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Overwatch 2 Illustrates Challenges Facing Esports Industry

Tuesday, October 11, 2022, By Christopher Munoz

Blizzard Entertainment positioned its popular shooter Overwatch as a major player on the esports scene. But the company has hit some stumbling blocks and faced criticism as it launches a sequel, Overwatch 2, including problems merging accounts and server issues….

Media, Law & Policy

Maxwell Exhibition, Featuring Robert Shetterly’s ‘Americans Who Tell the Truth’ Collection, Focuses on Citizenship

Tuesday, October 11, 2022, By Jessica Youngman

At the start of the fall semester, members of the Maxwell School community were greeted by new figures joining the statue of George Washington that has served as the focal point of the school’s north entrance since the building was…

STEM

CyberStart Online Gaming Tournament Returns

Monday, October 10, 2022, By Eric Ferguson

Are you a student who likes online games and pizza? If so, are you also curious about a career in cybersecurity? Join the ITS Information Security team for the CyberStart launch party (with pizza!) on Fri., Oct. 14, from 2:30-4:30…

Campus & Community

The Lender Center for Social Justice Seeks Applicants for Student Fellows

Wednesday, October 5, 2022, By Maria Damiano

The Lender Center for Social Justice is seeking students from all academic disciplines to apply as a 2022-24 Lender Student Fellow. The center welcomes students who are passionate about finding solutions to complex problems and want to sustain and encourage diversity…

Campus & Community

Celebration of Life in Honor of Professor Sheldon Stone to Be Held Oct. 7

Monday, October 3, 2022, By News Staff

Syracuse University will hold a Celebration of Life service on Friday, Oct. 7 to honor the life and legacy of physics Professor Sheldon Stone. The ceremony is scheduled for 4 p.m. in Hendricks Chapel and can also be viewed online. It…

Business & Economy

Falk College Professor Laura-Anne Minkoff-Zern Explores Ways to Benefit Farmworkers and Farmers

Wednesday, September 28, 2022, By Matt Michael

Laura-Anne Minkoff Zern, an associate professor of Nutrition and Food Studies in Falk College, says the focus of her field—food system sustainability and fair access to healthy food—often overlooks one key element: The people who labor to grow that food….

Health & Society

Meet Ashia Aubourg ’18, a Food Justice Advocate Who Empowers Communities, on the ‘’Cuse Conversations’ Podcast

Tuesday, September 27, 2022, By John Boccacino

Ever since Ashia Aubourg ’18 was a child, she dreamed of one day working as a chef. Food was always the epicenter of her life, and from an early age, Aubourg would help her family in the kitchen, even whipping…

Campus & Community

University Announces Inaugural Renée Crown Honors Professorships

Monday, September 26, 2022, By Dan Bernardi

The College of Arts and Sciences (A&S) has announced that Heidi Hehnly, associate professor of biology, is the inaugural Renée Crown Professor in the Sciences and Mathematics and Karin Nisenbaum, assistant professor of philosophy, is the inaugural Renée Crown Professor…

Health & Society

Lender Faculty Fellow Bhan Examining Social Justice Implications of Artificial Intelligence Weaponry

Monday, September 26, 2022, By Diane Stirling

How do artificial intelligence weapons systems transform war and surveillance activities and accentuate the social and political vulnerabilities of humans to violence? That is the question Mona Bhan, associate professor of anthropology in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public…

Health & Society

Professor Conducting First National Survey on Reproductive Health Experiences of Deaf Women

Monday, September 26, 2022, By Renée Gearhart Levy

As limits to women’s reproductive rights swirl in the national news, one researcher at Syracuse University is engaged in a groundbreaking nationwide study on the reproductive health experiences of Deaf and hard of hearing women. Corrine Occhino, assistant professor in the…