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Biology Professor Reflects on 6 Decades at Syracuse University
Pursue your passion, and success and fulfillment will follow. This is a common aspiration for people when searching out a career, but also one that most would say is very difficult to attain. For Syracuse University biology Professor Thomas Fondy, he…
For Social Work Students, Legislative Policy Day Is an Opportunity ‘Like No Other’
For the 23rd time, the School of Social Work at the Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics hosted the James L. Stone Legislative Policy Day Oct. 28 at the Onondaga County Courthouse in downtown Syracuse. And for the 23rd…
Office of Veteran and Military Affairs Announces Recipients of Fall Scholarships
Seven military-connected students have been awarded scholarships by the Office of Veteran and Military Affairs (OVMA). The recipients represent a broad and diverse community of military-affiliated students, from those who are currently serving to the children of those who have…
Rev. Phil Turner to Highlight Local Community as Speaker for 38th Annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration
Reverend Phil Turner of Bethany Baptist Church in Syracuse will serve as featured speaker at the 38th Annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration on Sunday, Jan. 22, 2023, in the JMA Wireless Dome at Syracuse University. This year’s…
Hamid Ekbia, Ph.D., Appointed Director of Autonomous Systems Policy Institute
Hamid Ekbia, professor of informatics, cognitive science, data science and international studies at Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana, has been appointed as University Professor at Syracuse University and will serve as the next director of its Autonomous Systems Policy Institute…
A Gift to Create Agents of Change in Visual Storytelling
When Xin Liu was awarded an Alexia grant more than 30 years ago, it accelerated her career in ways she could not have imagined as a child growing up in China. Today, with her extraordinary $2 million gift to the…
3 Faculty Members Attain Prestigious IEEE Fellow Recognition
Three faculty members have been recognized as Fellows of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) for 2023, a high professional honor conferred on less than 0.1% of the organization’s membership annually. Wenliang (Kevin) Du and Vir Phoha, both…
Longtime Higher Education Leader Appointed Senior Vice President and University Secretary to the Board of Trustees
Mary George Opperman, a longtime higher education professional with a deep background in human resources, diversity and inclusion, policy development, compliance and project management, has been appointed the next senior vice president and University secretary to the Board of Trustees….
SABR Award Leads to Major League Job for Sport Analytics Student
Roman philosopher Lucius Annaeus Seneca is credited for saying that “Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.” In other words, we make our own luck. And that’s exactly what Falk College sport analytics major John Asel ’23 did this…
Maggie Sardino Named a 2023 Marshall Scholar
Maggie Sardino, a senior majoring in writing and rhetoric in the College of Arts and Sciences and citizenship and civic engagement in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, has been named a 2023 Marshall Scholar. Founded in 1953,…