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Business & Economy

Whitman School Names Inaugural Albert and Betty Hill Professor

Tuesday, July 2, 2024, By Dawn McWilliams

The Martin J. Whitman School of Management has recently named Professor Natarajan Balasubramanian the inaugural Albert & Betty Hill Professor, effective July 1. With a Ph.D. from the University of California, Los Angeles, Balasubramanian joined the Whitman School in 2009….

STEM

Biology Professor Receives NSF Grant to Study ‘Community Coalescence’

Tuesday, July 2, 2024, By News Staff

Each fermented food—kombucha, sauerkraut or sourdough bread—is the result of an active, unique microbiome, which is the microbial community in a particular environment. A sourdough starter, for instance, is a distinctive community of yeasts and bacteria that ferments carbohydrates in…

Media Tip Sheets

We Can’t Do It Alone: Getting Teens Off Their Phones Requires Broad Intervention

Monday, June 24, 2024, By Daryl Lovell

School districts and the U.S. Surgeon General are taking action to curb the negative effects of social media on teens. This month, Los Angeles school district officials approved a ban on cell phone use and social media limitation during school…

Media Tip Sheets

Featured Media Coverage – June 2024

Monday, June 24, 2024, By Daryl Lovell

Syracuse University thought leaders, events and research news were showcased in the following news outlets this month: Robert Thompson (Newhouse): Yahoo Entertainment,  Today.com, WOR Radio, NPR, The Street, Boston Globe, Realtor.com Carl Schramm (iSchool): The Spectator Osamah Khalil, (Maxwell): New…

Arts & Culture

Stand-Out Graduation Dress? You’ve Got to Hand It to Rory Livingston ’24

Thursday, June 20, 2024, By Martin Walls

When Dean Kelly Chandler-Olcott learned about the special dress Rory Livingston ’24 wore to the School of Education Convocation on May 11, she wanted to know more about it. Making the dress was a handful—but not in a bad way. Livingston,…

Campus & Community

New Director Brings Disability Law Expertise and Lived Experience to Disability Law and Policy Program

Tuesday, June 18, 2024, By Diane Stirling

Katherine Macfarlane, a leading expert on disability law, civil procedure and civil rights litigation, joined the College of Law last summer to lead the groundbreaking Disability Law and Policy (DLPP) program. The program was founded and led by Professor Emerita…

Campus & Community

Scholars, Community Leaders Examine the Racial Wealth Gap at Lender Center Symposium in Atlanta

Monday, June 17, 2024, By Diane Stirling

Nationally noted author, activist and philanthropic strategy advisor Edgar Villaneuva joined Syracuse University faculty and Atlanta community, business and government leaders June 4 for the latest Lender Center for Social Justice symposium examining the racial wealth gap. “Closing the Racial…

Campus & Community

Falk in Australia: ‘We Made Memories That Will Last a Lifetime and Bonds That Will Last Forever’

Tuesday, June 11, 2024, By Matt Michael

From mid-May through early June, 19 students from Syracuse University–including 14 from Falk College–spent the start of their summer in Australia for the “Australia: Sport, History and Culture” class taught by David B. Falk Endowed Professor of Sport Management Rick…

Campus & Community

Nimisha Thakur Receives Newcombe Fellowship for Doctoral Research in India

Thursday, June 6, 2024, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Nimisha Thakur, a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Anthropology in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, has received a Charlotte W. Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship. Awarded by the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation, the Newcombe Fellowship supports…

Campus & Community

What’s Happening in CNY: Summer Festival Guide

Monday, June 3, 2024, By Christine Grabowski

Spending time in Syracuse for the summer and looking for something fun to do? We have rounded up a list of the festivals taking place in and around the Syracuse area. June  St. Sophia’s Greek Cultural Festival Address: 325 Waring…