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STEM

Graduating Research Quartet Synthesizes Long-Lasting Friendships Through Chemistry

Tuesday, May 6, 2025, By John Boccacino

When Jesse Buck ’25, Isabella Chavez Miranda ’25, Lucy Olcott ’25 and Morgan Opp ’25 started as student researchers in medicinal chemist Robert Doyle’s lab, they hoped to hone their research skills. It quickly became evident this would be unlike…

Campus & Community

Syracuse University to Award 3 Honorary Degrees at 2025 Commencement

Tuesday, May 6, 2025, By Kathleen Haley

A celebrated cartoonist, author and editor; an indomitable environmental steward and educator; and a visionary philanthropist and innovative businessperson will receive honorary degrees during Syracuse University’s 2025 Commencement exercises on Sunday, May 11, at the JMA Wireless Dome. Robert “Bob”…

Campus & Community

Hannah Kang ’25 Builds a Future in Architecture With Army ROTC Support

Monday, May 5, 2025, By Jen Plummer

While Hannah Kang ’25 was growing up in Houston, Texas—by way of South Korea, where she was born—pursuing a degree at Syracuse University was never on her radar. Then, a high school internship course found her shadowing renowned architect Jesse…

Campus & Community

Maxwell’s Student-Run History Journal ‘Builds a Vibrant Community’

Friday, May 2, 2025, By Jessica Youngman

In front of an audience of fellow undergraduates and History Department faculty, Maxwell School junior Jorge Morales recently shared his research findings on the 2016 Rio Olympics—specifically, the intersection of race and infrastructure in the event’s planning and legacy. Morales’…

Campus & Community

Sustainability Spring Round Up: STARS Rating, Carbon Neutrality, Plastic Reduction and More

Friday, May 2, 2025, By Lydia Krayenhagen

Syracuse University has been recognized as a STARS (Sustainability Tracking, Assessment and Rating System) Silver institution by the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education. STARS is a comprehensive rating system for colleges and universities to measure sustainability….

Campus & Community

Mark Lodato Reappointed to 5-Year Term as Dean of the Newhouse School

Friday, May 2, 2025, By Wendy S. Loughlin

Interim Vice Chancellor, Provost and Chief Academic Officer Lois Agnew has announced the reappointment of Mark J. Lodato as dean of the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications for a five-year term. The reappointment follows a comprehensive review process that included…

Campus & Community

Professor Heather Lavender Discusses STEM Ed and Building a High-Tech Workforce

Thursday, May 1, 2025, By Martin Walls

As Central New York gears up as an advanced manufacturing hub, local and state government, development organizations, educators, unions and tech companies are collaborating on plans to educate and train a workforce capable of making these industrial investments a long-term…

Campus & Community

Pamela Heintz Leaves a Lasting Legacy at the University’s Mary Ann Shaw Center for Public and Community Service

Thursday, May 1, 2025, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Pamela Kirwin Heintz ’91, G’08 came to Syracuse University to finish the bachelor’s degree she began decades earlier at Smith College. Little did she know the journey she was about to undertake would foster her engagement with thousands of undergraduate…

Media, Law & Policy

Advance Local, Newhouse School Launch Investigative Reporting Fellowship Program

Tuesday, April 29, 2025, By Genaro Armas

A new collaboration with Advance Local will provide Newhouse School journalism students opportunities to write and report on investigative projects with local impact for newsrooms across the country. The David Newhouse Investigative Reporting Fellowship program, which launched this year in…

STEM

Biologist Reveals New Insights Into Fish’s Unique Attachment Mechanism

Wednesday, April 23, 2025, By Dan Bernardi

On a wave-battered rock in the Northern Pacific Ocean, a fish called the sculpin grips the surface firmly to maintain stability in its harsh environment. Unlike sea urchins, which use their glue-secreting tube feet to adhere to their surroundings, sculpins…