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Health & Society

Phillandra Smith Finds and Fosters Community at Syracuse University

Tuesday, May 3, 2022, By Ellen de Graffenreid

Phillandra Smith hadn’t considered a Ph.D. until a professor at Barry University asked what she would do after finishing a master’s degree. Smith, who is from the Bahamas, had planned to return to the classroom. “This professor was honestly really…

Media, Law & Policy

Sean Branagan Awarded Fulbright Specialist Grant for Estonia Digital Media Innovation Project

Tuesday, May 3, 2022, By Diane Stirling

What’s next in the digital media entrepreneurship space? Answers to that question are what Sean Branagan ’80, director of the Center for Digital Media Entrepreneurship and an adjunct faculty member in the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, hopes to…

U.S. News & World Report

“The History of Your Social Security Payments”

Monday, May 2, 2022, By Lily Datz

Eric Kingson, professor of social work in the Falk College, was quoted in the U.S. News & World Report article “The History of Your Social Security Payments.” Kingson, who studies Social Security extensively, discussed how the system benefits not only…

Campus & Community

Class of 2022 Falk Scholars Describe Their Most Meaningful Syracuse University Experiences

Monday, May 2, 2022, By Matt Michael

Thirteen members of the Class of 2022 have been named Falk College Scholars. Falk Scholars represent undergraduate students who display academic excellence, exceptional campus and community engagement, independent research and creative work, innovation in their disciplinary field, and personal integrity….

Campus & Community

Syracuse University Libraries’ Module-2 Storage Facility Complete

Monday, May 2, 2022, By Ellen de Graffenreid

The second phase of Syracuse University Libraries’ 14,000-square-foot storage facility on South Campus is now complete. The facility provides temperature and humidity-controlled cool and cold storage vaults in the building. The addition was funded, in part, from gifts received from…

STEM

Viewing a Microcosm Through a Physics Lens

Monday, May 2, 2022, By Dan Bernardi

“What can physics offer biology?” This was how Alison Patteson, assistant professor in the College of Arts and Sciences’ physics department and a faculty member in the BioInspired Institute, began the explanation of why her physics lab was studying bacteria. In…

STEM

University’s Top Putnam Math Competition Finisher Awarded Inaugural Erdős Prize

Monday, May 2, 2022, By Dan Bernardi

Junior Connor Ritchie has won the Department of Mathematics’ inaugural Erdős Prize for being Syracuse University’s top finisher in the William Lowell Putnam Mathematical Competition. The Putnam contest is the preeminent mathematics competition for undergraduate college students in the United States and Canada,…

Veterans

Senior Profile: Emily Graham ’22 Finds Community Through Public Health Education

Monday, May 2, 2022, By Stephanie Salanger

A chance meeting on the other side of the world in Bali, Indonesia, proved to be a pivotal step in the journey Emily Graham ’22 took to Syracuse. It prompted her to see what the University offers for veterans, and…

MarketWatch

“With Elon Musk’s Twitter bid, there’s more at stake than freedom of speech: ‘It gives him a lot more influence over government'”

Sunday, May 1, 2022, By Lily Datz

JM Grygiel, associate professor of communications in the Newhouse School, was quoted in the MarketWatch article “With Elon Musk’s Twitter bid, there’s more at stake than freedom of speech: ‘It gives him a lot more influence over government.’” Grygiel, who…

PolitiFact

“Since taking office, Hochul has passed more than 400 new bills.”

Saturday, April 30, 2022, By Lily Datz

Grant Reeher, professor of political science and director of the Campbell Public Affairs Institute in the Maxwell School, was quoted in the PoliFact article “Since taking office, Hochul has passed more than 400 new bills.” Reeher, who studies American legislative…