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Chancellor Syverud Addresses April 13 Meeting of the University Senate

Wednesday, April 13, 2022, By News Staff

Thank you, Professor Stokes-Rees. I’ll be quick. As you heard, Provost Ritter isn’t able to join us today. She’s actually leading the accreditation or the evaluation of another great academic institution. And that’s a very important task. She asked me…

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Social Differences, Social Justice Cluster Hosts Inaugural Research Symposium

Wednesday, April 13, 2022, By News Staff

On March 31, the Social Differences, Social Justice research cluster hosted its inaugural symposium, crossing interdisciplinary boundaries to showcase student and faculty research related to equity, social justice and global transformation. Co-sponsored by the College of Arts and Sciences, Humanities…

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A&S Biologists Observe Molecular ‘Hand-off’ That Plays Key Role in Reproduction

Wednesday, April 13, 2022, By Dan Bernardi

Everyone considers sperm to be made exclusively by males. But did you know that females also make sperm? Well, it turns out that females also contribute to what makes a sperm a sperm. Nearly 20 percent of couples in the…

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University Seeking Nominations for Student of Color Advisory Committee

Tuesday, April 12, 2022, By Christine Grabowski

Syracuse University is seeking student nominations for the Student of Color Advisory Committee, the student group tasked with collaborating closely with the Department of Public Safety (DPS). This committee, which originated in Fall 2018 with the idea of bringing students,…

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Ph.D. Student Andrew Ridgeway Wins Mary Hatch Marshall Essay Award

Monday, April 11, 2022, By Cristina Hatem

Andrew Ridgeway, a third-year Ph.D. student in the College of Arts and Sciences’ (A&S) composition and cultural rhetoric program, was selected as the 2022 winner of the prestigious Mary Hatch Marshall Essay Award for his piece “Conspiracy Theories, Jouissance, and…

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Chancellor Calls for Nominations for New Faculty Athletic Representative

Monday, April 11, 2022, By News Staff

Chancellor Kent Syverud is accepting nominations from faculty interested in serving as the faculty athletic representative (FAR) beginning July 1, 2022. The FAR plays a critical role in upholding the University’s commitment to academic excellence, graduation success and the overall…

STEM

‘Seeing Possibility For Myself’: SUSTAIN Program Continues to Cultivate, Support STEM Talent

Sunday, April 10, 2022, By News Staff

In 2017, John Tillotson, associate professor and department chair of the Department of Science Teaching in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S), set out to improve upon the country’s retention rate of college science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) majors among underrepresented…

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Dwight Caines ’87 of Universal Pictures to Keynote Newhouse Convocation Ceremony

Friday, April 8, 2022, By Wendy S. Loughlin

Dwight Caines ’87, president of domestic marketing for Universal Pictures, will deliver the keynote address at the Newhouse School’s 2022 Convocation Ceremony, to be held May 14 at 12:30 p.m. at the stadium. Caines is responsible for all areas of…

STEM

Sophomore Emma Liptrap Named a 2022 NOAA-Hollings Scholar

Friday, April 8, 2022, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Emma Liptrap’s passion for environmental engineering began in a parking lot. In her junior year of high school, she set up a shadowing experience with a local engineering firm in her hometown of Salem, New Hampshire. Engineers brought her to…

Veterans

University Senior Leaders Earn Central New York Recognition for Serving Veterans

Thursday, April 7, 2022, By Stephanie Salanger

J. Michael Haynie, vice chancellor for strategic initiatives and innovation and founder and executive director of the D’Aniello Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF), and Maureen Casey, IVMF’s chief operating officer, each recently received awards recognizing their leadership and…