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Social Workers United Collecting School Supplies for Children in Liberia

Tuesday, May 21, 2024, By Matt Michael

The West African nation of Liberia is one of the poorest countries in the world. Seven out of 10 children live in extreme poverty and the educational system has faced many challenges, including a lack of learning materials and school…

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iSchool Professor Awarded Katchmar Wilhelm Professorship

Tuesday, May 21, 2024, By Anya Woods

School of Information Studies (iSchool) Associate Professor Jaime Banks has been selected as this year’s Katchmar Wilhelm Endowed Professor. The professorship lasts for a three-year period and is designed to support an associate professor in achieving their career goals, enhancing…

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Syracuse University 2024-25 Budget to Significantly Expand Student Financial Aid

Monday, May 20, 2024, By News Staff

Syracuse University today announced its 2024-25 budget will include a historic commitment to student financial aid. More than $372 million will be directed to support students of promise—regardless of economic means—through financial aid, grants, scholarships and other assistance. The amount…

STEM

Free NSF I-Corps Virtual Course Offered This Summer

Thursday, May 16, 2024, By Cristina Hatem

Upstate New York is rapidly becoming a national hub for semiconductor research and manufacturing, with a $100 billion+ announced investment by Micron. For those university and community-based researchers and early-stage startup founders who are interested in exploring the market potential…

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Single-Use Plastic Reduction Plan Released

Wednesday, May 15, 2024, By Lydia Krayenhagen

In conjunction with the recently updated Climate Action Plan, the University has announced its accompanying Plastic Reduction Plan. As one of the sustainability-related goals committed to by the University, in partnership with the Student Association, the plan outlines how the…

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6 New Members Elected to University’s Board of Trustees

Wednesday, May 15, 2024, By Eileen Korey

Syracuse University has announced the election of six new members to its Board of Trustees. All innovators in their fields, the new members bring diverse backgrounds and experiences as entrepreneurs, investors, executives and visionaries. The new members are Nomi Bergman,…

STEM

Physicist Awarded NSF Research Grant to Increase Our Understanding of Gravitational Waves

Tuesday, May 14, 2024, By Kerrie Marshall

The Department of Physics at Syracuse University has long partnered with the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) to gain a deeper understanding of the fundamental workings of the universe. In 2015, the Syracuse University Gravitational Wave Group played a leading…

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Blackstone LaunchPad Hosts Investor-Ready Symposium

Thursday, May 9, 2024, By Cristina Hatem

Syracuse University Libraries’ Blackstone LaunchPad hosted its first Investor-Ready Symposium on April 19 in Bird Library, with attendees coming from members of Blackstone LaunchPad from Syracuse University, Colgate University and Blackstone LaunchPad at State University of New York at Albany….

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Celebrating the Successes of First-Generation College Students

Wednesday, May 8, 2024, By John Boccacino

A trio of first-generation college students have demonstrated hard work and resiliency and shown how they ultimately set themselves on the path that will culminate Sunday morning inside the JMA Wireless Dome when they become the first members of their…

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2 Students Selected for Prestigious Fulbright UK Summer Institutes

Tuesday, May 7, 2024, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Two Syracuse University students have been named as student cultural ambassadors through the U.S.-UK Fulbright Commission’s UK Summer Institute program. They are Keona Bukhari-Adams ’27, a psychology and neuroscience major in the College of Arts and Sciences, and Adalys Sanchez…