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Graduate School Presents 39 Outstanding Teaching Assistant Awards

Tuesday, April 16, 2024, By Diane Stirling

Teaching assistants are essential to the educational enterprise at Syracuse University. To recognize their critical role and their valuable contributions to undergraduate and graduate education, the Graduate School annually presents Outstanding Teaching Assistant awards. The honor cites demonstrated excellence in…

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…

Campus & Community

For Many Graduate Students, Community-Engaged Scholarship Gives Extra Meaning to the Educational Experience

Monday, April 15, 2024, By Diane Stirling

Graduate-level learning, research and creative activities take place in classrooms, labs and studios on the Syracuse University campus, but they also occur throughout the community as graduate students work with local residents of all ages and backgrounds through partnerships with…

Campus & Community

Graduate School Marshal Takes Community-Engaged Approach to Scholarship

Monday, April 15, 2024, By Diane Stirling

Graduate School marshal Andrew Ridgeway, a doctoral student and graduate teaching assistant in the College of Arts and Sciences’ composition and cultural rhetoric program (CCR), is no stranger to academic honors. In 2022, he won the prestigious Mary Hatch Marshall…

Campus & Community

Graduate School Summer Funding Competition Awards Announced

Monday, April 15, 2024, By Diane Stirling

Seventy-one scholars are the recipients of dissertation and pre-dissertation fellowship awards through The Graduate School’s Summer Funding Competition. The $4,500 awards are given annually to a select group of outstanding doctoral students to support progress to degree and dissertation completion….

Campus & Community

Annual Three-Minute Thesis Competition Provides Research Capsule Talks

Monday, April 15, 2024, By Diane Stirling

Creating an elevator pitch from information gleaned through years of specialized research takes clear thinking, precise wording and a flair for presenting to an audience. Just ask the participants of this year’s Three-Minute Thesis (3MT) competition. Ten graduate and doctoral…

Campus & Community

9 Faculty Honored for Excellence in Graduate Education

Friday, April 12, 2024, By Diane Stirling

Each year, the Graduate School honors outstanding professors with the Excellence in Graduate Education Faculty Recognition Award. The student-driven award acknowledges faculty who have had a significant impact and positive influence on graduate education because of their superior graduate-level teaching,…

Media Tip Sheets

Navigating the Intersection of AI and Academic Integrity: Education Expert Weighs In

Thursday, April 11, 2024, By Christopher Munoz

The rapid rise of artificial intelligence presents a number of challenges for educators. A recent report from the Center for Democracy & Technology (CDT) looks at how teachers are balancing AI’s potential with concerns over academic integrity in K-12 schools….

STEM

Physics Lab Manager Talks All Things Eclipse

Thursday, April 4, 2024, By Dan Bernardi

On April 8, 2024, Syracuse will witness a rare and splendid event as a total solar eclipse will cast the city into a brief period of daytime darkness. Students, faculty, staff and the community are invited to the Shaw Quadrangle…

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…