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STEM

Jason Webb G’18 Receives Virtual Reality Grant from Unity and Meta Immersive Learning

Monday, October 3, 2022, By Eric Ferguson

Jason Webb G ’18,  an instructional analyst with ITS Online Learning Services, adjunct professor in the Newhouse School and instructor in the College of Visual and Performing Arts, recently received a “Create with VR” grant from Unity and Meta Immersive…

Campus & Community

Diana Garcia-Varo ’23 Showcases How Students Find Community During Latinx Hispanic Heritage Month

Monday, October 3, 2022, By John Boccacino

Leaving behind your hometown, friends and family to attend college can be a daunting task for any high school student. In the case of Diana Garcia-Varo ’23, when she decided to attend Syracuse University and study both psychology in the…

Veterans

OVMA Connect Offers Veterans a Chance to Build Relationships With Students, Alumni and Mentors in Their Community

Friday, September 30, 2022, By Austin Philleo

In summer 2021, the University’s Office of Veteran and Military Affairs (OVMA) announced the launch of OVMA Connect, a mentoring platform powered by PeopleGrove that builds professional networks by connecting student veterans and alumni with career mentors in support of…

Veterans

Syracuse Welcomes New Head of the Army ROTC Program, LTC Matthew Coyne

Wednesday, September 28, 2022, By Stephanie Salanger

With more than 100 Army Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) cadets under his charge, LTC Matthew (Matt) Coyne has stepped into his new role as professor of military science at Syracuse University with gusto. “I’m extremely fortunate for the opportunity…

Arts & Culture

Architecture Students Win International Design Workshop Grand Prize

Wednesday, September 28, 2022, By Julie Sharkey

A team of fifth-year School of Architecture students have won the grand prize at this year’s Busan International Architectural Design Workshop (BIADW)—an intensive academic program intended to encourage rigorous research and ideas creation of architecture major students from around the…

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….

Campus & Community

Additional Online Course Tagging Working Sessions Planned

Monday, September 26, 2022, By Diane Stirling

Five online working sessions will be held between early October and mid-December for faculty members to obtain guidance on integrating the University’s Shared Competencies into their curriculum and to have support completing the course tagging process. The one-hour Zoom working…

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…

Media, Law & Policy

Syracuse University Part of a Team Awarded $60M USDA Grant to Promote Climate-Smart Commodities

Monday, September 26, 2022, By Jessica Smith

Syracuse University is a leading partner in a multi-university project that aims to increase supply and demand for climate-smart commodities produced and manufactured in New York state, supported by a new grant from the USDA’s Partnership for Climate-Smart Commodities. The…

Campus & Community

Name, Image and Likeness Online Seminar: Build Your Brand and Monetize Opportunities

Monday, September 26, 2022, By News Staff

Last year, a patchwork of states started passing laws mandating that college athletes were allowed to profit off their images. After asking Congress to pass a uniform set of rules (it didn’t), the NCAA threw up its hands and said…