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New Award Recognizes Faculty Volunteers for Academic Integrity Service, Impact
Two faculty volunteers with the Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence (CTLE)’s academic integrity program received a new internal award recognizing their achievements in maintaining academic integrity standards and policies across the University. Academic Integrity Outstanding Service Awards were presented…
Rethinking Research Through Visual Storytelling
The Department of English in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S) is embracing innovative approaches to media engagement. One such method is called videographic criticism, a growing scholarly practice that uses sound and moving images (video) to explore and…
A Legacy of Caring: Robin Berkowitz-Smith’s 38-Year Journey at Syracuse University
In 1988, alumna Robin Berkowitz-Smith ’83 returned to Syracuse University as a newlywed and a professional ready to work with students. What began as a dual job offer for her and her husband, Jeff, turned into Robin’s 38-year legacy of…
Lights, Camera, Imagination! Faculty Help Turn Teens’ Ideas Into Films (Video)
Using simple objects such as stones, eggs, paper plates, colored markers and a globe, and employing techniques of light, shadow and motion, a dozen Syracuse area high schoolers are making original short films this summer using their smartphones. “Teens With…
Back-to-School Shopping: More Expensive and Less Variety of Back-to-School Items
With many students heading back to the classroom over the next several weeks, what should parents expect as they begin back-to-school shopping for their kids? Patrick Penfield is a professor of practice in supply chain management and director of executive…
New Study Reveals Ozone’s Hidden Toll on America’s Trees
A new nationwide study reveals that ozone pollution—an invisible threat in the air—may be quietly reducing the survival chances of many tree species across the United States. The research, published in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres is the first…
Inspiring the Next Generation of STEM Enthusiasts
A friendly competition is brewing in the corner of a basement classroom in Link Hall during the annual STEM Trekkers summer program, where students are participating in a time-honored ritual: seeing who can build a paper airplane that travels the…
Bringing History to Life: How Larry Swiader ’89, G’93 Blends Storytelling With Emerging Technology
Instructional design program alumnus Lawrence “Larry” Swiader ’89, G’93 has built a career at the intersection of storytelling, education and technology—a path that’s taken him from the early days of analog editing as a student in the S.I. Newhouse School…
Mihm Recognized for Fostering ‘Excellence in Public Service for the Next Generation’
Chris Mihm, adjunct professor of public administration and international affairs in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, has received the 2025 Arnold Steigman Excellence in Teaching Award from the New York State Academy for Public Administration (SAPA). The…