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Campus & Community

University Core Partner in New NSF-Funded Upstate New York Energy Storage Engine

Thursday, February 1, 2024, By Wendy S. Loughlin

Syracuse University is a core partner in the Upstate New York Energy Storage Engine, one of 10 inaugural Regional Innovation Engines created by the National Science Foundation (NSF). The program was announced Monday by U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer,…

Campus & Community

Award-Winning Jacques Safari Mwayaona G’22 Embraces AI for Learning—With Caution

Thursday, February 1, 2024, By Martin Walls

Combining his background in instructional design with an understanding of diversity and inclusion, Universal Design for Learning and artificial intelligence (AI), Jacques Safari Mwayaona G’22 is making a name for himself in the field of educational development. A Faculty Development…

Campus & Community

Celebrate the Year of the Dragon With Lunar New Year Events on Campus

Thursday, February 1, 2024, By News Staff

While many people here in the U.S. celebrated the start of a new year when the Gregorian calendar flipped from Dec. 31 to Jan. 1, as many as 2 billion people from Asian cultures around the globe joyfully observe the…

STEM

Tidal Disruption Events and What They Can Reveal About Black Holes and Stars in Distant Galaxies

Thursday, February 1, 2024, By Dan Bernardi

Astrophysicists from Syracuse University and the University of Leeds have collaborated with high school students in Syracuse to confirm the accuracy of an analytical model that can unlock key information about supermassive black holes and the stars they engulf. At…

Arts & Culture

Film Professor Receives Creative Capital Award for Documentary Feature

Thursday, February 1, 2024, By Erica Blust

Experimental filmmaker and animator Kelly Gallagher, an associate professor of film in the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ Department of Film and Media Arts, has received a 2024 Creative Capital Wild Futures: Art, Culture, Impact Award in Visual Arts…

Business & Economy

Poets&Quants Ranks Whitman’s Undergraduate Program No. 36 in Nation

Thursday, February 1, 2024, By Dawn McWilliams

The Martin J. Whitman School of Management has maintained its top 40 national ranking by Poets&Quants, coming it at No. 36 in the nation and No. 22 among private universities. Whitman was ranked No. 34 last year and No. 48…

Campus & Community

7 Reasons to Attend Interfaith Exploration Week

Thursday, February 1, 2024, By Dara Harper

Hendricks Chapel is celebrating religious and spiritual diversity and inclusion through Interfaith Exploration Week from Feb. 5-11. All students, faculty and staff are invited to participate in a series of gatherings that provide an opportunity to learn about diverse religious…

Health & Society

Researchers Recruiting Volunteers for Study on Effects of Time-Restricted Eating Schedules

Wednesday, January 31, 2024, By News Staff

The Clinical Research Laboratory within the Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics is seeking research volunteers to understand the effects of time-restricted eating schedules on young adults (age 30 or younger) with a BMI of 30 or greater. What…

Business & Economy

Provost’s Faculty Salary Advisory Committee Members Named

Wednesday, January 31, 2024, By Wendy S. Loughlin

Associate Provost for Faculty Affairs Jamie Winders today announced members of the 2023-24 Provost’s Faculty Salary Advisory Committee (PFSAC). The University-level group was established to provide Vice Chancellor, Provost and Chief Academic Officer Gretchen Ritter with guidance on full-time faculty…

STEM

‘Generative AI and the Future of Humanity’ the Topic of Spring Lecture March 6

Wednesday, January 31, 2024, By Wendy S. Loughlin

Data scientist and artificial intelligence (AI) expert Rumman Chowdhury will visit campus on Wednesday, March 6, as the featured speaker for the University’s annual Spring Lecture. Her talk, “Generative AI and the Future of Humanity,” will begin at 7 p.m….