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STEM

Jason Webb G’18 Receives Virtual Reality Grant from Unity and Meta Immersive Learning

Monday, October 3, 2022, By Eric Ferguson

Jason Webb G ’18,  an instructional analyst with ITS Online Learning Services, adjunct professor in the Newhouse School and instructor in the College of Visual and Performing Arts, recently received a “Create with VR” grant from Unity and Meta Immersive…

Media, Law & Policy

Raise the Age Summit at College of Law Oct. 13

Monday, October 3, 2022, By Robert Conrad

The Franklin H. Williams Judicial Commission and the New York State Office for Judicial Initiatives is hosting a Raise the Age Summit on Oct. 13 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the College of Law’s Dineen Hall. The program…

Veterans

Student Veterans Take on Summer Internships Thanks to OVMA Internship Award

Monday, October 3, 2022, By Charlie Poag

Over the 2022 summer semester, eight student veterans at Syracuse University were able to take part in a time-honored college experience that typically eludes non-traditional students—they became interns. They were able to experience the firsthand benefit of an internship thanks…

STEM

Mihovilovic Skanata Awarded McKnight Neuroscience Grant for Larval Fruit Fly Brain Research

Friday, September 30, 2022, By Diane Stirling

An assistant professor of physics in the College of Arts and Sciences has won a prestigious McKnight Technological Innovations in Neuroscience award to advance her two-photon microscopy research on neural activity in the brains of fruit fly larvae. Mirna Mihovilovic…

Veterans

OVMA Connect Offers Veterans a Chance to Build Relationships With Students, Alumni and Mentors in Their Community

Friday, September 30, 2022, By Austin Philleo

In summer 2021, the University’s Office of Veteran and Military Affairs (OVMA) announced the launch of OVMA Connect, a mentoring platform powered by PeopleGrove that builds professional networks by connecting student veterans and alumni with career mentors in support of…

Campus & Community

Campus Community Invited to Forum With Diversity and Inclusion Vice President Mary Grace A. Almandrez Oct. 4

Thursday, September 29, 2022, By News Staff

Vice President for Diversity and Inclusion Mary Grace A. Almandrez will host a campus forum to share updates on campus diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility (DEIA) efforts. The event will be held Tuesday, Oct. 4, from 11:30 a.m. to 1…

Jeff Fuchsberg L’10 Named Director of the Center for Advanced Systems and Engineering

Wednesday, September 28, 2022, By News Staff

The Center for Advanced Systems and Engineering (CASE) has announced the hiring of Jeff Fuchsberg L’10 as its new director. Fuchsberg will contribute to the center’s strategic plan, overseeing the implementation of CASE’s goals while providing leadership and management of…

Business & Economy

Falk College Professor Laura-Anne Minkoff-Zern Explores Ways to Benefit Farmworkers and Farmers

Wednesday, September 28, 2022, By Matt Michael

Laura-Anne Minkoff Zern, an associate professor of Nutrition and Food Studies in Falk College, says the focus of her field—food system sustainability and fair access to healthy food—often overlooks one key element: The people who labor to grow that food….

Campus & Community

Marcelle Haddix Takes a Holistic Approach to New Strategic Initiatives Academic Affairs Role (Q&A)

Wednesday, September 28, 2022, By Diane Stirling

As associate provost for strategic initiatives in the Office of Academic Affairs, Marcelle Haddix wants the work of her office to have an impact on the academic enterprise and the experiences of students—and to connect the University’s academic efforts with…

Health & Society

Meet Ashia Aubourg ’18, a Food Justice Advocate Who Empowers Communities, on the ‘’Cuse Conversations’ Podcast

Tuesday, September 27, 2022, By John Boccacino

Ever since Ashia Aubourg ’18 was a child, she dreamed of one day working as a chef. Food was always the epicenter of her life, and from an early age, Aubourg would help her family in the kitchen, even whipping…