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Arts & Culture

Community Folk Art Center Celebrates 50 Years

Monday, October 24, 2022, By Renée Gearhart Levy

Habibatou Traore ’24 was in her first weeks at Syracuse University when she heard African drumming during an activities fair for new students last fall. She followed their sound to Joshua Williams, who teaches West African dance and drumming at…

Campus & Community

Academic Strategic Plan Engagement and Feedback Opportunities: Week of Oct. 24

Monday, October 24, 2022, By News Staff

Academic Strategic Planning: Making Progress, Encouraging Continued Engagement Our efforts to reimagine and reshape our academic strategic plan are well underway. We are so grateful to everyone in our community for their collaborative engagement, candid input and enthusiastic participation. The…

The New York Times

Wegmans’ Self-Checkout App Discontinued After Experiencing Losses

Friday, October 21, 2022, By Julia Mazzer

Ray Wimer, professor of retail practice in the Whitman School, was interviewed by The New York Times for the article “Wegmans Discontinues Self-Checkout App, Citing Losses.” The article explains why Wegmans is discontinuing SCAN, a self-checkout app that was created…

Campus & Community

Office of the University Ombuds Releases 2021-22 Annual Report

Thursday, October 20, 2022, By News Staff

The Office of the University Ombuds has released its annual report, covering the period from July 1, 2021-June 30, 2022. New in this year’s report is the comparison of data for this year as well as the previous two years….

Campus & Community

Rose-Laying Ceremony and Remembrance Convocation to Be Held Friday

Thursday, October 20, 2022, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

The 2022-23 Convocation for Remembrance Scholars, honoring 35 outstanding students from this year’s senior class, will be held Friday, Oct. 21, at 3 p.m. in Hendricks Chapel. The convocation will be preceded by the annual Rose-Laying Ceremony at 2:03 p.m….

Campus & Community

Supporting Student Wellness Series: Exploring Inner Wellness Through Outdoor Adventure

Thursday, October 20, 2022, By Gabrielle Lake

In nature, away from screens, daily routines, “comfort zones” and alongside soon-to-be-friends, the feelings of adventure, reduced stress, personal growth and discovery of holistic wellness await exploration. Helping students explore inner wellness through Outdoor Adventure Trips, is Scott Catucci G’21,…

Veterans

New Book Highlights the Incredible Legacy of World War I Veteran William Shemin ’1924

Wednesday, October 19, 2022, By Jen Plummer

There are a few vivid details Sara Shemin Cass recalls about her grandfather, William Shemin ’1924 (1896-1973), from her time growing up in Westchester County, New York, and spending summers with her family upstate in Lake Champlain. At a strapping…

STEM

Matt Cufari Receives 2022 LeRoy Apker Award from the American Physical Society

Wednesday, October 19, 2022, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Matt Cufari, a senior physics major in the College of Arts and Sciences, a computer science major in the College of Engineering and Computer Science, a Coronat Scholar and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program, has been…

Campus & Community

Lighting Upgrades for Athletics Lots, Soccer Stadium, South Campus Indicate Another Step Toward a More Sustainable Future

Monday, October 17, 2022, By Lydia Krayenhagen

Syracuse University continues its efforts to combat climate change and pursue its long-term goal of carbon neutrality by 2040. The University recently upgraded exterior lighting fixtures with more efficient and energy-saving LED lights in the Comstock Avenue and Colvin Street…

Media, Law & Policy

Newhouse Professors Earn DHS Funding to Help Stem Extremist Content in Virtual Spaces

Monday, October 17, 2022, By Wendy S. Loughlin

Two professors at the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications have been awarded nearly $600,000 in funding from the Department of Homeland Security’s Targeted Violence and Terrorism Prevention (TVTP) Grant Program. Kelly Leahy, assistant professor of television, radio and film,…