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Three Earn National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships

Monday, April 29, 2024, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Three Syracuse University students have been awarded prestigious graduate research fellowships through the National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP), and two students have been recognized with honorable mentions. The fellowship recognizes and supports outstanding graduate students who…

Business & Economy

Whitman School Welcomes New Director and Associate Director to Defense Programs

Thursday, April 25, 2024, By Dawn McWilliams

The Defense Programs at the Martin J. Whitman School of Management welcomes Thomas Constable G’04, G’04, as its director and Ltc. (ret) John G. Dean IV  G’04 MBA, G’04, as associate director. Both Constable and Dean are both graduates of…

Campus & Community

Nzasi, Shen Named 2025 Senior Class Marshals  

Tuesday, April 23, 2024, By Gabrielle Lake

The Student Experience Division has announced the selection of Mark Nzasi and Yifan “Ivan” Shen as the 2025 Senior Class Marshals. In this honorable role, Nzasi and Shen will lead their graduating class during Commencement, help to recommend the Commencement…

Campus & Community

Maxwell to Honor Alumni, Celebrate 100th Anniversary at Centennial Celebration in DC

Tuesday, April 23, 2024, By Jessica Smith

Five exceptional alumni and a milestone anniversary will be celebrated during an upcoming event in the heart of the nation. The Maxwell School centennial celebration will be held Friday, May 31, at 6 p.m. in the Smithsonian Institution’s National Portrait…

Arts & Culture

Albert Williamson-Taylor Named School of Architecture Convocation Speaker

Sunday, April 21, 2024, By Julie Sharkey

The School of Architecture has announced that world-renowned engineer Albert Williamson-Taylor, director and co-founder of international engineering firm AKT II, will address graduates at the 2024 Convocation ceremony on May 11 at 10 a.m. in Hendricks Chapel. Williamson-Taylor grew up…

Business & Economy

5 Students Use Couri Hatchery to Prepare for New York Business Plan Competition

Wednesday, April 17, 2024, By Dawn McWilliams

This semester, five University students working at the Couri Hatchery Student Business Incubator at the Whitman School of Management made it through the regional level of the New York State Business Plan Competition (NYBPC), an intercollegiate event designed to help…

Campus & Community

Lender Center Postdoctoral Fellow Examines the Impact of Gentrification and Displacement in Western and Central New York

Tuesday, April 16, 2024, By Diane Stirling

Growing up in Rochester and attending the University of Buffalo, Lender Center for Social Justice Postdoctoral Fellow J Coley saw firsthand how gentrification and displacement impacted those communities.   Now, Coley (they/them) studies how the policies and actions of local, state…

Campus & Community

9 Faculty Honored for Excellence in Graduate Education

Friday, April 12, 2024, By Diane Stirling

Each year, the Graduate School honors outstanding professors with the Excellence in Graduate Education Faculty Recognition Award. The student-driven award acknowledges faculty who have had a significant impact and positive influence on graduate education because of their superior graduate-level teaching,…

Campus & Community

Need a Better Headshot? iSchool Alumnus Has New AI Tool to Help

Thursday, April 11, 2024, By Anya Woods

When Keegan Slattery ’13 looks at LinkedIn and other networking sites, he sees a recurring theme—a lot of people have bad photos that don’t represent themselves or their companies well. Recruiters often use those sites to find and screen job…

Campus & Community

‘My Heritage Shapes My Identity, Fuels My Passions:’ The Importance of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month

Thursday, April 11, 2024, By John Boccacino

April is a time for the Syracuse University community to celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month. Celebrated nationally in May, the University hosts its annual AAPI Heritage Month in April so all campus members can join in honoring…