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‘Jeopardy!’ Appearance Fulfills Lifelong Dream for David Bzdak G’13
Let’s play a one-question game of “Jeopardy!” The category? “Jeopardy!” champions with ties to Syracuse University. Here’s your clue: You have 30 seconds. Growing up, this Onondaga Community College philosophy professor loved watching “Jeopardy!” with his grandmother, Josephine. After earning…
New Studies by A&S Researchers Illuminate Best Practices for Inclusion in STEM
With only 17% of the STEM workforce being Black or Hispanic, according to a 2021 Pew Research Center study, diversifying STEM at Syracuse University and beyond is a commitment by Jason Wiles, associate professor of biology in the College of Arts…
Chandice Haste-Jackson Appointed Associate Dean of Falk College Student Services
Chandice Haste-Jackson, Ph.D., an associate teaching professor in the Department of Human Development and Family Science in the Falk College, has been named Associate Dean of the Office of Student Services in Falk College effective July 2022. In her new…
A&S Interim Dean Lois Agnew: ‘It Was a Gift to Join This Community’
A special theme unites the nearly 6,000 students and about 300 faculty members who call the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S) home: the drive to use the knowledge and skills they’ve honed to help make the world healthier, more hopeful and…
Alumnus Reflects on A&S as a Springboard for His Scholarly Journey
When David Mwambari, originally from Rwanda, first stepped onto the Syracuse University campus in 2008, it was only his third time ever being in the United States. “I had been to the U.S. twice before that, first as an exchange…
The Art of Science: Students Participate in University’s First-Ever Bio-Art Class
Somewhere deep inside a laboratory on the Syracuse University campus, students gather in a dark room, the only light coming from the glow of a computer. The pixels on the screen visualize an up-close view of a cell, uncovering a…
Brett Padgett Named Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Chancellor Kent Syverud today announced the appointment of Brett Padgett, a higher education financial leader and Navy veteran, as Syracuse University’s next senior vice president and chief financial officer. Reporting to the Chancellor as a member of the executive team,…
Zeng Awarded University’s 9th 2021 NSF CAREER Award for Lake Water Research
Assistant Professor Teng Zeng, of the College of Engineering and Computer Science, has been awarded a National Science Foundation (NSF) Early CAREER Award. Zeng’s award brings to nine the number of prestigious NSF Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Awards presented…
University Announces New Online Bachelor of Professional Studies Degree in Policy Studies
Starting in the Fall 2022 semester, prospective students will have the opportunity to pursue a policy studies bachelor’s degree online through a partnership between the College of Professional Studies and the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, the No….
Two Arts and Sciences Professors Receive Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Awards
Two professors in the College of Arts and Sciences were among 41 researchers from around the country selected as recipients of 2022-23 Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Awards from the Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU). Eric Coughlin, assistant professor of physics,…