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Unpacking the Significance of Google’s Quantum Chip Breakthrough

Tuesday, December 17, 2024, By Christopher Munoz

The introduction of Google’s new quantum computing chip, Willow, has sparked excitement both for its performance milestones and the ways it might help advance the commercial viability of quantum computing. Alex K. Jones, chair of the Electrical Engineering and Computer…

Campus & Community

Syracuse University Teams Up With Global Organization Gen.G to Boost Student Engagement, Expand Hands-On Learning Opportunities in Esports

Tuesday, December 17, 2024, By News Staff

Syracuse University and global esports and gaming organization Gen.G are collaborating on a multi-year partnership designed to enhance student engagement opportunities and support the University’s first-of-its-kind esports communications and management bachelor’s program. The partnership will feature participation in the Gen.G…

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Falk College Students Share Their Experiences as Remembrance Scholars Honoring Victims of Pan Am Flight 103 Bombing

Monday, December 16, 2024, By Cathleen O'Hare

For Alyssa Sutherland ’25 and Tabitha Hulme ’25, the title of Remembrance Scholar is not a responsibility they take lightly. Syracuse University established the Remembrance Scholar program in 1989, one year after the December 1988 bombing of Pan Am 103…

Campus & Community

Clements Internship Award Helps Students Advance Their Research, Gain Professional Experience

Monday, December 16, 2024, By John Boccacino

Erica Kiduko G’25, who grew up in Tanzania, decided to use her 2023-24 Mark and Pearle Clements Internship Award to help further her research and promote education around gender-based violence through a nonprofit in the country. Kiduko, who is pursuing…

Campus & Community

The Coach Mac Food Pantry at Hendricks Chapel Honors the Legacy of Legendary Orange Football Coach Dick MacPherson

Monday, December 16, 2024, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

For 10 seasons, Syracuse football coach Richard “Dick” MacPherson (Coach Mac) led his team on the gridiron–propelling Syracuse Football back to the national powerhouse it once was. But it was the legendary football coach’s commitment to faith, family and the…

Campus & Community

Alumnus Ghael Fobes ’22 Selected as 2025 Marshall Scholar

Monday, December 16, 2024, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Ghael Fobes ’22, an alumnus of the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, has been named a 2025 Marshall Scholar. The Marshall Scholarship program was created by an Act of British Parliament in 1953 as a living memorial to former…

Campus & Community

Applications Open for Intelligence++ Ventures Funding Initiative

Friday, December 13, 2024, By Cristina Hatem

Syracuse University Libraries is now accepting applications for the 2025 round of Intelligence++ Ventures funding. Grants of $5,000 are available to undergraduate or graduate students to commercialize innovative products, services and technologies for individuals with intellectual disabilities. The Intelligence++ program…

Media, Law & Policy

What Is the Legacy of the ‘Fall’ of the Berlin Wall 35 Years On?

Friday, December 13, 2024, By Kathleen Haley

Thirty-five years since it was breached by East Germans after ongoing protests and a bureaucratic mixup, the once-imposing Berlin Wall has been reduced to only remnants of its former self. Although the wall’s physical presence is diminished, the “fall” of…

Campus & Community

ALLUNY 2024 Annual Meeting Brings AI to Law Libraries

Thursday, December 12, 2024, By Cristina Hatem

The Association of Law Libraries of Upstate New York (ALLUNY) celebrated its 70th anniversary this year, and Jessica Petitto, technical services librarian at the University’s Law Library, was at the helm. Petitto, a long-time member of ALLUNY, has served in…

Campus & Community

Sarah Willie-LeBreton to Speak at 40th Annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration

Wednesday, December 11, 2024, By Dara Harper

Sarah Willie-LeBreton, the 12th president of Smith College and daughter of Syracuse University’s first Black full professor, department chair and vice president Charles Willie G’57, H’92, will serve as featured speaker for the 40th Annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King…