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STEM

A&S Physicists Part of NSF PAARE Grant to Diversify Astrophysics

Wednesday, September 7, 2022, By Renée Gearhart Levy

Through a National Science Foundation Partnerships in Astronomy and Astrophysics Research and Education (PAARE) grant of more than $1 million, Syracuse University will help create a new research and education program intended to diversify the field of gravitational-wave astrophysics, specifically…

Campus & Community

Sir Elton John’s ‘Farewell Yellow Brick Road: The Final Tour’ Coming to Syracuse Saturday

Tuesday, September 6, 2022, By John Boccacino

Before Sir Elton John, the Rocket Man with the instantly recognizable voice and bedazzled sunglasses, blasts off into retirement, he’s giving Central New Yorkers one more excuse to prove that Saturday night’s alright for rocking out to classic songs from…

Campus & Community

Celebration of Life in Honor of Cerri A. Banks to Be Held Thursday

Tuesday, September 6, 2022, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Syracuse University will host a formal Celebration of Life service on Thursday, Sept. 8, to honor the life and legacy of Cerri A. Banks, vice president for student success and deputy to the senior vice president of student experience, who…

STEM

ECS Research Team Receives Grant to Advance the Ethereum Blockchain Ecosystem

Tuesday, September 6, 2022, By Alex Dunbar

Yuzhe Tang, assistant professor of electrical engineering and computer science in the College of Engineering and Computer Science (ECS) and his research team received a grant from the non-profit Ethereum Foundation for research to advance the Ethereum blockchain ecosystem. The…

STEM

AT&T ’Cuse Digital Experience Expands Technology Education for Syracuse City School Students

Friday, September 2, 2022, By Anya Woods

Syracuse University, AT&T, Museum of Science and Technology (MOST) and Tech4Kidz partnered this summer to create the Central New York region’s first free digital literacy and education summer program designed to address equality issues in technology education and to help…

Health & Society

Unlocking the Mysteries of Speech Processing

Friday, September 2, 2022, By Renée Gearhart Levy

Beth Prieve has spent nearly the entirety of her career studying hearing loss in infants. While previous research used clicks and tone bursts to measure infant hearing, her latest project explores hearing response to natural speech. The two-year study, funded…

Campus & Community

Syracuse Abroad Announces New Immersion Program in Buenos Aires

Friday, September 2, 2022, By Ashley Barletta

Syracuse Abroad is excited to announce a new addition to the Santiago Center program. Reintroducing the intensive Spanish immersion program, students will now have the opportunity to begin their semester in Argentina, as part of a prequel course prior to…

Campus & Community

Syracuse University Launching Food Insecurity Awareness Week: Combating Food Insecurity as One University

Thursday, September 1, 2022, By Christopher Munoz

Every day in the City of Syracuse, thousands of children face uncertainty over where their next meal will come from. According to U.S. Census data, the child poverty rate in the city in 2020 was 48.4%—the highest in the country….

Campus & Community

SOaR With Student Support Case Managers

Wednesday, August 31, 2022, By Gabrielle Lake

Student Outreach and Retention (SOaR) assists students, faculty, staff, parents and supporters, with navigating challenges inside and outside the classroom by providing solution-focused and comprehensive support services. What do SOaR Case Managers do? If you are a student or you…

Media, Law & Policy

Basketball Legend’s Gift Turns ‘Frustration to Hope’

Wednesday, August 31, 2022, By Jessica Youngman

On the first day of his Introduction to American Politics class, Chris Faricy imparts a message to his students that will serve as a guide for the semester. “We will not speculate on how American government should work or evaluate…