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Rachelly Buzzi Named as a 2022 Pickering Fellow

Monday, December 6, 2021, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Rachelly Buzzi ’22, an international relations major in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs and the College of Arts and Sciences, has been named a 2022 Thomas R. Pickering Graduate Foreign Affairs Fellow. She is one of only…

Veterans

Student Veterans Needed for Study Designed to Help Transition to Higher Education

Monday, December 6, 2021, By Stephanie Salanger

Military veterans transitioning from service to collegiate study often face unique barriers. Feeling as though universities, faculty and peers do not recognize the value of skills they learned in the military—and how these skills transfer to a college campus—many may…

Campus & Community

Consultative Sessions Announced in Search for Next Vice President for Diversity and Inclusion

Monday, December 6, 2021, By News Staff

The search committee for the University’s next vice president for diversity and inclusion today announced two consultative sessions in which students, faculty and staff will have the opportunity to identify key University diversity priorities and provide input on the characteristics,…

Campus & Community

Shared Competencies Professional Development Series Will Be Offered in Spring 2022

Friday, December 3, 2021, By Ellen de Graffenreid

The Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence will offer three professional development programs this coming spring to support faculty seeking to incorporate diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility principles in their course and curriculum design. The series will also help faculty…

Campus & Community

University Community Comes Together for International Thanksgiving Celebration

Thursday, December 2, 2021, By News Staff

More than 500 members of the Syracuse University community came together to share a meal on Nov. 18, as the University held its 37th Annual International Thanksgiving Celebration. Guests enjoyed a traditional Thanksgiving dinner together in the Schine Student Center’s…

Media Tip Sheets

Wishing On a Star – Webb Telescope Could Detect Ancient Clusters

Wednesday, December 1, 2021, By Lily Datz

Launching this month, the James Webb Space Telescope will be one of the most revolutionary space exploration technology tools in modern history. Scientists plans to use the powerful telescope to study planets and other bodies in our solar system to…

STEM

Physicist and Chemist in College of Arts and Sciences Awarded NIH MIRA Grants

Tuesday, November 30, 2021, By Dan Bernardi

Researchers from the College of Arts and Sciences’ Department of Physics and Department of Chemistry have been awarded Maximizing Investigators’ Research Award (MIRA) grants from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The funding,…

Campus & Community

Native American and Indigenous Studies Program Expands With Addition of Two New Scholars

Monday, November 29, 2021, By Dan Bernardi

Two leading scholars in the areas of global Indigenous environmental studies are joining the Native American and Indigenous studies (NAIS) program in the College of Arts and Sciences | Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs (A&S | Maxwell). Mariaelena Huambachano, assistant professor…

Veterans

Navy Veteran Tru M. Truong G’24 Looks to Bright Future Through Her University Experience

Monday, November 29, 2021, By Vanessa Marquette

Originally from the small town of Ben Tre, Vietnam, Tru Truong began her journey in the U.S. at 12 years old when she moved with her mother and sister to Maryland. She was always interested in joining the military as…

Robert Rubinstein

Distinguished Professor of Anthropology and Professor of International Relations