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STEM

A Star’s Unexpected Survival

Tuesday, February 7, 2023, By Dan Bernardi

Hundreds of millions of light-years away in a distant galaxy, a star orbiting a supermassive black hole is being violently ripped apart under the black hole’s immense gravitational pull. As the star is shredded, its remnants are transformed into a…

Campus & Community

Student Veteran Savion Pollard ’25 an Honored Guest During Tonight’s State of the Union Address

Tuesday, February 7, 2023, By John Boccacino

Tonight’s annual State of the Union Address from President Joseph R. Biden L’68 to a joint session of Congress and the American people will have a decidedly Orange tint to it, and not just because President Biden is a proud…

Campus & Community

Success Scholars Recognized for Exemplary First Semester

Tuesday, February 7, 2023, By Kathleen Haley

The University is celebrating its largest number of new Success Scholars this year—1,253 students. The number of Success Scholars—first-year students recognized for their outstanding academic record their first semester—has grown 63% since the program started in 2019. First-year students (and…

Veterans

OVMA Announces Over $15K in Spring Scholarships for Military-Connected Students

Tuesday, February 7, 2023, By Charlie Poag

The Office of Veteran and Military Affairs (OVMA) has opened the application window for six different financial scholarships for military-connected students at Syracuse. More than $15,000 is available for military-connected students enrolled during the Spring 2023 semester, with applications closing…

Campus & Community

Syracuse University’s Summer College Announces 2023 Discounts

Tuesday, February 7, 2023, By Hope Alvarez

For more than 60 years, Syracuse University has been giving high school students the opportunity to learn about potential careers and college majors through its nationally recognized pre-college program, Summer College. The University continues its commitment to welcoming and celebrating…

STEM

Seismology Professor Sheds Light on Turkey-Syria Earthquake

Monday, February 6, 2023, By Daryl Lovell

With a climbing death toll of more than 5,000 people and thousands still missing, Turkey and Syria have been devastated by the magnitude 7.8 earthquake that hit the two countries this week. Joshua Russell is an assistant professor of seismology…

Campus & Community

Award-Winning Comics Theorist Scott McCloud ’82 to Present Lecture Feb. 9

Friday, February 3, 2023, By Erica Blust

The College of Visual and Performing Arts’ School of Art will present a lecture by award-winning author and comics theorist Scott McCloud ’82 on Thursday, Feb. 9, at 6:30 p.m. in Shemin Auditorium, Shaffer Art Building. The talk is free…

USA Today

NASA Honoring Those Who Were Aboard Space Shuttle Columbia And Other Late Astronauts

Thursday, February 2, 2023, By Julia Mazzer

Sean O’Keefe, University Professor in the Maxwell School, was interviewed for the USA Today article “Twenty years later, loss of space shuttle Columbia still teaches us lessons.” The article emphasizes how NASA’s Memorial Grove is used to honor late astronauts,…

Washington Examiner

NFL, Eagles and Chiefs All Set To Win The Economics Game In Super Bowl LVII

Thursday, February 2, 2023, By Julia Mazzer

Rodney Paul, director and professor of sport analytics in the Falk School, was quoted in the Washington Examiner story “The economics of the Super Bowl: Hosting, gambling, ads, and more.” The article talks in-depth about all of the economics that…

Campus & Community

Super Bowl-Winning Head Coach Tom Coughlin ’68, G’69 on Overcoming Adversity, Being Forever Orange on the ‘’Cuse Conversations’ Podcast

Thursday, February 2, 2023, By John Boccacino

During a tumultuous start to the 2007 National Football League (NFL) season, Tom Coughlin’s ’68, G’69 New York Giants dropped their first two games in spectacular fashion, losing to the Dallas Cowboys and Green Bay Packers by a combined score…