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STEM

How Climate Warming Could Disrupt a Deep-Rooted Relationship

Tuesday, September 26, 2023, By Dan Bernardi

Children are taught to leave wild mushrooms alone because of their potential to be poisonous. But trees on the other hand depend on fungi for their well-being. Look no further than ectomycorrhizal fungi, which are organisms that colonize the roots…

Campus & Community

College of Visual and Performing Arts Welcomes New Full-Time Faculty

Monday, September 25, 2023, By Erica Blust

Sixteen new full-time faculty joined the College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) for the 2023-24 academic year. Two of the faculty members are also new department chairs in the college. Gregg Barron, assistant teaching professor of music industry in…

Health & Society

School of Education Faculty Publish ‘Lesson Study With Mathematics and Science Preservice Teachers’

Sunday, September 24, 2023, By Martin Walls

“Lesson Study with Mathematics and Science Preservice Teachers: Finding the Form” (Routledge, 2023) is a new overview of the fundamentals of lesson study edited by School of Education Dean Kelly Chandler-Olcott, Professor Sharon Dotger and Jen Heckathorn G’22, director for…

Media, Law & Policy

Languages Unlock Opportunities for English for Lawyers Alumna

Thursday, September 21, 2023, By Hope Alvarez

Languages act as a guide for communicating our goals and dreams. It’s how we make sense of the world and connect with the communities around us. Become fluent in a variety of languages, and it’s like collecting keys that unlock…

STEM

Center for Sustainable Community Solutions and Environmental Finance Center Announces New Director

Thursday, September 21, 2023, By Alex Dunbar

The College of Engineering and Computer Science is pleased to announce the transition of Melissa Young into a new role as director of the Center for Sustainable Community Solutions-Environmental Finance Center (CSCS-EFC) at Syracuse University. CSCS-EFC is housed within the…

Veterans

Faculty Lead Partnerships to Support Ukrainian Veterans, Strengthen European and U.S. Security

Tuesday, September 19, 2023, By Jessica Youngman

Since the 2022 Russian invasion, Ukraine’s veteran population has increased from roughly 500,000 to over 1.2 million and counting, yet the country’s ability to support its servicemembers has declined due to the war’s impact on the economy and infrastructure. Two…

Campus & Community

Applications Now Open for 2024 Summer and Short-Term Study Abroad Programs

Tuesday, September 19, 2023, By Ashley Barletta

Syracuse Abroad is now accepting applications for 2024 summer and short-term courses abroad—and it’s never too early to start planning for a summer abroad! Summer programs, ranging from two to nine weeks abroad, can help students prepare for or try…

Campus & Community

University Football Films Collection Now Available Online

Tuesday, September 19, 2023, By Cristina Hatem

A selection of football films from the University Archives in Syracuse University Libraries’ Special Collections Research Center (SCRC) is now available online. The Libraries’ digital stewardship team, in collaboration with the SCRC, coordinated digitization of 430 films dating from 1949…

Campus & Community

7 New Representatives Added to the Board of Trustees

Monday, September 18, 2023, By News Staff

Chancellor Kent Syverud has appointed Dean Michael Speaks and Kathleen (Kati) Foley as representatives to the Board of Trustees. Speaks, dean of the School of Architecture, has been named the academic dean representative to the board, and Foley, project director…

Campus & Community

Campus Community Invited to Register for The D.E.I.A. Symposium Sessions and Keynote Panel Discussion Oct. 3

Monday, September 18, 2023, By Kathleen Haley

From using satire as a means for social change to better understanding the teachings of the Haudenosaunee, and to a range of other research, initiatives and creative work, the breadth of diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility efforts across the University…