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Veterans

Celebrating Veterans Day at Syracuse University

Friday, November 22, 2024, By Charlie Poag

Since the end of  World War I, the United States has observed Nov. 11 as a day of remembrance for those who have served. Originally named Armistice Day to celebrate the end of hostilities in World War I, the day…

Syracuse University Impact

Engineering and Computer Science Professor Kevin Du Trains the Next Generation of Cybersecurity Experts

Thursday, November 21, 2024, By John Boccacino

As an engineer, Kevin Du has always embraced a problem-solving attitude. In his world, if no solution exists for the dilemma he’s facing, he will create the solution. It’s a mentality that has served Du, an electrical engineering and computer…

Campus & Community

Cultivating Community Through Augmentative Communication

Thursday, November 21, 2024, By Dan Bernardi

Verbal communication is one of the most common and fundamental forms of interaction for humans. Whether it’s conversing with colleagues at work, or chatting with family members around the dinner table, on average, a person speaks around 16,000 words a…

Campus & Community

Hendricks Chaplains Offer Ways to Find and Express Gratitude

Thursday, November 21, 2024, By News Staff

During the holidays, we come together with family and friends to celebrate. The end of another year is also an opportunity to reflect on the year that has passed and the meaning of the people and events that were part…

Campus & Community

Chancellor Syverud Updates University Senate on Athletics, Benefits and Textbook Affordability Working Group

Wednesday, November 20, 2024, By News Staff

First of all, on the athletic report, I think Senators Tucker and Upton did a really great job of giving you a sense of the terrain that we’re dealing with and how much of it is undecided and uncertain. There…

Campus & Community

What Does Seventh-Generation Thinking Mean?

Wednesday, November 20, 2024, By Renée K. Gadoua

When Haudenosaunee gather for a meal or event, they begin with the Thanksgiving Address. “Today we have gathered and we see that the cycles of life continue,” opens this statement of values, translated from the Mohawk version to English. “We…

Campus & Community

New Lender Center – Syracuse Abroad Initiative Expands Student Social Justice Research to Global Locations

Wednesday, November 20, 2024, By Diane Stirling

The work of the Lender Center for Social Justice will now have a global dimension as the result of a partnership with Syracuse Abroad. Through a new initiative called Lender Global, each year one of the University’s abroad centers will…

STEM

Biology Ph.D. Student Awarded Two Prestigious National Scholarships to Study Fungi’s Role in Forest Health

Wednesday, November 20, 2024, By Dan Bernardi

Eva Legge, a first-year Ph.D. student majoring in biology in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S), is one of two researchers nationally to be named a Mollie Beattie Visiting Scholar by the Society of American Foresters (SAF). The award honors Beattie,…

Media Tip Sheets

Congestion pricing in Manhattan. Will it help?

Tuesday, November 19, 2024, By Ellen Mbuqe

Members of the media looking for an expert to discuss the impact of congestion pricing, after New York’s MTA voted to allow a $9 fee on vehicles entering Manhattan, please consider associate professor Anne Mosher. Professor Mosher teaches about urban…

Campus & Community

Arthur C. Brooks Shares Happiness Recipe: ‘Enjoyment, Satisfaction and Meaning’

Friday, November 15, 2024, By Cort Ruddy

Bestselling author and Harvard professor Arthur C. Brooks began his talk at Syracuse University by asking the audience of hundreds a simple question: “What is happiness?” Then he shared that when he poses that question in his classes, hardly anyone…