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Campus & Community

Jim Stone’s Falk College Legacy: Service to the Advisory Board and Legislative Policy Day  

Friday, May 3, 2024, By Matt Michael

When Jim Stone started his first year at Syracuse University in 1958, he had every intention of following in his parents’ footsteps and becoming a teacher. In his junior year in the University’s School of Education, Stone was required to…

STEM

Breaking Into Male-Dominated Fields: How 3 Talented Students Are Blazing a Trail

Thursday, May 2, 2024, By John Boccacino

Women have traditionally found themselves outnumbered by their male counterparts when it comes to jobs in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields, as only 21% of engineering majors and 19% of computer and information science majors are women, according…

Health & Society

Study: Pandemic Policies Linked to Overdose Spike

Thursday, May 2, 2024, By Daryl Lovell

Drug overdose rates skyrocketed in the United States during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the National Institutes of Health, more than 92,000 people died due to overdose in 2020. Public health experts worried early in the…

Arts & Culture

Venice Bienniale, Artist in Residence Session Provide VPA Students With Unique Global Experiences

Thursday, May 2, 2024, By Diane Stirling

College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) students who spent this semester studying abroad through the Daniel and Gayle D’Aniello Syracuse University Program in Florence enjoyed unique experiential learning opportunities, including a teaching session with an internationally known artist and…

Campus & Community

College of Arts and Sciences Names Inaugural Director of Research Administration

Wednesday, May 1, 2024, By Dan Bernardi

As Syracuse University’s largest school with over 300 faculty spanning the sciences, mathematics and humanities, the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S) is a key contributor to the University’s R1 Carnegie designation, signifying very high research activity. In 2023 alone,…

Media, Law & Policy

New York State Legislature Adopts Resolution Celebrating Maxwell’s Centennial

Wednesday, May 1, 2024, By Cort Ruddy

The New York State Legislature honored the history and legacy of the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs with the passage of a resolution celebrating the school’s 100th anniversary. The resolution was sponsored in the Senate by Sen. Rachel…

Campus & Community

Unlocking Global Opportunities for Science Majors

Tuesday, April 30, 2024, By Caroline K. Reff

Roma Agarwal ’27 is majoring in biology in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S). Like many students pursuing the sciences, her academic schedule is tightly defined, making it difficult to fit in a semester abroad. But, thanks to A&S’…

Campus & Community

College of Professional Studies Announces 2024 Convocation Keynote Speaker

Monday, April 29, 2024, By Hope Alvarez

Judith Greenberg Seinfeld, ’56, a life trustee and head of Heritage Management Company, LLC, will deliver the keynote speech during the College of Professional Studies’ 2024 Convocation, on Thursday, May 9 at 6 p.m. inside Hendricks Chapel. A reception will…

Campus & Community

University Community Invited to Summer Construction Information Session; CPDC Provides Information on Summer Projects

Monday, April 29, 2024, By Jennifer DeMarchi

As Commencement approaches, vice president and chief campus facilities officer Pete Sala and the team at Campus Planning, Design and Construction (CPDC) are preparing the University community for the summer construction projects. Sala and staff at CPDC will host a…