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STEM

Alumni Praises SU’s Efforts in Student Support and Diversity

Friday, June 30, 2017, By Matt Wheeler

Priscilla Tyree Williams ’86 holds a unique distinction at Syracuse University. She is the first African American woman to have graduated with a civil engineering degree from SU. Today, she oversees the implementation of the capital improvement program for the…

Fast Company

Johan Wiklund Interviewed by Fast Company about the Success of Entrepreneurs with ADHD

Friday, June 30, 2017, By Ellen Mbuqe

Johan Wiklund, Professor of Entrepreneurship at the Whitman School, was featured in a story for Fast Company This Scientist is Studying How ADHD Can Help Entrepreneurs Succeed    

USA Today

Jennifer Grygiel on the Latest Trump Twitter Attack

Friday, June 30, 2017, By Ellen Mbuqe

Jennifer Grygiel, assistant professor of communications at Newhouse School for Public Communications and social media expert, was quoted by USA Today for the story Trump’s bully pulpit: Twitter insults spark outrage, accusations of misogyny

Campus & Community

Community Science Outreach Goes Swimmingly

Wednesday, June 28, 2017, By Elizabeth Droge-Young

Local elementary and middle school students dove head first into science with help from Syracuse biologists—and a few fishy friends. Associate professor Katharine Lewis and lab members brought a bevy of zebrafish to the Westcott Community Center this May as…

Arts & Culture

The Language of Success

Wednesday, June 28, 2017, By Rob Enslin

Two members of the Department of Languages, Literatures and Linguistics (LLL) will hone their skills on the world stage, thanks to awards from the Fulbright U.S. Student Program. Rick Cieri ’17 and Andrew Scheuer G’17 will travel to Spain and…

Business & Economy

Newhouse Grad Named to NCAA Postgraduate Intern Class

Wednesday, June 28, 2017, By Keith Kobland

An alumna of the Newhouse School has been selected for a postgraduate internship at the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). Saquandra Heath ’17 is one of 31 students from colleges and universities throughout the United States to be chosen for…

Campus & Community

Zhanjiang ‘John’ Liu Named Syracuse University’s Vice President for Research

Tuesday, June 27, 2017, By News Staff

Michele G. Wheatly, vice chancellor and provost at Syracuse University, today announced the appointment of Zhanjiang “John” Liu to serve as the University’s vice president for research. Liu’s appointment, which was unanimously approved by the Executive Committee of the Board…

Smithsonian Magazine

VPA Faculty Members Art Project Highlighted as Conscious Raising

Tuesday, June 27, 2017, By Ellen Mbuqe

Susannah Sayler, Assistant Professor, Art Photography and Transmedia Core, and Edward Morris, Professor of Practice, Transmedia Core, were both featured in a Smithsonian Magazine feature story “These Nine Artists Will Help You Understand the Future of the Planet.”

Boston Herald

Elizabeth Cohen Weighs in on Supreme Court Ruling on Travel Ban

Tuesday, June 27, 2017, By Ellen Mbuqe

Elizabeth Cohen, associate professor of political science at The Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, was quoted by the Boston Herald in the story “Donald Trump calls ruling ‘victory,’ experts wary.”

STEM

Jordan Barrett, Astronaut Scholar

Monday, June 26, 2017, By Amy Manley

An undergraduate in the College of Arts and Sciences is now one of only 17 Syracuse University students who can call themselves an Astronaut Scholar. Jordan Barrett ’18, a rising senior studying physics and mathematics, has just been named a…