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Health & Society

Why Is Affectionate Touch Important to Relationships? Psychology Professor Shares His Research

Tuesday, February 13, 2024, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

How does affectionate touch benefit relationships? Brett Jakubiak, associate professor of psychology in the College of Arts and Sciences, looks at whether affectionate touch can help people maintain intimacy and offer responsive social support. Jakubiak focuses on interpersonal support processes…

Campus & Community

Graduate Students Find Entrepreneurship Opportunities, Success  Across Campus

Friday, February 9, 2024, By Diane Stirling

Graduate students who are interested in exploring an entrepreneurial path will find abundant opportunities at Syracuse University. Blackstone LaunchPad serves as the University’s entrepreneurship and innovation hub, partnering with academic programs and entrepreneurial centers across campus and beyond to connect…

Campus & Community

Blackstone LaunchPad Celebrates National Entrepreneurship Week

Friday, February 9, 2024, By Cristina Hatem

Syracuse University Libraries’ Blackstone LaunchPad is celebrating National Entrepreneurship Week Feb. 10-17, with events scheduled for the University and SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry communities. Among the activities planned for the week: The Blackstone LaunchPad Entrepreneurship Book Collection is…

Media, Law & Policy

IDJC Receives Neo4j Research Grant to Track 2024 Campaign Misinformation

Thursday, February 8, 2024, By News Staff

The Institute for Democracy, Journalism and Citizenship (IDJC) has been awarded a $250,000 research grant from Neo4j and use of the company’s graph database technology as part of an initiative to identify misinformation trends in the U.S. presidential election and…

Media Tip Sheets

Experts Discuss Carlson-Putin Interview

Thursday, February 8, 2024, By Vanessa Marquette

President Vladimir Putin agreed to be interviewed by U.S. television host Tucker Carlson, as confirmed by the Kremlin. This marks his first engagement with an American journalist since before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which will hit the two-year mark on…

Campus & Community

WellsLink Hosts 20th Annual Transitions Ceremony, Welcomes Jenn Harper as Keynote

Tuesday, February 6, 2024, By News Staff

The WellsLink Leadership Program invites the campus community to attend the 20th Annual WellsLink Transition Ceremony on Friday, Feb. 16, from 4 to 6 p.m. in Hendricks Chapel. The ceremony will be followed by a reception. Please RSVP by Friday,…

Campus & Community

New Faces, Rising Stars Join Arts and Sciences in Spring 2024

Friday, February 2, 2024, By Dan Bernardi

Adding to the 21 hires in fall 2023, the College of Arts and Sciences welcomes six more new faculty members in spring 2024. From leaders in STEM who are helping to make the world healthier and more sustainable through cutting-edge…

Media, Law & Policy

New Carnegie-Maxwell Policy Planning Lab Launches Foreign Affairs Training Program

Thursday, February 1, 2024, By Jessica Youngman

A new lab housed in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs seeks to bridge the gap between scholarship and policy in foreign affairs by providing training for professionals working in a range of related careers. The recently launched…

Campus & Community

Mark Your Calendars for National Carrot Cake Day

Thursday, February 1, 2024, By Christine Grabowski

Carrot cake lovers rejoice! Saturday, Feb. 3, is National Carrot Cake Day. For those who have attended events at the University, you may have tried one of the Syracuse University Bakery’s specialties, their delicious carrot cake, which is loved by…

Campus & Community

Celebrate the Year of the Dragon With Lunar New Year Events on Campus

Thursday, February 1, 2024, By News Staff

While many people here in the U.S. celebrated the start of a new year when the Gregorian calendar flipped from Dec. 31 to Jan. 1, as many as 2 billion people from Asian cultures around the globe joyfully observe the…