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Veterans

From Afghanistan to Air Force One: Brig. Gen. Stephen Snelson’s ’97 Commitment to Serving His Country Started at Syracuse University

Thursday, November 10, 2022, By John Boccacino

Stephen Snelson ’97 loved to play with Matchbox cars when he was a child. But unlike his friends, Snelson’s cars had a magical ability to fly, a simple yet imaginative gesture that would one day foreshadow the decorated career Snelson…

Veterans

Student Veterans Visit the Big Apple to Connect With Industry Leaders

Tuesday, November 8, 2022, By Charlie Poag

Student veterans recently traveled to New York City on a four-day trip sponsored by the Office of Veteran and Military Affairs (OVMA). The 13 students weren’t going to make the standard tourist rounds the city is known for though. They…

Health & Society

Research Fueled by Chemistry Professors Helps Advance Artificial Enzyme Engineering

Friday, November 4, 2022, By Dan Bernardi

While corrosion resistance, durability and low cost make plastic a very efficient resource, one of its major drawbacks is the harm it poses to the environment. According to a report from Greenpeace USA, 51 million tons of plastic waste were generated…

Campus & Community

Nikole Hannah-Jones, Pulitzer Prize-Winning Creator of the 1619 Project, Discusses Her Groundbreaking Work

Thursday, November 3, 2022, By News Staff

Nikole Hannah-Jones, Pulitzer Prize winner and staff writer for The New York Times Magazine, spoke in-depth about her personal experiences and writings centered on racial injustice, an examination of the modern legacy of enslavement and school resegregation during a Universitywide…

Arts & Culture

School of Architecture Student Combines Design, History Studies With Love of Illustration

Wednesday, November 2, 2022, By Julie Sharkey

From a young age, Thitaree (Jenny) Suwiwatchai ’23 (B.Arch)—a fifth-year student in the School of Architecture—has been interested in illustration. Since the day she could draw, she’s enjoyed putting her thoughts on paper and creating stories. Growing up in Thailand,…

Study: Rise in Working-Age Deaths in U.S. Linked to Conservative State Policies

Wednesday, November 2, 2022, By Christopher Munoz

State policies and their impact on public health were thrust into the spotlight at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. But a new study sheds light on how they have been intertwined for much longer. Researchers found that…

Campus & Community

Chancellor Syverud Discusses Micron Investment at University Senate

Wednesday, October 26, 2022, By News Staff

Greetings everyone. It has been a fast-paced and eventful fall semester already at Syracuse University. I would be remiss if I did not say that I am grateful that, starting in Fall ’23, we will have a fall break in…

Arts & Culture

Light Work Presents Guanyu Xu’s ‘Suspended Status’ Exhibition

Wednesday, October 26, 2022, By Cjala Surratt

Debuting at Light Work this week is “Suspended Status” by Chicago-based photographer Guanyu Xu. Opening on Thursday, Oct. 27, in Light Work’s Kathleen O. Ellis Gallery, this solo exhibition depicts an artist caught in a web of red tape. The work…

STEM

Faculty Members Schiff, Yung Recognized by Technology Alliance of CNY

Tuesday, October 25, 2022, By Diane Stirling

Two Syracuse University faculty members have been honored for their research sector and teaching work by the Technology Alliance of Central New York (TACNY). The organization recognized Eric Schiff, professor of physics in the College of Arts and Sciences, and Pun…

Arts & Culture

Community Folk Art Center Celebrates 50 Years

Monday, October 24, 2022, By Renée Gearhart Levy

Habibatou Traore ’24 was in her first weeks at Syracuse University when she heard African drumming during an activities fair for new students last fall. She followed their sound to Joshua Williams, who teaches West African dance and drumming at…