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Arts & Culture

La Casita to Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month With New Exhibition

Saturday, September 9, 2023, By News Staff

La Casita Cultural Center, located at 109 Otisco St. in Syracuse, will mark the beginning of National Hispanic Heritage Month 2023 with a community-wide event and exhibition opening on Friday, Sept. 15, from 6 to 8 p.m. The exhibition, “Futurismo…

Campus & Community

Demystifying the Newhouse School’s Graduate Boot Camp

Friday, September 8, 2023, By Madelyn Geyer

The term “boot camp” might call to mind visions of military recruits crawling through mud under barbed wire at 4 a.m. on a sticky summer day. The Newhouse School’s version of boot camp doesn’t come close to demanding that level…

Media Tip Sheets

Featured Media Coverage – Week of Sept. 4

Friday, September 8, 2023, By News Staff

Syracuse University thought leaders, events and research news were showcased in the following news outlets this week: George Saunders, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was featured in Library of Congress “George Saunders to Receive 2023 Library…

Arts & Culture

Central New York Humanities Corridor: Advancing Relevant and Impactful Research That ‘Doesn’t Fit in a Box’

Friday, September 8, 2023, By Eileen Korey

Courtney Mauldin infuses her scholarly research with a clear purpose: to give Black girls innovative opportunities to dream big and envision futures filled with possibilities. Her involvement with the Central New York Humanities Corridor is critical to success: “We see…

Campus & Community

Convenient On-Campus Flu Clinics Available This Month for Faculty and Staff

Thursday, September 7, 2023, By News Staff

The Wellness Initiative is pleased to offer three opportunities for faculty and staff to receive their flu vaccine from Wegmans Pharmacy at campus locations this month. Pharmacists will immunize with the quadrivalent flu vaccine to protect against four strains of…

Campus & Community

Lender Center for Social Justice Awards 5 Grants for Racial Wealth Gap Studies

Wednesday, September 6, 2023, By Diane Stirling

Five faculty research projects that identify and address issues contributing to or helping alleviate the racial wealth gap in the United States have received grants from the Lender Center for Social Justice. The grants are made possible by funding from…

STEM

Experts Say Federal Agency or Global Organization Should Govern AI, New Survey Co-sponsored by Two University Institutes Finds

Wednesday, September 6, 2023, By Wendy S. Loughlin

A new survey co-sponsored by two Syracuse University institutes finds that a majority of computer science experts at top U.S research universities want to see the creation of a new federal agency or global organization to govern artificial intelligence (AI)….

Campus & Community

Q&A With Falk College Dean Jeremy S. Jordan: Building Connections, Supporting Students, Faculty, Staff in Their Goals

Wednesday, September 6, 2023, By News Staff

Jeremy S. Jordan, new dean of the David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics, was inspired to become an academic leader to be of service to others in pursuit of their aspirations. “I enjoy creating processes and building…

Campus & Community

Syracuse University Leaders Issue Follow-Up Statement on Legacy Admissions

Tuesday, September 5, 2023, By News Staff

Chancellor and President Kent Syverud, Vice Chancellor, Provost and Chief Academic Officer Gretchen Ritter and Vice President of Enrollment Services Ryan Williams today issued a follow up statement following a review of legacy admissions at Syracuse University. “Since the U.S….

Media, Law & Policy

Johanna Dunaway Named Research Director for the Institute for Democracy, Journalism and Citizenship

Tuesday, September 5, 2023, By Jessica Youngman

Johanna Dunaway was among a trio of researchers who looked at voting patterns in communities of shuttered newspapers in 2018 and found evidence that the decline in local print media has contributed to political polarization in the United States. Published…