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2023 Tillman Scholarship Deadline Approaching; Application Advice From 2022 Scholars

Thursday, February 9, 2023, By Charlie Poag

Time is running out for potential applicants looking to become one of Syracuse University’s next Tillman Scholars. The scholarship, made available by the Pat Tillman Foundation, is held in high regard as one of the premier academic scholarships for the…

Campus & Community

Physics Department’s Alison Patteson Named Cottrell Scholar

Thursday, February 9, 2023, By Diane Stirling

College of Arts and Sciences Assistant Professor Alison Patteson has been recognized with a 2023 Cottrell Scholar award, a prestigious national honor that ranks her among the country’s best faculty researchers and teachers from the fields of astronomy, chemistry and…

Media, Law & Policy

Living the Dream: Harold Kuntz G’08 on Covering the Super Bowl

Thursday, February 9, 2023, By John Boccacino

The Super Bowl, the National Football League’s (NFL) culminating game to decide who will emerge as league champion following a grueling regular season and playoffs, offers reporters countless compelling stories to tell. This year’s big game, Super Bowl LVII, marks…

Campus & Community

Public Health Professor Katherine McDonald Honored for Research on Creating Inclusive Communities

Wednesday, February 8, 2023, By Matt Michael

In June, Falk College Associate Dean of Research and Professor of Public Health Katherine McDonald received the 2023 Research Award from the American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD). The award recognized McDonald’s recent research, but in many ways,…

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

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…

Campus & Community

All Carnegie Library Collections Have a New Home

Monday, February 6, 2023, By Cristina Hatem

All collections previously housed in Carnegie Library have been moved, with the majority transferred to the Libraries’ storage facility, which are now available upon request. When searching for an item online, University affiliates can request items through the Libraries’ delivery…

Campus & Community

2023 Lunar New Year Celebrations in Photos

Wednesday, February 1, 2023, By News Staff

Over the past two weeks, numerous celebrations were held on campus to help usher in the Year of the Rabbit, which began Jan. 22 based on the lunar calendar. Celebratory events were hosted by the Newhouse School and School of…

Campus & Community

University Community Invited to Forum With Diversity and Inclusion Vice President Mary Grace A. Almandrez, Student Leaders Feb. 13

Wednesday, February 1, 2023, By News Staff

Vice President for Diversity and Inclusion Mary Grace A. Almandrez will host a campus forum to share updates on campus diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) efforts. The event will be held Monday, Feb. 13, from 3:30 to 5 p.m….

STEM

Donor’s ‘Belief in Potential’ Motivates $1.5M Gift

Wednesday, February 1, 2023, By Eileen Korey

Like many young women with an interest in science, Laura Feldman ’81 thought about a career in medicine when she entered Syracuse University. But she was daunted by the statistics and her future prospects: At the time, women were not…