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It was the mid-1960s and Nicholas “Nick” Donofrio G’71, H’11 described it as a “great time” for electrical engineers. They were in huge demand and the young graduate from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute took a job at IBM in Poughkeepsie, New…

The global search for Syracuse University’s next vice chancellor, provost and chief academic officer has culminated with the selection of Gretchen Ritter, a highly respected and dynamic academic administrator who has held leadership roles at some of the country’s most…

University College has been renamed the College of Professional Studies. For over 100 years, the college’s mission has been to provide educational opportunities to those whose only access to Syracuse University is through part-time study. The new name reflects the…

If you were to take a walk around the streets of Bochum, a city once noted for its coal mining in western Germany, you would come across small bronze plaques slightly protruding from the sidewalk in front of many houses….

What do Hollywood movie production companies and researchers at the Syracuse University Stuttering Research Lab have in common? Each uses sophisticated state-of-the-art equipment like infrared motion tracking cameras and body sensors—but for very different purposes. While the movie production companies…

A team led by Nina Sharifi, assistant professor of architectural technology in the School of Architecture, is undertaking a $1.59 million retrofit demonstration project and “living lab” for ongoing research using a South Campus dormitory at Winding Ridge. The pilot…

The federal government is taking on cybersecurity threats and ransomware attacks like never before. Now widely viewed as a national security threat, President Biden recently launched an initiative to address the dangers of ransomware by working with global partners to…

Syracuse University Libraries recently launched an online version of its Biblio Gallery.  The Biblio Gallery, set up on the fourth floor of Bird Library, was created in 2007 as a student exhibition and study space. S. Ann Skiold, art librarian,…

William Knuth, assistant professor of applied music and performance, has been named the Center for Fellowship and Scholarship Advising’s 2021 Mentor of the Year.  The annual award recognizes a faculty member for exemplary dedication to students and support of their…

When the COVID-19 pandemic began to spread across the globe in the spring of 2020, it brought to Syracuse University a countless number of unprecedented challenges. One of the most critical was to continue the work of educating more than…