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Falk College to Introduce New Online Certificate of Advanced Study in Sport Analytics

Wednesday, September 22, 2021, By News Staff

Falk College will introduce an online Certificate of Advanced Study (C.A.S.) in sport analytics to its academic degree offerings in  the Spring 2022 semester. Sport analytics focuses on data science applications to sports teams and businesses. The new 12-credit program…

Campus & Community

Women in Leadership Initiative Announces Fall 2021 Programming and New Steering Committee

Tuesday, September 21, 2021, By News Staff

After kicking off in the fall of 2018, the Women in Leadership (WiL) Initiative, under the direction of Michele Wheatly, special advisor to the Chancellor and President and professor of biology, is now entering its fourth year and recently concluded…

Campus & Community

School of Architecture Launches New Living Learning Community

Monday, September 20, 2021, By Julie Sharkey

Beginning Fall 2021, first-year undergraduate architecture students have a new on-campus housing option. The School of Architecture, in collaboration with the Office of Learning Communities, has created an Architecture Living Learning Community (LLC) on the second floor of Shaw Hall,…

Arts & Culture

Verbal Blend to Honor Shihan Van Clief With 2021 Poetic Icon Award

Monday, September 20, 2021, By Shannon Andre

The 9th Annual Verbal Blend Spoken Word Poetry Institute will honor internationally renowned spoken word poet Shihan Van Clief, a seven-time Tony Award-winning HBO Def Jam Poet, with the Poetic Icon Award. The Institute will also celebrate the 10-year anniversary…

Media, Law & Policy

3 Faculty Members Named O’Hanley Scholars

Friday, September 17, 2021, By News Staff

The Maxwell School announced three new O’Hanley Faculty Scholars: Saba Siddiki, associate professor of public administration and international affairs; Martin Shanguhyia, associate professor of history; and Chris Faricy, associate professor of political science. Each was selected for outstanding teaching, scholarship…

Campus & Community

College of Arts and Sciences Mourns Loss of Retired Professor Hank Mullins

Friday, September 17, 2021, By Dan Bernardi

Hank Mullins, a faculty member for nearly 30 years in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S), passed away in July at age 69. Mullins grew up in the Hudson Valley village…

Campus & Community

COVID-19 Update: Testing | Contact Tracing | Preventative Health Practice

Friday, September 17, 2021, By News Staff

Dear Students, Families, Faculty and Staff: Three weeks of classes are complete and we are heading into the final weekend of summer. We have performed more than 15,500 surveillance tests on campus this semester, and we currently count 148 active…

STEM

Steve Huang G’72, G’75 Establishes Memorial Scholarship in Honor of Syracuse University Mentor

Wednesday, September 15, 2021, By Chris Barbera

After rising to the position of vice president of engineering technology at International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF), one of the top priorities for Steve Huang G’72, G’75 was to build a culture that supported the needs of everyone in the…

Newsweek

The Growing Issue of Vaccine Hesitancy

Wednesday, September 15, 2021, By Sophie Gomprecht

Afton Kapuscinski, assistant teaching professor in the College of Arts and Sciences and director of the Psychological Services Center, was quoted by Newsweek for the article “Low Vaccination Rates Among Young People Indicate Vaccine Hesitancy is Not Just Political.” Kapuscinski discussed…

Media Tip Sheets

Authoritarians Have Figured Out Social Media

Tuesday, September 14, 2021, By Lily Datz

This week, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro temporarily banned social media companies from removing content, which is seen as one of the most drastic steps by a democratically elected leader to control what can be said on the internet. Also, this…