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Alumnus Honored by Son with Creation of Endowed Scholarship Fund
An alumnus is being honored by his son who has established a scholarship in his father’s name to support student-athletes pursuing graduate work in education or service-based fields. The $1.5 million endowment is being provided by Brian Grossman in honor…
Phyllis Backer Foundation Establishes Named Professorship in Jewish Studies
A major gift from The Phyllis Backer Foundation will enhance the depth and breadth of modern Jewish studies at Syracuse University. The Foundation has made a $1.5 million gift to establish The Phyllis Backer Professor of Jewish Studies in the…
Invasive Species Are Destroying New England Forests
Across New England, trees are being decimated and killed on a daily basis. The source of the damage comes from insect pests and other diseases, the newest perpetrators of a continues invasive species cycle. For WNPR Radio, Arts and Sciences…
Hendricks Chapel Dean’s Convocation Brings Campus Together in Spirit and Song on Sunday Evenings
Every Sunday evening at 7 p.m., Hendricks Chapel comes alive. Members of the Syracuse University community come together for the Dean’s Convocation, a spirited gathering featuring music and reflection. The idea of a weekly convocation emerged from the Syracuse campus…
Physicists at Forefront of Multinational Experiment
Physicists in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S) continue to make inroads on the world stage. The High-Energy Physics (HEP) group in the Department of Physics recently hosted the 85th Large Hardon Collider beauty (LHCb) Week in Lake Placid,…
Study: Clean Power Plan Replacement Worse than Nothing, Costs More than 3,500 Lives and $33B Yearly
A new map released today by scientists at Syracuse and Harvard universities shows that, compared to doing nothing, replacing the Clean Power Plan with a narrower option would make air quality worse and endanger more lives, on top of the…
Career Connects Family History, Research Interests
Looking back, Alexei Abrahams ’08 sees a clear line from his family history to his career as an economist studying the Israel-Palestine conflict. He grew up in Ontario and Nova Scotia, but he lived in South Africa from the time…
Setnor School of Music Fall Festival Concert
Setnor School of Music in the College of Visual and Performing Arts presents its first-ever Fall Festival, Thursday, Oct. 5, at 7 p.m. in the Setnor Auditorium at Crouse College. Come for an evening of music ranging from Elgar to…
Falk College Celebrates 100 Years of Nutrition Education
When nutrition-based courses debuted in 1917 at Syracuse University, cooking laboratories included 24 gas stoves, one fireless cooker and a coal range. What a difference a century makes. In celebration of 100 years of nutrition education, Falk College hosted nearly 150…
Conservative Views in Sporting World
With the anthem protests at the forefront, politics and sports may have never been so intertwined. For the Washington Post, Maxwell School and Political Science Professor Emily Thorson wrote of this clash, and how the conservative nature of the sporting…