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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…

Business & Economy

New Department Chairs at Whitman

Wednesday, July 17, 2024, By Dawn McWilliams

The Whitman School of Management announced the appointment of two new department chairs, effective July 1. Professor Lynne Vincent has been named chair of the Management Department, and Professor Craig Nicols has been named chair of the Lubin School of Accounting at Whitman….

Media, Law & Policy

NBC’s Voice of the Olympics Mike Tirico ’88: Memorable Olympic Moments and a Love for All Things Orange (Podcast)

Tuesday, July 16, 2024, By Keith Kobland

When the Olympic Games begin later this month, one of the University’s best-known alums will be front and center. In many ways it’s a role Mike Tirico ’88 knew he wanted at an early age. “My mom will tell you,…

Campus & Community

What’s Happening in CNY: Celebrating National Ice Cream Day

Tuesday, July 16, 2024, By Christine Grabowski

You scream, I scream, we all scream for ICE CREAM! Calling all lovers of this tasty frozen treat. Did you know that Sunday, July 21, is National Ice Cream Day? In honor of this special holiday, we put together a…

Media, Law & Policy

Teaching the Global Power of Sport, Olympics Through a Communication Lens

Friday, July 12, 2024, By John Boccacino

Historically, the Olympics have provided countless memorable athletic achievements—the Miracle on Ice men’s hockey team upsetting the Soviet Union at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York; the Dream Team capturing gold at the 1992 Summer Olympics in…

Arts & Culture

100 Black Men of Syracuse and Syracuse Stage Present ‘Citizen James, or the Young Man Without a Country’ by Kyle Bass

Friday, July 12, 2024, By Joanna Penalva

Syracuse Stage, in partnership with 100 Black Men of Syracuse, announced that the company’s 2024/25 season will officially begin with “Citizen James, or the Young Man Without a Country”—a powerful and illuminating live world premiere production from resident playwright Kyle…

Campus & Community

University Employees Urged to Leave Campus by 3:30 p.m. Today, July 10, Due to Severe Weather, Tornado Watch

Wednesday, July 10, 2024, By News Staff

Syracuse University employees are encouraged to leave campus no later than 3:30 p.m. today in anticipation of severe weather due to a Tornado Watch in effect for Central New York. Showers and thunderstorms are expected, with some expected to be…