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Overwatch 2 Illustrates Challenges Facing Esports Industry

Tuesday, October 11, 2022, By Christopher Munoz

Blizzard Entertainment positioned its popular shooter Overwatch as a major player on the esports scene. But the company has hit some stumbling blocks and faced criticism as it launches a sequel, Overwatch 2, including problems merging accounts and server issues….

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Semiconductor Use and Manufacturing Process

Friday, October 7, 2022, By Daryl Lovell

Semiconductors – also referred to as microchips and memory fabs – are essential components of most electronic circuits, providing the memory capability for countless digital devices. Syracuse University engineering professors Qinru Qui and Bryan Kim provide commentary below about what…

Grid

Suicide Is A Leading Cause Of Death In The U.S., Despite Decrease During COVID-19

Friday, October 7, 2022, By Julia Mazzer

Shannon Monnat, professor of sociology in the Maxwell School, was featured in Grid for the story “U.S. suicide rates rose again in 2021, ending a brief decline during the covid pandemic.” The article highlights that despite the small decrease in suicide…

Campus & Community

Emily Liu G’22 Hones Skills in Inclusive Education, Classroom Leadership at Jowonio School

Monday, October 3, 2022, By Martin Walls

The ink was barely dry on her master’s degree diploma when Emily Liu G’22 began prepping her new classroom at Bernice M. Wright School, an early childhood education program on the Syracuse University campus. Having graduated only a couple of…

Veterans

Student Veterans Take on Summer Internships Thanks to OVMA Internship Award

Monday, October 3, 2022, By Charlie Poag

Over the 2022 summer semester, eight student veterans at Syracuse University were able to take part in a time-honored college experience that typically eludes non-traditional students—they became interns. They were able to experience the firsthand benefit of an internship thanks…

STEM

Mihovilovic Skanata Awarded McKnight Neuroscience Grant for Larval Fruit Fly Brain Research

Friday, September 30, 2022, By Diane Stirling

An assistant professor of physics in the College of Arts and Sciences has won a prestigious McKnight Technological Innovations in Neuroscience award to advance her two-photon microscopy research on neural activity in the brains of fruit fly larvae. Mirna Mihovilovic…

Business & Economy

Falk College Professor Laura-Anne Minkoff-Zern Explores Ways to Benefit Farmworkers and Farmers

Wednesday, September 28, 2022, By Matt Michael

Laura-Anne Minkoff Zern, an associate professor of Nutrition and Food Studies in Falk College, says the focus of her field—food system sustainability and fair access to healthy food—often overlooks one key element: The people who labor to grow that food….

Campus & Community

Empty Bowls Fundraiser on Sept. 30 Supports Local Food Pantries

Wednesday, September 28, 2022, By Erica Blust

An Empty Bowls fundraiser to benefit the Interreligious Food Consortium (IFC) will be held on Friday, Sept. 30, from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Nancy Cantor Warehouse, located at 350 W. Fayette St. in Syracuse. For a $25 donation, patrons…

Media Tip Sheets

Fed Rate Hike Likely To Impact Holiday Shopping, Says Whitman Retail Expert

Tuesday, September 27, 2022, By Daryl Lovell

October 1 kicks off the last fiscal quarter of the year, which includes the biggest retail spending period as well – the holiday shopping season. With the federal rate hike recently increased, how might consumer spending shift as the holiday…

STEM

BioInspired Institute Hosts Inaugural Research Symposium Oct. 7

Tuesday, September 27, 2022, By Diane Stirling

BioInspired Institute faculty and student researchers, along with campus leaders, community biotech and biomaterials workforce innovators and institutional research partners will gather to discuss progress, celebrate discoveries and build community at the inaugural BioInspired Symposium on Friday, Oct. 7. The…