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Julia Fancher Named a 2024-25 Astronaut Scholar

Wednesday, May 29, 2024, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Julia Fancher, a rising junior majoring in physics and mathematics in the College of Arts and Sciences and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program, has been named a 2024-25 Astronaut Scholar by the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation (ASF)….

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Who Had the Best NFL Draft? Falk College Sport Management Students

Friday, May 24, 2024, By Matt Michael

And with the first pick of volunteers for the 2024 NFL Draft, the Detroit Sports Commission selects . . . Falk College sport management and sport analytics students! For the NFL Draft in late April, the Detroit Sports Commission and…

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9 Student Teams Recipients of Spring 2024 Orange Innovation Fund Awards

Wednesday, May 22, 2024, By Cristina Hatem

Nine student teams will each receive $5,000 through the Orange Innovation Fund, a grant program administered through Syracuse University Libraries designed to help students commercialize their research ideas. This semester’s recipients, who will be honored during a Zoom event on…

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2023-24 National Student Employment Week Award Winners Announced

Tuesday, May 21, 2024, By Samantha Perkins

Every April, Syracuse University Student Employment (’Cuse Works) celebrates and honors the University’s student employees and their supervisors during National Student Employment Week. They do this in part by presenting students and staff with the Undergraduate Student of the Year…

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iSchool Professor Awarded Katchmar Wilhelm Professorship

Tuesday, May 21, 2024, By Anya Woods

School of Information Studies (iSchool) Associate Professor Jaime Banks has been selected as this year’s Katchmar Wilhelm Endowed Professor. The professorship lasts for a three-year period and is designed to support an associate professor in achieving their career goals, enhancing…

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6 New Members Elected to University’s Board of Trustees

Wednesday, May 15, 2024, By Eileen Korey

Syracuse University has announced the election of six new members to its Board of Trustees. All innovators in their fields, the new members bring diverse backgrounds and experiences as entrepreneurs, investors, executives and visionaries. The new members are Nomi Bergman,…

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Libraries Recognizes Outstanding 2024 Student Employees with Awards

Tuesday, May 14, 2024, By Cristina Hatem

Syracuse University Libraries recognized its student employees with an awards celebration on April 17.  The Libraries typically employ around 150 undergraduate and graduate students each year to contribute to the safety of its spaces, the quality and repair of its…

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Student Speaker Yvonne Chen-Yih Kuo ’24: ‘Be the Generation That Pushes Time Forward’ (Video)

Monday, May 13, 2024, By Kathleen Haley

As the student speaker for Commencement 2024, University Scholar Yvonne Chen-Yih Kuo ’24 asked her fellow graduates to reflect on their academic and interpersonal growth during their time at Syracuse. “Four years ago, COVID abruptly reshaped how we interacted with…

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5 Questions for Commencement Speaker Dario Nardella, Mayor of Florence, Italy

Thursday, May 9, 2024, By News Staff

Dario Nardella, mayor of Florence, Italy, will share some words of wisdom with graduating students at Sunday’s Commencement in the JMA Wireless Dome. But what was one of the best pieces of advice he received as a young person? SU…

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In Memoriam: Life Trustee Bernard ‘Bernie’ Kossar ’53, L’55

Thursday, May 9, 2024, By Eileen Korey

“Bernie Kossar was really one of the smartest people I have ever known,” said Chancellor Kent Syverud, recalling the esteemed Syracuse University and College of Law graduate, trustee, advisor, engaged alumnus and generous philanthropist. “Bernie’s IQ was so high and,…