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Four Questions with Carrie Abbott about Syracuse Welcome
With Syracuse University preparing to welcome its newest students to campus this August, the Office of First-Year and Transfer Programs is busy putting the final touches on Syracuse Welcome 2017, Syracuse’s new student orientation program. Each year, the staff and…
Q&A: Margaret Voss on Coffee-Longevity Link
Margaret Voss is a professor of practice in Falk College’s Department of Public Health, Food Studies and Nutrition. She teaches courses in nutritional biochemistry, metabolism and nutrigenomics. She shared her thoughts about recently released research that seems to indicate that…
Free Will Preparation Offered through Hyatt Legal Services
Did you know that faculty and staff who enroll in Syracuse University’s MetLife Supplemental Life Insurance are eligible for complimentary will preparation services through Hyatt Legal Services? This service fully covers local attorney fees for preparing and updating a will…
Alumnus Posthumously Named to National Mining Hall of Fame
The National Mining Hall of Fame and Museum (NMHFM) in Leadville, Colorado, will posthumously honor an alumnus of the College of Arts and Sciences. Vincent E. McKelvey ’39, a noted research geologist who directed the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) from 1971-77, is part of…
Undergraduate Research Gets Major Boost from New Program
Syracuse’s Center for Fellowship & Scholarship Advising (CFSA) recently chose nine undergraduate researchers to participate in the newly created Young Research Fellows Program (YRFP). Funding for this Universitywide program, including a two-year stipend, is made possible by a gift from Elliott Portnoy…
University Awarded $4 Million to Boost Retention of Minority Students in STEM
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded a $4 million grant to Syracuse University to lead an effort to develop and implement strategies for augmenting the number of underrepresented minority students pursuing science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) programs of…
Sen. Gillibrand to Host Town Hall at Syracuse University on Friday
Friday, July 14, at 5 p.m., U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand will host a town hall at Syracuse University. Gillibrand will take questions from constituents on issues ranging from health care to jobs and the economy. This event will be the first…
Alumni Association to Host New Student Send-Offs
The Syracuse University Alumni Association (SUAA) will host a series of New Student Send-Off events this summer to welcome the newest members of the Orange family. Hosted in partnership with SU’s regional alumni clubs, members of the Board of Trustees, individual…
Q&A: Shiu-Kai Chin on Cybersecurity
Shiu-Kai Chin, professor of electrical engineering and computer science in the College of Engineering and Computer Science, director of the Center for Information and Systems Assurance and Trust, provost faculty fellow for strategic planning and Meredith Professor for Teaching Excellence,…
Adrian Prieto Named Director of Development for University’s Office of Program Development
The Office of Program Development has announced the appointment of Adrian Prieto as its director of development. The appointment, which took effect Monday, June 26, establishes a dedicated gift officer within the office to cultivate and increase giving among the University’s…