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Business & Economy

Whitman School MBA Team Wins $50,000 First-Place Prize in Humana-Mays Healthcare Analytics Competition

Tuesday, December 19, 2023, By Dawn McWilliams

A team of Whitman School of Management students took first place over more than 500 teams from universities across the nation in the Humana-Mays Healthcare Analytics Competition, held at the Mays Business School at Texas A&M University in November. Whitman’s…

Media, Law & Policy

Shubha Ghosh Receives 2023-24 Wikimedia Race and Knowledge Equity Fellowship

Tuesday, December 19, 2023, By Robert Conrad

Shubha Ghosh, Crandall Melvin Professor of Law and director of the Syracuse Intellectual Property Law Institute, has been awarded a 2023-24 Wikimedia Race and Knowledge Equity (WRKE) Fellowship. The WRKE Fellowship Program is a one-year fellowship designed to explore the…

Campus & Community

Parking and Traffic Information for 2023 School Day at the JMA Wireless Dome

Tuesday, December 19, 2023, By Christine Grabowski

On Thursday, Dec. 21, the women’s basketball team will host a school day at the JMA Wireless Dome. Approximately 60 schools from around the Central New York area have been invited to attend the Orange’s game against St. Francis University….

Campus & Community

Talithia Williams to Serve as Featured Speaker for 39th Annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration

Tuesday, December 19, 2023, By Dara Harper

Talithia Williams, Ph.D., big data expert, math professor and host of “NOVA Wonders,” will serve as featured speaker at the 39th Annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration on Sunday, Jan. 21, in the JMA Wireless Dome. This year’s…

Campus & Community

Ryan St. Jean Named a 2024 Pickering Graduate Foreign Affairs Fellow

Monday, December 18, 2023, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Ryan St. Jean ’24, an international relations major in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs and the College of Arts and Sciences, has been named a 2024 Thomas R. Pickering Graduate Foreign Affairs Fellow. He is one of…

Campus & Community

Give Back in 2024: Volunteer to Be a Book Buddy

Monday, December 18, 2023, By News Staff

Early literacy is paramount to a child’s future success, but recent research [PDF] from The Education Trust-New York shows the state is facing a “literacy crisis that has the potential to limit the future success of students, families, schools and…

Business & Economy

Whitman School Joins Partnership to Provide Seamless Admission for Onondaga Community College Graduates

Thursday, December 14, 2023, By Dawn McWilliams

The Martin J. Whitman School of Management has announced a new partnership with Onondaga Community College (OCC), designed to support direct transfer admissions for OCC students to the Whitman School. This admissions partnership expands the August 2023 launch of similar…

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Avoiding Holiday Drama: How to Navigate Family Conflict and Sensitive Topics

Thursday, December 14, 2023, By Daryl Lovell

The holidays are normally a time for joy, togetherness, and maybe even a few awkward sweaters. But family gatherings can also be a breeding ground for conflict and sensitive conversations.  From politics and religion to personal choices and long-held grudges,…

Campus & Community

Tanya Williamson Named Office of Diversity and Inclusion’s New Assistant Vice President

Thursday, December 14, 2023, By Kathleen Haley

Vice President for Diversity and Inclusion Mary Grace Almandrez has announced the selection of Tanya Williamson as the inaugural assistant vice president in the Office of Diversity and Inclusion. Williamson, who currently serves as associate director of diversity, equity and…

Campus & Community

Chancellor Syverud Updates University Senate on Benefits Process, Proposed Changes to Senate Bylaws

Wednesday, December 13, 2023, By News Staff

Chancellor Kent Syverud addressed University Senate at its meeting today. His remarks were as follows: Thank you, Professor Reed. I am going to be brief. There are just six days left in the fall semester. My brief updates are on…