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Campus & Community

Syracuse University Internships for Area High School Students Turns Into ‘Something Special’

Tuesday, September 7, 2021, By Matt Michael

High school students running around the Syracuse University campus with blow torches . . . what could possibly go wrong? University Vice President and Chief Facilities Officer Pete Sala admits that thought crossed his mind when Cydney Johnson, vice president…

Media, Law & Policy

Newhouse Professor Wins Facebook Reality Labs Research Grant to Study Impacts of Augmented and Virtual Reality

Friday, September 3, 2021, By Wendy S. Loughlin

Makana Chock, David J. Levidow Professor of Communications in the Newhouse School, has been awarded a $75,000 research grant from Facebook Reality Labs to explore the impacts of augmented and virtual reality (AR/VR) on bystander privacy. Chock will work with Se…

The Wall Street Journal

New College Degrees Give Liberal-Arts Students More Business Courses.

Friday, September 3, 2021, By Lily Datz

Alexander McKelvie, professor of entrepreneurship and Associate Dean for Undergraduate and Master’s Education at the Whitman School, was quoted by the Wall Street Journal in the article “New College Degrees Give Liberal-Arts Students More Business Courses.” McKelvie,  who has taken…

Campus & Community

Labor Day Weekend Activities: Get Involved. Get Outside. Enjoy Central New York!

Thursday, September 2, 2021, By News Staff

Dear Students and Families: For some of you, this is your first time on campus. For others, you may be adjusting to new social settings and experiences as we expand in-person opportunities this year. As you familiarize or refamiliarize yourself…

Media Tip Sheets

Extreme Floods, Drought Will Become More Normal As Atmosphere Warms

Thursday, September 2, 2021, By Daryl Lovell

A state of emergency was declared in New York on Sept. 2 following the torrential rainfall and heavy flooding in many parts of the Northeast last night. At least 10 deaths have been reported across Maryland, New Jersey and New…

Campus & Community

Recent Graduate Discovered Love of Statistics, Leadership as a Supplemental Instruction Leader With CLASS

Tuesday, August 31, 2021, By Ellen de Graffenreid

Jo O’Gorman’s decision to leave Tennessee and come to Syracuse wasn’t a big departure. With parents who met at Syracuse University while earning their master’s degrees, O’Gorman grew up hearing stories about the campus. On their campus visit, they reluctantly…

Campus & Community

Syracuse Welcome 2021 in Photos

Tuesday, August 31, 2021, By News Staff

Here are some of the ways that new students were welcomed to campus during Syracuse Welcome 2021. [Please note, some images from Syracuse Welcome do not represent current public health guidelines. The current COVID Level is RED, requiring that masks…

Campus & Community

Creative Advertising Students Win Big at One Show Young Ones Competition

Tuesday, August 31, 2021, By News Staff

The Newhouse School creative advertising students took home seven awards from the 2021 One Show Young Ones competition, a school record. The wins included the school’s first One Show Pencil and ADC Cube Awards. One Show Young Ones comprises two international…

Media Tip Sheets

What Went Wrong? Intelligence Expert Available to Discuss Afghanistan

Monday, August 30, 2021, By Matt Michael

The U.S. intelligence community is being accused of a massive intelligence failure, which led to the chaotic withdrawal of troops in Afghanistan. And now there’s a question of whether the dissolution of U.S. intelligence on the ground will make it…

Campus & Community

New Digital Exhibition Features Story of The Syracuse 8

Saturday, August 28, 2021, By Cristina Hatem

Syracuse University Libraries’ Special Collections Research Center recently released a new digital exhibition titled “A Courageous Stand: The Story of the Syracuse 8.” The Syracuse 8 was a group of Black student-athletes who boycotted the University football program until it…