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Health & Society

Why Is Affectionate Touch Important to Relationships? Psychology Professor Shares His Research

Tuesday, February 13, 2024, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

How does affectionate touch benefit relationships? Brett Jakubiak, associate professor of psychology in the College of Arts and Sciences, looks at whether affectionate touch can help people maintain intimacy and offer responsive social support. Jakubiak focuses on interpersonal support processes…

Campus & Community

Postdoctoral Scholars Play a Unique and Valuable Role at the University

Monday, February 12, 2024, By Diane Stirling

Postdoctoral scholars are unique campus community members in an uncommon space. They are continual learners, but they’re far from being students. As full-time researchers, they work in many different academic disciplines, hoping to produce new knowledge alongside faculty mentors, laboratory…

Campus & Community

Higher and Higher: L. Hazel Jack G’24 Continues to Elevate Career in Academia Through Doctoral Studies

Monday, February 12, 2024, By Jen Plummer

The path that ultimately led L. Hazel Jack G’24 to Syracuse University to pursue a doctoral degree in higher education from the School of Education was set in motion on Sept. 11, 2001. Jack was working in the airport advertising…

Campus & Community

Smithers, and Planes and Bears—Oh My! Reflecting on a Clinical Simulation With EDU 304

Friday, February 9, 2024, By Martin Walls

“Don’t poke the bear!” Professor Ben Dotger tells his class. EDU 304: The Study of Teaching is meeting in Huntington Hall 070B for group reflection on its final clinical simulation of the Fall 2023 semester. It’s a basement classroom, it’s…

Arts & Culture

Indigenous Philosophies Can Create Global Change and More Just Futures

Thursday, February 8, 2024, By Kerrie Marshall

This spring, the Syracuse University Humanities Center welcomes a visit by renowned Māori scholar, moral and political philosopher, Krushil Watene. She is a member of the Māori tribal communities of Ngāti Manu, Te Hikutu, Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei and the Pacific…

STEM

Women in Science and Engineering Rise Together, Build the Future

Thursday, February 8, 2024, By News Staff

Each year, on Feb. 11, the International Day of Women and Girls in Science shines a light on the vital contributions of women to the scientific landscape. Despite historical underrepresentation in STEM fields, women are breaking barriers, driven by a…

STEM

Physics Professor Receives NSF Grant for Work at CERN

Thursday, February 8, 2024, By News Staff

Physics Professor Marina Artuso has been awarded a three-year National Science Foundation (NSF) grant for her project, Development of UltraFast High Granularity Modules for Timing Layers for the LHCb Upgrade 2 and Future Collider Calorimeter Applications. Her co-principal investigators on…

Campus & Community

Syracuse University Ranks No. 1 in Best Online Bachelor’s in Business Programs of Private Universities

Thursday, February 8, 2024, By Hope Alvarez

Syracuse University continues to rank as one of the top private universities in the nation for online undergraduate education, according to U.S. News & World Report’s 2024 Best Online Programs rankings. Syracuse University’s AACSB-accredited business management degree, a partnership between…

Campus & Community

Esports Program Hires 3 New Staff Members

Wednesday, February 7, 2024, By Christine Grabowski

Joey Gawrysiak, executive director of the esports communications and management degree program, has announced the appointment of three new staff members to the program: Nikita Bair, Sean Kelly and Travis Yang. The new esports communications and management program, which was announced…

STEM

iSchool Professor Selected for Prestigious Role at National Science Foundation

Tuesday, February 6, 2024, By Anya Woods

School of Information Studies Professor Jeff Stanton has been selected for the prestigious role of program director at the National Science Foundation (NSF). After completing his one-year role, which began in September, he will return to Syracuse to continue teaching…