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Campus & Community

Maxwell Professor’s Research on Racial and Ethnic Exclusion Supported by Russell Sage Foundation Grant

Friday, January 19, 2024, By Jessica Youngman

Thomas Pearson, assistant professor of economics in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, is part of a team of scholars who have been awarded $195,000 from the Russell Sage Foundation to study the exclusion and expulsion of minority…

Campus & Community

Growing Student Involvement: Experiences, Checklists and More

Friday, January 19, 2024, By News Staff

Student experiences inside and outside of the classroom are essential for supporting well-rounded individuals preparing to enter their post-graduation careers. Much like the process of selecting an academic trajectory, navigating through the process of getting involved with a Registered Student…

Campus & Community

The Breedlove Readers Announces Its Spring 2024 Book Club

Friday, January 19, 2024, By Martin Walls

Applications are now open for the spring 2024 edition of The Breedlove Readers, a book club that encourages middle- and high-school girls throughout Central New York to celebrate Black girl stories through reading, writing and creating. This year, the book…

Veterans

Music City Welcomes 16th Annual Conference for Student Veterans

Thursday, January 18, 2024, By Charlie Poag

Before the start of the spring semester, members of Syracuse University’s military-connected community, including students, faculty and staff, journeyed to Tennessee for the 16th Annual Student Veterans of America (SVA) National Conference (NATCON). This year, the Office of Veteran and…

Business & Economy

Alumna Develops a New-Fashioned Sustainability Initiative

Thursday, January 18, 2024, By Kwami Maranga

Fast fashion may seem affordable, but its true cost goes beyond the price tags on clothing. The industry’s unsustainable, unethical practices have negatively impacted the environment and its current lack of government regulations has allowed these practices to run rampant…

Campus & Community

2024 MLK Unsung Heroes Announced

Thursday, January 18, 2024, By Dara Harper

The 39th Annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Planning Committee is proud to announce the 2024 Unsung Hero Award winners: Murjan Abdi, Sharon Dotger, Elbethel Berhane and Mia-Marie Fields ’24. The Unsung Hero Award is given to community…

Campus & Community

Megan Myers Appointed Assistant Dean of Advancement in Falk College

Wednesday, January 17, 2024, By News Staff

Megan Myers has been named the Falk College’s assistant dean of advancement effective March 1. Myers will report to Dean Jeremy Jordan and lead all Falk College advancement efforts working closely with the University’s Office of Advancement and External Affairs…

Health & Society

Public Health Chair David Larsen Receives Fulbright to Continue Research in Austria

Tuesday, January 16, 2024, By Matt Michael

When Falk College Department of Public Health Chair and Professor David Larsen was notified that he had received a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award to teach and continue his wastewater surveillance research at the Medical University of Innsbruck in Austria this…

Campus & Community

Drama Department Pop-Up Library Opens at Syracuse Stage/Drama Theater Complex

Tuesday, January 16, 2024, By Cristina Hatem

Amanda DuBose, music and performing arts librarian, is opening a drama department pop-up library in the Storch Theater Lobby in the Syracuse Stage/Drama Theater Complex. The ribbon cutting for the new pop-up library will take place on Jan. 17 at…

STEM

Humanitarian Work in Water Systems

Monday, January 15, 2024, By Kwami Maranga

From the drylands of Kenya to the rainforests of Suriname, civil and environmental engineering professor John Trimmer in the College of Engineering and Computer Science has dedicated his career to making a difference. After a service-learning trip to Nicaragua, where…