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What Does It Take to Keep the Olympic Games Safe?: Q&A With Emergency Management Instructor Tony Callisto
As more than 10,000 athletes have prepared to take part in the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, so too have the security personnel tasked with keeping the Olympic Village and athletic venues safe. Tony Callisto, College of Professional Studies…
Prema Kurien Recognized as Maxwell School’s Daicoff Faculty Scholar
Prema Kurien, professor of sociology in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, has been recognized as a Daicoff Faculty Scholar. The distinction honors her achievements in research, scholarship and service. Kurien joined Maxwell in 2003. She is a…
Rower Kamile Kralikaite ’24 Embracing ‘Dream Come True’ at Summer Olympics
Being a skilled rower earned Kamile Kralikaite ’24 an athletic scholarship to Syracuse University, where she helped the Orange women’s rowing team claim the first Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) championship in school history. Her proficiencies on the water also earned…
New York State Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, Assemblymember William Magnarelli Announce $3M Investment in JMA Wireless Dome Renovation Project
New York State Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie and Assemblymember William Magnarelli today announced a $3 million investment to support and advance the transformative JMA Wireless Dome renovation project. The pair made the announcement during a press conference at the JMA…
Electability Giveth and Electability Taketh Away
Reporters looking for experts to discuss President Joe Biden dropping out of the 2024 election, please see these comments from Syracuse University faculty. Please contact Ellen James Mbuqe at ejmbuqe@syr.edu to arrange an interview with any of them. Associate Professor…
Is a More Sustainable Olympics Possible?: Q&A With Maxwell Professor Matthew Huber
Organizers of the 2024 Paris Olympics are committed to creating the most sustainable Games ever—limiting new construction, sourcing local food and using 100% renewable energy, for example. But could a global event with millions of people from all over the…
Collin Capano ’05, G’11 Breaking New Ground With Open Source Program Office and Astrophysics Research
Collin Capano ’05, G’11, director of the University’s new Open Source Program Office (OSPO), has been in the right place at the right time for breakthrough discoveries and innovative programming several times in his career. His latest role is another…
Interim Provost Lois Agnew Adds Julie Hasenwinkel, Elisa Dekaney to Leadership Team
Interim Vice Chancellor, Provost and Chief Academic Officer Lois Agnew today announced the appointment of two new associate provosts, who will join the Academic Affairs leadership team effective Aug. 1. Julie Hasenwinkel will serve as associate provost for academic programs,…
Political Science Experts Available for Election 2024
Reporters covering the fast-moving 2024 presidential election, please see the list of Syracuse University experts available to discuss the issues as they happen. Please contact Ellen James Mbuqe, executive director of media relations, via ejmbuqe@syr.edu to arrange interviews with any…
Teaching the Global Power of Sport, Olympics Through a Communication Lens
Historically, the Olympics have provided countless memorable athletic achievements—the Miracle on Ice men’s hockey team upsetting the Soviet Union at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York; the Dream Team capturing gold at the 1992 Summer Olympics in…