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Health & Society

‘The First Scramble for Africa’: Maxwell Professor Unearths England’s First Outpost

Wednesday, October 11, 2023, By News Staff

Back in 2019, Syracuse University archaeologist Christopher DeCorse was part of a team that made an unexpected discovery during fieldwork in coastal Ghana. While excavating the ruins of the 17th-century Dutch Fort Amsterdam, the researchers from Syracuse, the University of…

Media Tip Sheets

Syracuse University Experts on War between Israel and Hamas

Monday, October 9, 2023, By Ellen Mbuqe

Reporters looking for experts to help offer insight on the war in Israel, please see these Syracuse University experts. To arrange an interview with any of the professors listed, please contact Ellen James Mbuqe, media relations executive director ejmbuqe@syr.edu or…

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Featured Media Coverage – Week of Oct. 2

Friday, October 6, 2023, By Daryl Lovell

Syracuse University thought leaders, events and research news were showcased in the following news outlets this week: Sarah Pralle, associate professor in Maxwell, was interviewed by ABC News Chicago for the story “Majority of Cook County homes, businesses uninsured for…

Natalie Koch

Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies, Geography and the Environment Department
Campus & Community

2 Graduate Students Named as New BIPOC Alliance Steering Committee Members

Thursday, October 5, 2023, By Diane Stirling

Two new representatives have been appointed as steering committee members for the Graduate School Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) Alliance for Excellence (GSBA): Joshua Agbomedarho and Cristina Diaz-Mateo. Agbomedarho is in the second year of the MBA program…

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‘This Is an Exciting Time for Labor’ Says Syracuse Sociology Professor and Labor Studies Expert

Thursday, October 5, 2023, By Daryl Lovell

More than 75,000 Kaiser Permanente workers went on strike on Oct. 4, making it one of the largest in the healthcare industry in U.S. history. Gretchen Purser is an associate professor of sociology at Syracuse University’s Maxwell School of Citizenship…

Arts & Culture

Billie Holiday Musical ‘Lady Day At Emerson’s Bar And Grill’ Continues Syracuse Stage 50th Anniversary Season

Wednesday, October 4, 2023, By Joanna Penalva

Syracuse Stage continues its 50th Anniversary Season with “Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill” by Lanie Roberston, a jukebox musical that takes an unflinching look at the life and times of legendary jazz singer Billie Holiday. The production runs…

STEM

Syracuse University Announces the Opening of the Center for Gravitational Wave Astronomy and Astrophysics

Friday, September 29, 2023, By Kerrie Marshall

As Albert Einstein predicted in his theory of relativity more than one hundred years ago, gravitational waves have been rippling through the fabric of space-time since the dawn of the cosmos. Only in the past decade have scientists observed actual…

Campus & Community

Be Proactive: How to Keep Yourself Safe on Campus

Tuesday, September 26, 2023, By Christine Grabowski

While the chances of you becoming the victim of a crime during your time at Syracuse are low, it is still important to know what steps you can take to keep yourself and your belongings safe. We have teamed up…

Health & Society

School of Education Faculty Publish ‘Lesson Study With Mathematics and Science Preservice Teachers’

Sunday, September 24, 2023, By Martin Walls

“Lesson Study with Mathematics and Science Preservice Teachers: Finding the Form” (Routledge, 2023) is a new overview of the fundamentals of lesson study edited by School of Education Dean Kelly Chandler-Olcott, Professor Sharon Dotger and Jen Heckathorn G’22, director for…