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America’s Pastime in Less Time: What to Expect as MLB Season Begins

Thursday, March 30, 2023, By Keith Kobland

The Major League Baseball (MLB) season opens this week with major changes in store. A pitch clock, new pickoff limits, bigger bases and rules on shifting infielders are all aimed at helping America’s pastime take up less time. Three Syracuse…

Veterans

Office of Veteran and Military Affairs Announces 2023 Dottle Scholars for the Spring Semester

Wednesday, March 29, 2023, By Charlie Poag

The Office of Veteran and Military Affairs (OVMA) is pleased to announce the recipients of The Dottle Family ROTC Cadet Scholarship for 2023. The scholars were selected through a competitive process assessing the applicant’s academic standing, physical aptitude, citizenship and…

STEM

New Sustainability Leadership Program Aims to Create Visionary and Ethical Leaders

Tuesday, March 28, 2023, By Lyndy McLaughlin

Climate change and environmental degradation are among the greatest challenges facing our planet. Humanity has solutions in hand to address the impacts of climate change, yet we are not making the necessary adjustments quickly enough. Sustainability leaders can help address…

Veterans

Meet Kelsey Dornfeld: Military Storyteller With a Passion for Education

Tuesday, March 28, 2023, By Charlie Poag

While growing up outside of Minneapolis, Minnesota, indications that Kelsey Dornfeld’s future would lead to military service were non-existent. Even though she had a grandfather who fought during World War II, she didn’t have much exposure to the military throughout…

Campus & Community

Traci Geisler ’90 Appointed Director of Blackstone LaunchPad

Monday, March 27, 2023, By Cristina Hatem

Syracuse University Libraries recently appointed Traci L. Geisler ’90, MBA, J.D. as director of the Blackstone LaunchPad (LaunchPad) effective March 17. Geisler succeeds Linda Dickerson Hartsock, founder and former executive director of the LaunchPad, who has transitioned to the role…

Campus & Community

University Celebrates AAPI Heritage Month

Monday, March 27, 2023, By Shannon Andre

Celebrated nationally in May, Syracuse University hosts the annual Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month celebration in April so all on campus can join in honoring the histories, cultural diversity, identities and contributions of AAPI communities. Coordinated by…

Campus & Community

Applications Now Open for the 2023-24 University Art Museum Faculty Fellows

Monday, March 27, 2023, By News Staff

The Syracuse University Art Museum is accepting applications through April 14 for the second annual Faculty Fellows Program, hosted by the museum with support from the Office of Strategic Initiatives and the Office of Research in Academic Affairs. The program…

Arts & Culture

Department of Drama Presents ‘Dance Nation’

Friday, March 24, 2023, By Joanna Penalva

The Department of Drama continues the 2022/2023 season with the 2017 Susan Blackburn Prize-winning play “Dance Nation” by Clare Barron. Directed by Katherine McGerr and choreographed by Felipe Panamá, the play takes audiences on an emotional and powerful journey of…

Health & Society

Falk College Nutrition Science Students Examining Impact of Father’s Obesity on Children

Friday, March 24, 2023, By Matt Michael

Childhood obesity is a serious problem in the United States, where one in five children and adolescents are affected, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. While obesity in mothers has been the primary focus of early life…

Veterans

Student Veterans Spend Spring Break in Atlanta

Friday, March 24, 2023, By Charlie Poag

Among the mass exodus of students leaving campus for spring break, eight student veterans from Syracuse University spent three days in Atlanta, Georgia. While their fellow classmates were in pursuit of leisure and relaxation during the time off from classes,…