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WiSE Hosts the 2025 Norma Slepecky Memorial Lecture and Undergraduate Research Prize Award Ceremony
This spring, Women in Science and Engineering (WiSE) held its annual Norma Slepecky Memorial Lecture and Award Ceremony. WiSE was honored to host distinguished guest speaker Joan-Emma Shea, who presented “Self-Assembly of the Tau Protein: Computational Insights Into Neurodegeneration.” Shea…
Mechanical Engineering Student Ruohan Xu Receives Norma Slepecky Undergraduate Research Prize
Recent mechanical engineering and applied mathematics graduate Ruohan Xu ’23, G’24, has received the Norma Slepecky Undergraduate Prize for his research activities. Xu received the award from the Women in Science and Engineering Review Committee and was nominated by his…
22nd Legislative Policy Day Explores Digital Justice in Syracuse University’s Backyard
To get a better sense of the dimensions and consequences of the “digital divide” in the Syracuse area, consider these sobering statistics: One in six Onondaga County households do not have access to broadband, and three of 10 City of…
Movie Based on SU Press Book ‘Harry Haft: Survivor of Auschwitz, Challenger of Rocky Marciano’ Debuts
“The Survivor,” a movie based on the Alan Scott Haft book, “Harry Haft: Survivor of Auschwitz, Challenger of Rocky Marciano,” debuted on HBO and HBO Max on Wednesday, April 27. It is being released on Holocaust Remembrance Day, commemorating the…
“Truth Social: will Trump’s ‘free speech haven’ overcome its rocky start?”
JM Grygiel, associate professor of communications in the Newhouse School, was quoted in The Guardian story “Truth Social: will Trump’s ‘free speech haven’ overcome its rocky start?” Grygiel, an expert on social media and emerging platforms, explained that the technical…
Panel Discussion, Live Music Highlight ‘Return to Jabberwocky’ During Orange Central
As part of Syracuse University’s Orange Central alumni weekend, Syracuse University Libraries, the College of Visual and Performing Arts, S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications and WAER will host an event titled “Return to Jabberwocky” from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m….
“Kentucky lawmakers raise concerns with military vaccine mandate”
Sean O’Keefe, University Professor in the Maxwell School, was interviewed for the NBC News 11 (Kentucky) story “Kentucky lawmakers raise concerns with military vaccine mandate.” O’Keefe, an expert on national security policy who served as former secretary of the Navy,…
Jabberwocky Murals Installed in Bird Library
Visitors to the lower level of Bird Library can get a sense of what it might have been like to step into the former campus music venue Jabberwocky, which operated in the Kimmel basement from 1969-85. Original murals from Jabberwocky…
Undergraduate Students Awarded the 2021 Norma Slepecky Research Prize
Women in Science and Engineering (WiSE) announced two STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) undergraduate researchers were recognized for their resilience, advancement and research excellence at the annual Slepecky Memorial Lecture and Ceremony. Laurel White, a physics major in the…
‘Harry Haft: Survivor of Auschwitz, Challenger of Rocky Marciano’ Wins AudioFile’s Earphones Award
One of Syracuse University Press and Sound Beat: Access Audio’s first audiobook collaborations has been recognized as an Earphones Award Winner by AudioFile, the premier audiobook authority publication. The Earphones Award, given to “Harry Haft: Survivor of Auschwitz, Challenger of…