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Cameron MacPherson Named as University’s First Mitchell Scholar
MacPherson is one of only 12 U.S. students selected from more than 300 applicants for the award this year. He will use the award to study intercultural theology at Trinity College, Dublin.
Syracuse Continues Giving Tuesday Tradition with GivingCUSEday
Giving Tuesday—the Tuesday following Thanksgiving—is a global day of giving, a day when the world comes together to support causes we truly value. Because Syracuse University holds such a special place in the hearts of so many people, SU has…
New Biography ‘A Swoony Valentine’ to Joni Mitchell
A review in The Nation magazine calls David Yaffe’s new biography about the Canadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell “a swoony valentine to Mitchell, or at least to the effect that her music can have on the spirit.” Yaffe is unapologetic about…
Saunders on Life After Winning the Man-Booker Prize
George Saunders, College of Arts and Sciences professor, won the 2017 Man Booker Prize Award for his Novel, Lincoln in the Bardo. He recently was interviewed by Star 2, to discuss life after the win and what he will be…
Workshop Uses Design Thinking to Develop Solutions for Desirable Aging Experience
A recent daylong workshop—“Design-Thinking for Community-Supported Senior Care,” organized by the Syracuse University Aging Studies Institute and the School of Design in the College of Visual and Performing Arts—brought together interested individuals from across the University and the Central New…
SU ADVANCE Generates Gains for Women in STEM
On Oct. 25, members of Syracuse University faculty, administrators, students and friends gathered to celebrate the progress achieved by a seven-year initiative to advance opportunity for women faculty in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) disciplines. The National Science Foundation’s…
Physics Ph.D. Student Builds Successful Research Company
Aaron Wolfe expects to finish up his Ph.D. in physics this semester. He has been working on his doctorate since 2011 and should have been done by now, he says, but a few things have gotten in the way—like helping…
Physicist Seeks Big Answers from Tiny Particles
A large National Science Foundation (NSF) grant allows Mitchell Soderberg, associate professor of physics in the College of Arts and Sciences, to lead a team researching particle physics in the ongoing quest to explain how the universe works. Soderberg’s research involves measuring how…
Steve Kuusisto Writes Tribute to Corky, His First Guide Dog
When poet Stephen Kuusisto decided to train with a guide dog at age 39 he had no idea the decision would change every aspect of his life. “It was amazing to find out what a dog can do,” he says….
Maxwell X Lab Innovates Policymaking through Behavioral Science
How can behavioral science help high school students increase their chances of going to college? How can an underutilized healthcare program for low-income people better target its communications so that people who need it know of its availability and use…