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University Honors Commitment to Veterans at Camping World Bowl
As part of the University’s enduring commitment to veterans and the military community, the Office of Veteran and Military Affairs (OVMA) and the Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF) partnered with athletic donors Ted Lachowicz ’72 and Cliff Ensley…
Physicist Gabriela González G’95 Reveals How Syracuse Prepared Her to Make Science History
For Gabriela González G’95, life is a honeymoon—to quote a recent country hit. No sooner had the renowned physicist returned from her own honeymoon than she and her husband, fellow Argentinian theorist Jorge Pullin, moved the party to Syracuse in 1989. Swapping…
Professor Awarded NEH Fellowship to Study Democratization of Islamic Laws
A Syracuse University professor has received a National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) fellowship, supporting research into the complex interplay between democracy and Muslim Family Laws (MFLs) in non-Muslim-majority countries. Yüksel Sezgin, associate professor of political science in the Maxwell…
Portion of Comstock Avenue Will Be Closed on Wednesday, Jan. 2
Comstock Avenue from Euclid Avenue to Stratford Street will be closed from approximately 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 2, as National Grid crews work to complete gas system upgrades. Traffic will be detoured one block to the…
Environmental Rollbacks Aim to Protect Coal Power
Charles Driscoll, University Professor of Environmental Systems and Distinguished Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, was interviewed by The Guardian for an article about rolling back toxic mercury pollution standards. The move by the Trump administration is part of a…
Orange Volunteers Squeeze in Some Compassion During Orlando Visit
Citrus fruit may grow on trees in Florida, but the Sunshine State recently experienced the influx of an especially spirited variety of Orange–from wintry Syracuse! As the Orange football team prepared for its debut in the 2018 Camping World Bowl…
Capstone Project Funds Local ‘Girls Who Code’ Chapter
A capstone class project for a team of School of Information Studies (iSchool) students, working with an iSchool alumna at the Onondaga Free Library, has initiated a Girls Who Code chapter and an introduction to tech careers and coding skills for 11 Syracuse girls.
Meredith Professors Present Results of Their Special Projects for Faculty Colleagues, Academic Leaders
Two Laura J. and L. Douglas Meredith Professors of Teaching Excellence gave presentations on their Meredith projects before fellow Meredith Professors, faculty colleagues, academic affairs leaders and guests during Syracuse University’s annual Meredith Professorship Dinner on Dec. 13 in the…
ISchool Professor Lee McKnight Contributes to Pew Research Report on Future of Artificial Intelligence
School of Information Studies (iSchool) Associate Professor Lee McKnight has contributed his opinions on the changes coming to the artificial intelligence (AI) field in a recently published Pew Research Center report titled “Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Humans.” Published…
Concept to Design Library ‘Critical Catalog’ Earns ASIS&T Best Paper Proposal Award
A paper describing a proposal to create a new type of library catalog—one that, in the way it uses metadata, acts as an “affirmative action” system to advocate for diversity and expose library users and readers to resources from populations…