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Campus & Community

Lifetime Achievement Honor for Mark Monmonier, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Geography and the Environment

Thursday, January 19, 2023, By Jessica Youngman

Mark Monmonier, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Geography and the Environment in the Maxwell School, has received the American Association of Geographers’ (AAG) Lifetime Achievement Honor. Monmonier has made “outstanding contributions to geographic research, most notably in the fields of cartography…

Health & Society

Learn Skills for Loving the Body You’re in With The Body Project Virtual Workshop

Wednesday, January 18, 2023, By News Staff

The prevalence of diagnosed eating disorders, including anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa and binge eating disorder, are on the rise in the U.S., as Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital reports that as many as 30 million Americans have an eating disorder. Many…

Campus & Community

Grants Available for Scholarly Projects on Racial Wealth Gap

Wednesday, January 18, 2023, By Diane Stirling

Grant funding is available to Syracuse University Ph.D. (or equivalent) scholars who have compelling projects that examine the issue of the racial wealth gap in the United States. The awards are part of a new social justice initiative and one…

Campus & Community

Iris St. Meran to Emcee 38th Annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration

Wednesday, January 18, 2023, By Dara Harper

Iris St. Meran, a news reporter for WSYR-TV in Syracuse, will serve as emcee for the University’s 38th Annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration, to be held at the JMA Wireless Dome on Sunday, Jan. 22. “Iris St….

Campus & Community

Chancellor Kent Syverud Delivers 2023 Winter Message to the University Community

Wednesday, January 18, 2023, By News Staff

Chancellor Kent Syverud shared his 2023 Winter Message to the University community in a virtual message. Below is the text of his remarks. Greetings! I welcome all friends of Syracuse University to a new semester and a new year, whether…

STEM

Researchers Reject 30-Year-Old Paradigm: Emergence of Forests Did Not Reduce CO2 in Atmosphere

Tuesday, January 17, 2023, By Dan Bernardi

It’s hard to imagine our planet without trees. From providing wildlife habitat to reducing erosion and absorbing carbon dioxide (CO2) from the air, trees play an important role in maintaining a livable environment. But trees haven’t been around forever. Over…

Campus & Community

Sidewalk Closure, One-Day Closure of Forestry Drive Expected in Preparation of Installation of New JMA Wireless Dome Signage

Tuesday, January 17, 2023, By News Staff

Work is underway on the west side of the JMA Wireless Dome to prepare for installation of new signage on the JMA Dome’s crown truss. To allow for this continued work, which began in October, the upper sidewalk on the…

Campus & Community

Libraries and Graduate Student Organization Hosting Spring 2023 Workshops

Tuesday, January 17, 2023, By Cristina Hatem

Syracuse University Libraries and the Graduate Student Organization (GSO) are hosting a series of workshops for graduate students throughout the Spring 2023 semester. The Graduate Research Roundtable Series provides academic and professional development for graduate students of all disciplines and actively…

Media Tip Sheets

Environmental Experts Available to Discuss Extreme California Weather

Tuesday, January 17, 2023, By Daryl Lovell

California experienced a siege of storms this month that caused many areas to flood and pushed snowpack levels to record highs. Two Earth and Environmental Sciences professors are available for comment and interviews for stories related to the wet, soggy…

Arts & Culture

School of Architecture Faculty Member Honored With Best of Design Award

Tuesday, January 17, 2023, By Julie Sharkey

The Architect’s Newspaper (AN) recently announced the winners of its 10th annual Best of Design Awards, a unique project-based awards program that showcases great buildings, unbuilt proposals, interiors and installations. Iman Fayyad, assistant professor in the School of Architecture, won…