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Campus & Community

A Home-Grown Path for Future Physicists

Thursday, August 18, 2022, By Dan Bernardi

Many Syracuse-area youth dream of one day following in the footsteps of their Syracuse University athletic heroes like Carmelo Anthony, Donovan McNabb and ’Cuse women’s basketball coach Felisha Legette-Jack. Ruell Branch grew up with a different source of inspiration. During…

Campus & Community

From Compliance to Commitment to Culture: Reflecting on the 32nd Anniversary of the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA)

Wednesday, July 27, 2022, By Eileen Korey

Over the last 32 years, since the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) on July 26, 1990, progress has been measured by how quickly universities and institutions have moved from compliance with the law to the creation of…

Campus & Community

Two Arts and Sciences Professors Receive Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Awards

Tuesday, July 5, 2022, By Dan Bernardi

Two professors in the College of Arts and Sciences were among 41 researchers from around the country selected as recipients of 2022-23 Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Awards from the Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU). Eric Coughlin, assistant professor of physics,…

Campus & Community

From Burma to ’Cuse: Custodial Supervisor Pawehmoo ‘Ma’ Thawtheet Pursues Growth, Learning and the American Dream

Tuesday, July 5, 2022, By Jen Plummer

Pawehmoo Thawtheet, known affectionately as “Ma” by friends and colleagues, came to Syracuse by way of Thailand in the fall of 2007. A native of Burma (now known as Myanmar) and member of the Karen ethnic group, Thawtheet spent the…

Campus & Community

Professor Corrine Occhino Awarded Grant to Promote ASL Among Deaf Refugees

Monday, June 27, 2022, By Martin Walls

Corrine Occhino, an assistant professor with a dual appointment in the School of Education and College of Arts and Sciences, has been awarded an SU Engaged Humanities Mini-grant for a project to serve Deaf refugees learning American Sign Language (ASL)….

Veterans

Senior Q&A: Tony Ruscitto ’22 Puts a New Mission on His Horizon

Monday, May 16, 2022, By Stephanie Salanger

Q: How was your experience getting to Syracuse University? A: I’m a Syracuse native, and enlisted in the Marine Corps in 2013, out of high school. After five years of military service, I saw a crossroads. At 23 I realized…

Health & Society

Falk Graduate Student Rebecca Garofano Honored by Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics

Thursday, May 5, 2022, By News Staff

Rebecca Garofano, a Falk College graduate student in nutrition science, was honored with the Outstanding Dietetics Student Award at the New York State Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Annual Meeting and Expo April 8-9 in Syracuse. Garofano is actively engaged…

Campus & Community

Bee Love on Campus Enhances University’s Sustainability Measures

Wednesday, April 27, 2022, By Roxanna Carpenter

What’s the buzz? On South Campus and all across Syracuse University, it’s native plants to support pollinators of all varieties. And that is just one part of the University’s efforts in sustainability management. Melissa Cadwell, sustainability coordinator in Sustainability Management,…

STEM

(Bio)Sensing Protein Interactions

Tuesday, March 22, 2022, By Dan Bernardi

The job of a protein hub inside the nucleus of a cell is similar to a chef in a kitchen. Both need to manage multiple tasks efficiently for a successful outcome. For the chef, if they spend too much time…

STEM

Winners Selected for the New York Tri-State Region EnergyTech University Prize Competition

Tuesday, February 22, 2022, By Kerrie Marshall

Fifteen university-based student teams from throughout the New York/tri-state region competed in the Regional EnergyTech University Prize (UP) business plan competition, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Technology Transitions. The competition was hosted by SyracuseCoE, New…