Search Results for: ,act
Intra-University Transfer Fair Supports Evolving Student Success Goals
Connecting coursework to career goals is a major pillar of the student experience. Each student’s unique definition of success may evolve throughout time on campus and students may find themselves thinking of changing career goals, transferring to another Syracuse University…
A&S Physicist Awarded NSF Grant to Enhance Gravitational Wave Data Analysis
In 2015, the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) observed the first detection of gravitational waves—ripples in the fabric of spacetime created by the cataclysmic collision of two black holes. The Syracuse University Gravitational Wave Group played a leading role in this…
Professor Emeritus Named Fellow of American Geophysical Union
Jeffrey A. Karson, professor emeritus of Earth and environmental sciences (EES) in the College of Arts and Sciences, has been elected as a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU), an honor bestowed to fewer than 0.1% of members each…
Jason Webb G’18 Receives Virtual Reality Grant from Unity and Meta Immersive Learning
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…
Emily Liu G’22 Hones Skills in Inclusive Education, Classroom Leadership at Jowonio School
The ink was barely dry on her master’s degree diploma when Emily Liu G’22 began prepping her new classroom at Bernice M. Wright School, an early childhood education program on the Syracuse University campus. Having graduated only a couple of…
Raise the Age Summit at College of Law Oct. 13
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…
Diana Garcia-Varo ’23 Showcases How Students Find Community During Latinx Hispanic Heritage Month
Leaving behind your hometown, friends and family to attend college can be a daunting task for any high school student. In the case of Diana Garcia-Varo ’23, when she decided to attend Syracuse University and study both psychology in the…
Student Veterans Take on Summer Internships Thanks to OVMA Internship Award
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…
Academic Strategic Plan Engagement and Feedback Opportunities: Week of Oct. 3
Academic Strategic Planning: Get Involved Today Welcome to the first week of October and the fourth week of Syracuse University’s academic strategic planning process. We have been so encouraged by the tremendous engagement of our campus community members. Hundreds of…
Mihovilovic Skanata Awarded McKnight Neuroscience Grant for Larval Fruit Fly Brain Research
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…