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Campus & Community

Law Student, Staff Member to Serve as Representatives to the Board of Trustees

Wednesday, May 26, 2021, By News Staff

Syracuse University’s Board of Trustees today announced that two new positions for representatives to the Board from the University community were approved at the Board’s May 22 meeting. The new law student representative and staff representative will join the existing…

Campus & Community

Robert Congel: A Visionary Who Transformed the Region and Served the University

Tuesday, May 25, 2021, By News Staff

The Wall Street Journal paid tribute to the late Robert J. Congel, Syracuse University Trustee, as an entrepreneur who “pursued towering ambitions.” It was a reference not just to the buildings that marked his expansive footprint, but to the innovative…

College of Engineering and Computer Science Senior Will Become Air Force Pilot

Tuesday, May 25, 2021, By Brandon Dyer

Vincent Miczek ’21 recently earned a bachelor’s degree in aerospace engineering from the College of Engineering and Computer Science (ECS) and is commissioning into the United States Air Force and will be headed to Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma. At…

Campus & Community

Students Inducted Into Prestigious Phi Beta Kappa Honorary Society

Monday, May 24, 2021, By Ellen de Graffenreid

Fifty-six students in the College of Arts and Sciences, the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs and the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications were inducted into the Syracuse University chapter of Phi Beta Kappa May 20. Phi Beta…

Campus & Community

Seven New Members Elected to University’s Board of Trustees

Monday, May 24, 2021, By News Staff

Syracuse University has announced the election of seven new members to its Board of Trustees, all of whom are recognized leaders in their fields and are either alumni or otherwise deeply connected to the University through family and service. The…

STEM

On the Road to Ph.D.: A Family Journey

Monday, May 24, 2021, By Alex Dunbar

Nafiseh Shahbazi Majd G’21 and Javad Shafiei Shiva G’21 knew they were making a decision that would change both of their lives, but did not initially realize how special their eventual accomplishments would be. The married couple had been successfully…

STEM

Ph.D. Candidate Nicolás Pérez-Consuegra Leads Research Expedition in Search of Answers to Erosion in Colombia

Friday, May 21, 2021, By Dan Bernardi

In April 2017, a landslide in Mocoa, Colombia, ripped through a local town, killing more than 300 people. Nicolás Pérez-Consuegra grew up about 570 miles north in Santander, Colombia, and was shocked as he watched the devastation on television. At…

Veterans

Active Duty Student Joshua Reid Says Discipline Was Key While Balancing Duties and Completing His Degree

Thursday, May 20, 2021, By Brandon Dyer

For Joshua Reid, an active duty soldier now stationed in Japan, his training gave him the tools he needed to “continue the climb” while finishing his degree through University College at Syracuse University. “As a 10th Mountain Division soldier, the…

Veterans

$446K in New Funding to Support Syracuse University’s IVMF Work Advocating for Military Families

Thursday, May 20, 2021, By Brandon Dyer

The Heinz Endowment has renewed its funding of Syracuse University’s Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF) with a $ $446,000 grant to continue advocating for data-driven policies and support for military families. The grant will help fund IVMF’s work…

Media, Law & Policy

Newhouse Announces Finalists in 2021 Mirror Awards Competition

Wednesday, May 19, 2021, By Wendy S. Loughlin

The Newhouse School announced the finalists in the 2021 Mirror Awards competition honoring excellence in media industry reporting. Winners will be announced online June 9 at 7 p.m. ET. Register online. The finalists, selected by a group of journalists and…