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Sustainability Spring Round Up: STARS Rating, Carbon Neutrality, Plastic Reduction and More
Syracuse University has been recognized as a STARS (Sustainability Tracking, Assessment and Rating System) Silver institution by the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education. STARS is a comprehensive rating system for colleges and universities to measure sustainability….
David Seaman to Continue Tenure as Libraries Dean, University Librarian
David Seaman, who has served as dean of Syracuse University Libraries and University Librarian since 2015, has been reappointed for a third five-year term. The announcement, made by Interim Vice Chancellor, Provost and Chief Academic Officer Lois Agnew, follows a…
Mark Lodato Reappointed to 5-Year Term as Dean of the Newhouse School
Interim Vice Chancellor, Provost and Chief Academic Officer Lois Agnew has announced the reappointment of Mark J. Lodato as dean of the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications for a five-year term. The reappointment follows a comprehensive review process that included…
Intelligence++ Holds Inclusive Design Spring Showcase
The cross-campus Intelligence++ initiative held its inclusive design showcase on April 29 in Bird Library. A collaboration between Blackstone LaunchPad at Syracuse Libraries, the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ (VPA) School of Design, and the Taishoff Center for Inclusive Higher…
Falk College Sport Management Class Hosts Students From Utica City School District
Over the past two months, students from the Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics, under the guidance of Sport Management Assistant Teaching Professor Alexia Lopes, Ph.D., collaborated with the Integrated Community Alternatives Network (ICAN) to host a campus visit…
Professor Heather Lavender Discusses STEM Ed and Building a High-Tech Workforce
As Central New York gears up as an advanced manufacturing hub, local and state government, development organizations, educators, unions and tech companies are collaborating on plans to educate and train a workforce capable of making these industrial investments a long-term…
School of Architecture Faculty Pablo Sequero Named Winner of 2025 Architectural League Prize
School of Architecture faculty member Pablo Sequero’s firm, salazarsequeromedina, has been named to the newest cohort of winners in the biennial Architectural League Prize for Young Architects + Designers, one of North America’s most prestigious awards for young practitioners. “An…
Faculty Experts Debate the Benefits of Banning Cell Phones in Schools
The number of school districts considering banning cell phones during the school day is on the rise nationwide. At least eight states have banned smartphones in public school classrooms, while in New York, a proposed “bell-to-bell” is going to the…
School of Education Welcomes Indigenous University of Toronto Professor Stephanie J. Waterman ’83, G’04 as Convocation Speaker
The School of Education is pleased to announce that Stephanie J. Waterman ’83, G’04 (Onondaga, Turtle Clan), an associate professor in the Department of Leadership, Higher and Adult Education at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE), University of…
Biologist Reveals New Insights Into Fish’s Unique Attachment Mechanism
On a wave-battered rock in the Northern Pacific Ocean, a fish called the sculpin grips the surface firmly to maintain stability in its harsh environment. Unlike sea urchins, which use their glue-secreting tube feet to adhere to their surroundings, sculpins…