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Arts & Culture

Albert Williamson-Taylor Named School of Architecture Convocation Speaker

Sunday, April 21, 2024, By Julie Sharkey

The School of Architecture has announced that world-renowned engineer Albert Williamson-Taylor, director and co-founder of international engineering firm AKT II, will address graduates at the 2024 Convocation ceremony on May 11 at 10 a.m. in Hendricks Chapel. Williamson-Taylor grew up…

Arts & Culture

Professor Receives Fulbright Award to Teach and Research in Slovakia

Sunday, April 21, 2024, By Dan Bernardi

Genealogy websites like Ancestry.com are a popular way for individuals to trace and preserve their family histories. Before this information was widely accessible via the web, people would often learn about their past through stories passed down from older generations….

Campus & Community

5 Honorary Degrees to Be Presented at 2024 Commencement

Friday, April 19, 2024, By News Staff

An award-winning journalist, a hall of fame basketball coach, a nationally recognized library conservationist, a global financial executive and a renowned computer scientist will be recognized with honorary degrees from Syracuse University at the 2024 Commencement on Sunday, May 12,…

Campus & Community

Chancellor Syverud Provides Updates to University Senate on Shared Governance Related to Honorary Degrees, Benefits, Sustainability and Athletics

Thursday, April 18, 2024, By News Staff

Thank you, Professor Reed. Can we all clap for the professor? Twenty-five days to Commencement. It’s hard to believe and package it. Today I’m going to be very brief. I do want to note with great sorrow the passing last…

Business & Economy

5 Students Use Couri Hatchery to Prepare for New York Business Plan Competition

Wednesday, April 17, 2024, By Dawn McWilliams

This semester, five University students working at the Couri Hatchery Student Business Incubator at the Whitman School of Management made it through the regional level of the New York State Business Plan Competition (NYBPC), an intercollegiate event designed to help…

Media Tip Sheets

Experts Weigh In on Tesla Layoffs

Wednesday, April 17, 2024, By Vanessa Marquette

Tesla announced significant layoffs and the departure of two senior executives on Monday, signaling increasing challenges amid rising competition and falling sales. Two Syracuse University faculty members shared their reactions to this news in the comments below. If you’d like…

Media, Law & Policy

Symposium to Explore Significance of 18th-Century Philosopher’s Essay on Perpetual Peace in Today’s World

Wednesday, April 17, 2024, By Kathleen Haley

Philosopher Immanuel Kant’s 1795 essay “Toward Perpetual Peace” still holds significant relevance even now more than two centuries after it was first published. With ongoing wars across the globe, securing peace remains elusive. An upcoming one-day symposium will explore how…

Campus & Community

For Many Graduate Students, Community-Engaged Scholarship Gives Extra Meaning to the Educational Experience

Monday, April 15, 2024, By Diane Stirling

Graduate-level learning, research and creative activities take place in classrooms, labs and studios on the Syracuse University campus, but they also occur throughout the community as graduate students work with local residents of all ages and backgrounds through partnerships with…

Arts & Culture

5 Students Receive Prestigious Critical Language Scholarship

Monday, April 15, 2024, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Five Syracuse University students have been selected as recipients of the Critical Language Scholarship (CLS), through which they will immerse themselves in intensive language study this summer. The recipients and the languages they will study are: Christian Bevilacqua ’24, a…

STEM

National Science Foundation Funds Physics Internship Program for Syracuse High School Students

Monday, April 15, 2024, By Wendy S. Loughlin

A University initiative that aims to provide Syracuse-area high school students with experience in emerging technologies has been awarded nearly $1 million from the National Science Foundation (NSF) through the Experiential Learning for Emerging and Novel Technologies (ExLENT) program. The…