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Media, Law & Policy

‘It’s a Hard Call’: Professor Sabrina Butler Discusses Process Addictions, Smartphones and School Bans

Thursday, October 31, 2024, By Martin Walls

Across the United States, school administrators, parents, and students—as well as public health officials, attorneys, and teachers unions—are debating whether or not to limit or even ban the use of smartphones and similar devices in schools “from the first to…

Campus & Community

Raj Subramaniam G’89 Receives 2024 CED Distinguished Leadership Award

Friday, October 25, 2024, By Alex Dunbar

The Committee for Economic Development (CED), the public policy center of The Conference Board, awarded Raj Subramaniam G’89, president and chief executive of FedEx, with a 2024 CED Distinguished Leadership Award for Business Stewardship and Corporate Citizenship. The ceremony took…

Media Tip Sheets

Expert Available: American Airlines Facing $50 million Fine

Thursday, October 24, 2024, By Ellen Mbuqe

Syracuse University legal scholar and parent of a wheelchair user is available to comment on the news that American Airlines is facing a $50 million fine by the US Department of Transportation over its treatment of travelers who use wheelchairs….

Campus & Community

Grab a Bite On Campus: New Dining Options for Faculty and Staff Members

Wednesday, October 23, 2024, By Jennifer DeMarchi

Campus Dining is excited to announce a series of initiatives and brand-new dining options aimed at faculty and staff members, in an effort to make dining on campus as easy (and delicious!) as possible for all University community members. Table…

Campus & Community

Illuminating the Lives of the Pyramid Builders With Egyptologist Mark Lehner at the Phanstiel Lecture Nov. 1

Tuesday, October 22, 2024, By Kathleen Haley

In the sands of the Sahara, preeminent Egyptologist Mark Lehner has spent four decades helping to uncover the mysteries of the pyramids of Giza, the Sphinx and their surroundings. Whether it’s the ancient remains of plant life or a pyramid…

Health & Society

Newhouse Alumna Serves Hometown Community Through Work With the Buffalo Bills Foundation

Tuesday, October 22, 2024, By Jen Plummer

Growing up on a cattle farm in Alden, New York, a rural community 30 minutes east of Buffalo, gave Morgan Foss G’20 an understanding of agriculture, food production and life on a farm. The master’s degree in public relations Foss graduated…

Syracuse University Impact

Unbreakable Bond Fuels Brothers Luke ’26 and Mark Radel ’28

Monday, October 21, 2024, By John Boccacino

When do children learn empathy? How do they know that someone is in pain or having a bad day? From an early age, Mark Radel ’28 always demonstrated compassion for his peers. As a precocious 9-year-old, Mark would rush onto…

STEM

University Receives Department of Energy Funding for New Building Training and Assessment Center

Monday, October 21, 2024, By Kwami Maranga

The University has received funding from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to create new Building Training and Assessment Center (BTAC) to train undergraduate and graduate engineering students and build a clean energy workforce. The SU-BTAC, aligned with the vision…

Arts & Culture

Emily Dittman Named Director of Syracuse University Art Museum

Friday, October 18, 2024, By Wendy S. Loughlin

Following 17 years of service to the Syracuse University Art Museum, Emily Dittman has been named director, effective Oct. 16. The announcement was made today by Associate Provost for Strategic Initiatives Elisa Dekaney. “Emily’s steady, visionary leadership has already guided…

Health & Society

At Maxwell School, the Conversation About Citizenship Gains Fresh Perspective

Wednesday, October 16, 2024, By Jessica Smith

For nearly a century, in the north entrance to the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, a lone statue of President George Washington greeted all who entered the school. A former farmer, land surveyor, American Revolutionary War hero and…