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Campus & Community

Graduate School Marshal Ying Zhang Credits Success to Syracuse University Support

Tuesday, May 3, 2022, By Diane Stirling

Leading the graduate student procession and walking the stage at the University’s 2022 Doctoral Hooding ceremony may be the culmination of her Syracuse University academic path, but that is only one of many significant journeys Ying Zhang has taken during…

Media, Law & Policy

Sean Branagan Awarded Fulbright Specialist Grant for Estonia Digital Media Innovation Project

Tuesday, May 3, 2022, By Diane Stirling

What’s next in the digital media entrepreneurship space? Answers to that question are what Sean Branagan ’80, director of the Center for Digital Media Entrepreneurship and an adjunct faculty member in the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, hopes to…

Campus & Community

Class of 2022 Falk Scholars Describe Their Most Meaningful Syracuse University Experiences

Monday, May 2, 2022, By Matt Michael

Thirteen members of the Class of 2022 have been named Falk College Scholars. Falk Scholars represent undergraduate students who display academic excellence, exceptional campus and community engagement, independent research and creative work, innovation in their disciplinary field, and personal integrity….

Retail Dive

“J.C. Penney is reinventing itself. Again.”

Monday, May 2, 2022, By Lily Datz

Ray Wimer, professor of retail practice in the Whitman School, was quoted in the Retail Dive story “J.C. Penney is reinventing itself. Again.” Wimer, who studies retail marketing and planning, explained that J.C. Penney’s current efforts to rebrand itself may…

Campus & Community

Syracuse University Libraries’ Module-2 Storage Facility Complete

Monday, May 2, 2022, By Ellen de Graffenreid

The second phase of Syracuse University Libraries’ 14,000-square-foot storage facility on South Campus is now complete. The facility provides temperature and humidity-controlled cool and cold storage vaults in the building. The addition was funded, in part, from gifts received from…

STEM

Viewing a Microcosm Through a Physics Lens

Monday, May 2, 2022, By Dan Bernardi

“What can physics offer biology?” This was how Alison Patteson, assistant professor in the College of Arts and Sciences’ physics department and a faculty member in the BioInspired Institute, began the explanation of why her physics lab was studying bacteria. In…

Campus & Community

1970 Student Strike Featured in New Digital Exhibition

Monday, May 2, 2022, By Cristina Hatem

Syracuse University Libraries’ Special Collections Research Center has released the new digital exhibition “Shut It Down: The 1970 Student Strike at Syracuse University.” Beginning May 4, 1970, students participated in the national student strike by holding teach-ins and sit-ins, marching,…

Daily Beast

“COVID Truthers Have Found a New ‘Pandemic’ to Freak Out About”

Sunday, May 1, 2022, By Lily Datz

Michael Barkun, professor emeritus of political science in the Maxwell School, was quoted in the Daily Beast story “COVID Truthers Have Found a New ‘Pandemic’ to Freak Out About.” Barkun, who is an expert on extremism and conspiracy theories, explained…

MarketWatch

“With Elon Musk’s Twitter bid, there’s more at stake than freedom of speech: ‘It gives him a lot more influence over government'”

Sunday, May 1, 2022, By Lily Datz

JM Grygiel, associate professor of communications in the Newhouse School, was quoted in the MarketWatch article “With Elon Musk’s Twitter bid, there’s more at stake than freedom of speech: ‘It gives him a lot more influence over government.’” Grygiel, who…

Business & Economy

Rabia Razzaq G’23 Wins 2022 Intelligence++ Inclusive Design Competition

Friday, April 29, 2022, By Martin Walls

Rabia Razzaq G’23, a multidisciplinary designer and graduate student in the College of Visual and Performing Arts, won the 2022 Intelligence++ Showcase Competition, held in the Whitman School of Management on April 26. The interdisciplinary competition—which encourages design and business…