwich. First seen on Broadway in 2021, “Clyde’s”…

Campus & Community

How Meeting Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Influenced Rick Wright G’93 and Inspired His Broadcasting Career (Podcast)

Friday, January 12, 2024, By John Boccacino

Roosevelt “Rick” Wright G’93 had a front-row seat as the Civil Rights Movement took off across the American South in the late 1950s and early 1960s, participating in the sit-ins and demonstrations while coming face-to-face with police dogs and fire…