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Life Together Initiative to Expand in the Spring 2025 Semester
The “Life Together: Seeking the Common Good in a Diverse Democracy” initiative will expand in the Spring 2025 semester, building on the success of its October 2024 facilitated community conversation. The initiative focuses on developing essential skills for civil dialogue…
In Memoriam: Life Trustee Tarky J. Lombardi Jr. ’51, L’54, H’87
Longtime Board of Trustees member and dedicated University supporter Tarky J. Lombardi Jr. ’51, L’54, H’87 passed away peacefully on Nov. 24, 2024. Referred to simply as “Tarky” by all those who knew him in the Orange community and around…
How to Make Your New Year’s Resolutions Stick (Podcast)
With the arrival of the new year, many people view this as the ideal time to figure out the changes they’d like to make in themselves as part of a new year, new you mentality. Instead of making huge, sweeping…
LaunchPad Awards Student Start-Up Fund Grant Spring 2025
The Blackstone LaunchPad at Syracuse University Libraries has awarded one $2,500 Student Start-Up Fund grant, formerly the Innovation Fund, for the Spring 2025 semester. Grants are awarded on a rolling basis to undergraduate and graduate students who need help moving…
Romano’s Book Named By The Economist as One of Best of 2024
A book authored by Dennis Romano, professor emeritus of history in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, has been recognized as one of The Economist’s best books of 2024. The Economist described “Venice: The Remarkable History of the…
Professor’s Editorial Leadership Results in 4* Rating for Influential Entrepreneurship Journal
Johan Wiklund has always had a strong connection to Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice (ETP), a highly influential scholarly journal sharing valuable research in entrepreneurship. It was, in fact, where his first paper on entrepreneurship was published early in his career….
Art Museum Spring Exhibitions Feature Works Curated by Faculty
Two spring-semester exhibitions at the Syracuse University Art Museum will feature works curated by three faculty members. “Faculty Fellows Curate” features the work of 2024-25 Syracuse University Art Museum Faculty Fellows Lyndsay Michalik Gratch, associate professor of communication and rhetorical…
Environmental Experts Weigh In on Growing Wildfires Out West
Devastating wildfires in Southern California have prompted widespread evacuations, destroyed more than 1,000 structures and burned thousands of acres. The strong winds and dry conditions have been cited as major contributing factors to the widespread weather event. Two Syracuse University…
Faculty Pay Tribute to Jimmy Carter
Syracuse University faculty are offering thoughts on the passing of Jimmy Carter, the nation’s 39th president. “In the aftermath of Watergate, Jimmy Carter helped to bring decency and honor back to the White House,” said Maxwell History and Political Science…
Peptide Drug Advances Being Made on Syracuse University Campus Working to Redefine Obesity, Diabetes Care
Over the past 18 months, Robert Doyle, a medicinal chemist and the Jack and Laura H. Milton Professor of Chemistry in the College of Arts and Sciences at Syracuse University, introduced two new peptide compound discoveries at conferences of the…