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Biology Professor Reflects on 6 Decades at Syracuse University

Tuesday, December 20, 2022, By Dan Bernardi

Pursue your passion, and success and fulfillment will follow. This is a common aspiration for people when searching out a career, but also one that most would say is very difficult to attain. For Syracuse University biology Professor Thomas Fondy, he…

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Blackboard Ultra Course Building Session on Wednesday, Jan. 4

Tuesday, December 20, 2022, By Eric Ferguson

Beginning with the Fall 2024 semester, all University Blackboard courses will be offered in Ultra Course View. To help instructors who use Blackboard prepare for the transition, the ITS Online Learning Services (OLS) team will host an Ultra Sprint training…

Campus & Community

Pan Am 103 Remembrance Service to Be Held Dec. 21

Thursday, December 15, 2022, By News Staff

Hendricks Chapel will conduct the annual Pan Am Flight 103 memorial service on Wednesday, Dec. 21, at 2:03 p.m. EST. The service will begin in the chapel’s Noble Room, with attendees then processing to the Place of Remembrance. The service…

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Hamid Ekbia, Ph.D., Appointed Director of Autonomous Systems Policy Institute

Wednesday, December 14, 2022, By News Staff

Hamid Ekbia, professor of informatics, cognitive science, data science and international studies at Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana, has been appointed as University Professor at Syracuse University and will serve as the next director of its Autonomous Systems Policy Institute…

STEM

3 Faculty Members Attain Prestigious IEEE Fellow Recognition

Wednesday, December 14, 2022, By Diane Stirling

Three faculty members have been recognized as Fellows of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) for 2023, a high professional honor conferred on less than 0.1% of the organization’s membership annually. Wenliang (Kevin) Du and Vir Phoha, both…

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Longtime Higher Education Leader Appointed Senior Vice President and University Secretary to the Board of Trustees

Tuesday, December 13, 2022, By News Staff

Mary George Opperman, a longtime higher education professional with a deep background in human resources, diversity and inclusion, policy development, compliance and project management, has been appointed the next senior vice president and University secretary to the Board of Trustees….

Campus & Community

SABR Award Leads to Major League Job for Sport Analytics Student

Monday, December 12, 2022, By Matt Michael

Roman philosopher Lucius Annaeus Seneca is credited for saying that “Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.” In other words, we make our own luck. And that’s exactly what Falk College sport analytics major John Asel ’23 did this…

Health & Society

COVID Research Project Garners $2.2M NIH Award

Monday, December 12, 2022, By Jessica Youngman

Emily Wiemers, associate professor of public administration and international affairs in the Maxwell School, is the principal investigator for a COVID-19-related research project that is expected to receive up to $2.2 million from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) over…

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Matthew J. Ter Molen to Conclude Tenure at Syracuse, Tracy Barlok to Serve as Interim Chief Advancement Officer

Monday, December 12, 2022, By News Staff

After more than seven years at the helm of Syracuse University’s fundraising and alumni engagement efforts, Matt Ter Molen, senior vice president and chief advancement officer, today announced he will step down from his post on Dec. 31. Ter Molen…

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2022-23 Winter Break/Orange Appreciation Days Operating Schedule

Monday, December 12, 2022, By News Staff

The University will be operating under its Orange Appreciation Days format for the Winter Break period beginning at 5 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 23, 2022, through Monday, Jan. 2, 2023, resuming normal building occupancy schedules on Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2023….