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Campus & Community

Syracuse Athletics Celebrates Second-Highest Fundraising Year

Monday, July 18, 2022, By News Staff

The ’Cuse Athletics Fund (’CAF) recorded its second-highest fundraising year during the 2021-22 fiscal year that concluded on June 30. More than 9,700 donors contributed $29.1 million, representing a 52% increase in funds from the previous year and drawing the…

Campus & Community

From Burma to ’Cuse: Custodial Supervisor Pawehmoo ‘Ma’ Thawtheet Pursues Growth, Learning and the American Dream

Tuesday, July 5, 2022, By Jen Plummer

Pawehmoo Thawtheet, known affectionately as “Ma” by friends and colleagues, came to Syracuse by way of Thailand in the fall of 2007. A native of Burma (now known as Myanmar) and member of the Karen ethnic group, Thawtheet spent the…

STEM

Two Professors Win Prestigious Google Research Scholar Awards

Wednesday, June 22, 2022, By Diane Stirling

Assistant Professors Ferdinando Fioretto and Endadul Hoque, faculty members in the College of Engineering and Computer Science, have earned highly competitive Google Research Scholar awards. The Google Research Scholar Program provides unrestricted gifts of up to $60,000 to support research…

Campus & Community

Passing of Robert B. Menschel: Syracuse Graduate, Trustee, Philanthropist and Financial Icon

Tuesday, June 14, 2022, By Eileen Korey

Robert B. Menschel ’51, H’91 was nationally recognized for his generous support of the arts (specifically photography), education, medicine and criminal justice issues. When it came to his alma mater, Menschel’s philanthropy was equally eclectic, leaving a wide-ranging legacy across…

Health & Society

New Research Shows Anger Levels Among EMS Workers Rise When Quality of Sleep Falls

Monday, June 13, 2022, By Keith Kobland

It’s no secret that sleep and emergency medical services (EMS) work do not go hand in hand. The profession is notorious for long and oftentimes odd hours, with overnight shift work a part of the job. It’s bound to affect…

Campus & Community

Internship Coordinator Enjoys Creating ‘Diversity of Learning Opportunities’ for Marriage and Family Therapy Students  

Friday, June 10, 2022, By Matt Michael

With their job in the Department of Marriage and Family Therapy at Falk College, Tyler Cashion Sliker found the perfect intersection between their passion and expertise. As internship coordinator for the residential master’s degree program, Sliker places students in internships;…

Media, Law & Policy

VPA Graduate Paves the Way to Develop His First Feature Film

Tuesday, May 31, 2022, By Ellen de Graffenreid

Carlton Daniel Jr. G’16 fell in love with filmmaking at an early age. Growing up in Ohio, he spent a lot of his childhood at the local movie theater, browsing for videos at Blockbuster and dissecting films with his family….

Campus & Community

Daniel ’68, H’20 and Gayle D’Aniello Donate $10M to Invigorate Syracuse Abroad Florence Program, Expand Access for Students

Monday, May 16, 2022, By Kathleen Haley

In support of academic excellence and the University’s expansion as a global institution, Life Trustee Daniel D’Aniello ’68, H’20 and his wife, Gayle, are gifting $10 million toward significantly enhancing the Syracuse Abroad Florence program. The transformational nature of this…

Campus & Community

Investing in the Bedrock of Discovery: New Endowed Professorship in Quantum Science

Wednesday, May 11, 2022, By News Staff

Kathy Walters ’73 and her husband, Stan ’72, can look back over 50 years and easily track the impact Syracuse University had on their lives, but their newest gift to their alma mater looks far into the future, for generations…

Campus & Community

An Endowed Gift That Improves Prospects for the ‘Onlys’

Wednesday, May 11, 2022, By Eileen Korey

Throughout much of her adulthood, Christine (Chris) A. Carona ’85 has either experienced or witnessed the “Onlys”—a term used to describe what it feels like to be the only woman or member of an unrepresented group in the room at…