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Campus & Community

Human Rights Expert James Waller to Offer 2025 Atrocity Studies Lecture, Genocide Prevention Workshop

Tuesday, March 18, 2025, By Martin Walls

At the 2025 Atrocity Studies Lecture—presented by the School of Education’s minor in Atrocity Studies and the Practices of Social Justice—human rights expert James Waller will explore “Becoming Evil: How Ordinary People Commit Mass Atrocity.” The lecture takes place on…

STEM

Philanthropy That Brings Outside the Box Thinking to the Student Experience

Friday, March 14, 2025, By Eileen Korey

Michael “Mike” Venutolo ’77 and his wife, Kim, vividly remember sharing an eight-hour bus ride through the 110-degree desert in the United Arab Emirates with a half dozen engineering students from Syracuse University. Mike had helped design a novel two-week…

Media, Law & Policy

Cultivation of Talent and Moral Compass Guide University Trustee Richard Alexander L’82

Friday, March 14, 2025, By Eileen Korey

Over the last decade, Richard Alexander L’82 has navigated his chosen profession (the law) and his chosen passion (Syracuse University and its law school) through incredibly challenging waters. As partner, managing partner and chair of one of the nation’s most…

STEM

In the Return Phase of Life: Giving Back to the University That Launched His Career

Tuesday, March 11, 2025, By Eileen Korey

In his home office, John Chawner ’84 proudly displays a disk of aluminum dated “4-8-84.” It is a treasured memento from his days at Syracuse University and, in many ways, it is symbolic of his approach to service and philanthropy…

Business & Economy

Community Bank Donates $10,000 to WISE Women’s Business Center in Celebration of International Women’s Day

Tuesday, March 11, 2025, By News Staff

In honor of International Women’s Day, Community Bank has donated $10,000 to Women Igniting the Spirit of Entrepreneurship (WISE) Women’s Business Center at the Martin J. Whitman School of Management. WISE is a Women’s Business Center dedicated to empowering Central…

Campus & Community

Maxwell X Lab Study Reveals New Data on Email Recruitment

Tuesday, March 11, 2025, By Jessica Youngman

Findings by the Maxwell X Lab may help employers, nonprofit organizations and other entities better connect with underserved communities. Their research, recently published in the Journal of Behavioral Public Administration, is the result of a collaboration between the Maxwell School and…

Media, Law & Policy

Reuters, NJ Advance Media Win 2025 Toner Prizes for Excellence in Political Reporting

Monday, March 10, 2025, By Genaro Armas

Reuters won the 2025 Toner Prize for national political reporting for comprehensive stories published as part of the news organization’s “Politics of Menace” special report during the presidential campaign. NJ Advance Media earned the 2025 Toner Prize for local political…

Campus & Community

Falk College’s Jonah Soos Captures National Collegiate Sports Analytics Championship

Friday, March 7, 2025, By Matt Michael

After students from the Sport Analytics program at Syracuse University captured back-to-back undergraduate team titles at the AXS National Collegiate Sports Analytics Championship in 2023-24, the program had just one more mountain to climb: An individual championship. Late last month…

Campus & Community

Syracuse University Extends Test Optional Policy for Students Applying for Fall 2026 Admission

Friday, March 7, 2025, By News Staff

Syracuse University today announced it will extend its test optional policy and will not require SAT or ACT scores for students applying for Fall 2026 and Spring 2027 admission. Details surrounding the test optional policy remain the same as for…

STEM

Smart Cities Research @ SU Holds First Workshop

Friday, March 7, 2025, By Emma Ertinger

On Feb. 14, Syracuse Center of Excellence in Environmental and Energy Systems (SyracuseCoE) hosted the first Smart Cities Research @ SU workshop, led by Sevgi Erdogan, associate professor at the School of Information Studies (iSchool). Professor Erdogan is one of…