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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

Lender Center Postdoctoral Fellow Examines the Impact of Gentrification and Displacement in Western and Central New York

Tuesday, April 16, 2024, By Diane Stirling

Growing up in Rochester and attending the University of Buffalo, Lender Center for Social Justice Postdoctoral Fellow J Coley saw firsthand how gentrification and displacement impacted those communities.   Now, Coley (they/them) studies how the policies and actions of local, state…

Media Tip Sheets

Expert Available to Discuss Earthquakes and Communication

Friday, April 5, 2024, By Vanessa Marquette

Many of us felt the shakes from the 4.8 magnitude earthquake that struck Lebanon, NJ this morning. The emergency alert came to cellular phones in Central New York about an hour and a half later. Lee McKnight, an associate professor…

STEM

How the Eclipse May Change What You See and Sense

Thursday, April 4, 2024, By Diana Napolitano

When the moon completely blocks the sun on April 8, you’ll notice more than the darkness. Here are some things you may pick up on. If you don’t, that’s OK. There may be variation depending on your location, your area’s…

STEM

Record Five Syracuse University Students Selected for Prestigious 2024 Goldwater Scholarship

Wednesday, April 3, 2024, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Five Syracuse University students have been selected for the 2024 Goldwater Scholarship, the preeminent undergraduate scholarship awarded in the natural sciences, engineering and mathematics in the U.S. This is the first time Syracuse has had five students selected for the…

Arts & Culture

College of Visual and Performing Arts Presents ‘Unsettled, Unbridled, Unbound,’ the 2024 M.F.A. Exhibition

Thursday, March 28, 2024, By Erica Blust

The College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) is pleased to announce the exhibition “Unsettled, Unbridled, Unbound,” featuring the work of 38 artists completing their master of fine arts degree in studio arts, illustration and film and media arts. Sequential…

STEM

ECS Professor’s Nature-Inspired Research on Banned Species

Thursday, March 7, 2024, By Kwami Maranga

Apple snails are one of the most invasive species on our planet. Consuming several plants that provide food and habitats for various wildlife, and disrupting entire ecosystems, these snails have earned a permanent ban from the United States, only allowed…

Media Tip Sheets

Professor Discusses Social Media Platform Outages

Wednesday, March 6, 2024, By Vanessa Marquette

Meta’s outage yesterday, and now LinkedIn today, reminded many of AT&T’s outage from the other week. Professor Lee McKnight shared his thoughts on the outage below. McKnight is an associate professor in the iSchool at Syracuse University, faculty advisor to…

Campus & Community

Award-Winning Jacques Safari Mwayaona G’22 Embraces AI for Learning—With Caution

Thursday, February 1, 2024, By Martin Walls

Combining his background in instructional design with an understanding of diversity and inclusion, Universal Design for Learning and artificial intelligence (AI), Jacques Safari Mwayaona G’22 is making a name for himself in the field of educational development. A Faculty Development…

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…