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Campus & Community

Seven New Members Elected to University’s Board of Trustees

Monday, May 24, 2021, By News Staff

Syracuse University has announced the election of seven new members to its Board of Trustees, all of whom are recognized leaders in their fields and are either alumni or otherwise deeply connected to the University through family and service. The…

Arts & Culture

Making Beats, Building Community: Music Education Partners With Local Nonprofit Mercy Works to Offer Digital Music Lab

Monday, May 24, 2021, By Jen Plummer

The room was buzzing with energy on a recent Tuesday night at the Clarence Jordan Vision Center on Syracuse’s south side. Eleven local high school students diligently toiled on Macs outfitted with headphones, digital keyboards and Novation Launchpads—digital soundboards used…

STEM

Ph.D. Candidate Nicolás Pérez-Consuegra Leads Research Expedition in Search of Answers to Erosion in Colombia

Friday, May 21, 2021, By Dan Bernardi

In April 2017, a landslide in Mocoa, Colombia, ripped through a local town, killing more than 300 people. Nicolás Pérez-Consuegra grew up about 570 miles north in Santander, Colombia, and was shocked as he watched the devastation on television. At…

Campus & Community

Syracuse University to Award Three Honorary Degrees at 2021 Commencement

Tuesday, May 18, 2021, By News Staff

An esteemed higher education leader and a change agent for the arts; a highly respected U.S. Army commander and pioneer for women in the military; and an exemplary public servant in fiscal management and steadfast philanthropist will receive honorary degrees…

Campus & Community

Milestone Years of Service Recognition

Friday, May 7, 2021, By News Staff

The following members of the Syracuse University community are recognized for achieving Years of Service milestones in 2020: Jeurje Alamir, Facilities Services Kathryn Allen, School of Information Studies Suzanne Baldwin, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, College of Arts and…

Campus & Community

Faculty, Librarians Honored With Emeriti Status

Tuesday, May 4, 2021, By News Staff

The following faculty members and librarians received emeriti status in May 2020: Peter Bell, professor in the College of Law Mehrzad Boroujerdi, professor of political science in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs Rachel Brown, associate professor of…

STEM

Libraries and American Chemical Society Sign Innovative ‘Read and Publish’ Open Access Agreement

Friday, April 30, 2021, By Cristina Hatem

Syracuse University Libraries and the Publications Division of the American Chemical Society (ACS) recently signed an innovative “read and publish” open access agreement that will expand the reach of Syracuse University researchers’ scientific contributions. Open access provides students, faculty and…

Campus & Community

University Names 2021-22 Remembrance Scholars

Friday, April 30, 2021, By News Staff

Syracuse University’s Remembrance Scholar Selection Committee has chosen the 35 students who will be the 2021-22 Remembrance Scholars. The scholarships, now in their 32nd year, were founded as a tribute to—and means of remembering—the 35 students who were killed in…

STEM

Engineering and Computer Science Faculty Awarded Grant for Catheter Research Project

Thursday, April 29, 2021, By Alex Dunbar

For the 75 million people who require a urinary catheter, urinary tract infections are a serious concern. Catheters are prone to colonization by bacterial and fungal pathogens, which causes antibiotic-resistant infections. An infection can also lead to pH changes in…

STEM

Electrical Engineering, Computer Science Researchers Win Artificial Intelligence Award

Thursday, April 29, 2021, By Alex Dunbar

A research collaboration between electrical engineering and computer science researchers and colleagues at Upstate Medical University on detecting Alzheimer’s disease won a notable award at an artificial intelligence conference. Professors Asif Salekin and Senem Velipasalar, EECS graduate students Fatih Altay…