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Health & Society

What Does It Take to Keep the Olympic Games Safe?: Q&A With Emergency Management Instructor Tony Callisto

Tuesday, July 30, 2024, By Keith Kobland

As more than 10,000 athletes have prepared to take part in the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, so too have the security personnel tasked with keeping the Olympic Village and athletic venues safe. Tony Callisto, College of Professional Studies…

STEM

Scientists Untangle Interactions Between Earth’s Early Life Forms, Environment Over 500M Years

Monday, July 29, 2024, By News Staff

The atmosphere, the ocean and life on Earth interacted over the past 500-plus million years in ways that improved conditions for early organisms to thrive. Now, an interdisciplinary team of scientists has produced a perspective article of this co-evolutionary history…

Media Tip Sheets

Not all women will vote for Kamala Harris, but a lot might.

Thursday, July 25, 2024, By Ellen Mbuqe

There has been a lot of speculation about whether Vice President and presumptive 2024 Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris can attract the women’s vote. But should we consider women as a monolithic voting bloc? Political Science Professor Shana Gadarian researches political behavior…

Campus & Community

Rower Kamile Kralikaite ’24 Embracing ‘Dream Come True’ at Summer Olympics

Tuesday, July 23, 2024, By John Boccacino

Being a skilled rower earned Kamile Kralikaite ’24 an athletic scholarship to Syracuse University, where she helped the Orange women’s rowing team claim the first Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) championship in school history. Her proficiencies on the water also earned…

Campus & Community

Falk College Students, Faculty and Athletes Featured in Summer Olympics

Monday, July 22, 2024, By Matt Michael

The 2024 Paris Summer Olympics and Paralympics are here and representatives from the Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics at Syracuse University will have an impact on this year’s Games–and, quite possibly, future Olympic Games. The Falk College representatives…

Health & Society

Engaging Youth to Sustain the Longevity of the Olympics: Q&A With Professor Jeeyoon Kim

Monday, July 22, 2024, By Kathleen Haley

The 2024 Paris Olympics is almost underway. The glory for the world-class athletes and the excitement for the spectators make for a riveting Games—crucial for the success of these Olympics and, more importantly, for the longevity of the Games. That…

Media, Law & Policy

Is a More Sustainable Olympics Possible?: Q&A With Maxwell Professor Matthew Huber

Sunday, July 21, 2024, By Kathleen Haley

Organizers of the 2024 Paris Olympics are committed to creating the most sustainable Games ever—limiting new construction, sourcing local food and using 100% renewable energy, for example. But could a global event with millions of people from all over the…

Campus & Community

Collin Capano ’05, G’11 Breaking New Ground With Open Source Program Office and Astrophysics Research

Friday, July 19, 2024, By Diane Stirling

Collin Capano ’05, G’11, director of the University’s new Open Source Program Office (OSPO), has been in the right place at the right time for breakthrough discoveries and innovative programming several times in his career. His latest role is another…

Media, Law & Policy

USA Today Audience Editor Sydney Bergan ’23 Lands ‘Surreal’ Olympic Assignment

Thursday, July 18, 2024, By John Boccacino

The internship that launched Sydney Bergan ’23 on a path to covering the upcoming Summer Olympics in Paris, France, started off on an unexpected trajectory. As a junior at Syracuse University, Bergan landed an internship through the prestigious Dow Jones…

Media Tip Sheets

Political Science Experts Available for Election 2024

Thursday, July 18, 2024, By Ellen Mbuqe

Reporters covering the fast-moving 2024 presidential election, please see the list of Syracuse University experts available to discuss the issues as they happen. Please contact Ellen James Mbuqe, executive director of media relations, via ejmbuqe@syr.edu to arrange interviews with any…