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STEM

Physics Faculty and Students Mining for Neutrino Answers

Monday, March 4, 2024, By Dan Bernardi

It takes a really big project to answer questions about some of the tiniest particles in the Universe. At the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (DUNE), researchers will install seven-story detectors a mile below ground and shoot a high-energy beam 800…

Campus & Community

Natasha Brao and Thomas Montfort Awarded Hunter’s Fund Grants

Monday, March 4, 2024, By Cristina Hatem

Natasha Brao ’22, G’23, G’24 and Thomas Montfort ’24 have been selected as spring 2024 recipients of Hunter Brooks Watson Memorial Fund (Hunter’s Fund) grant awards through a highly competitive national application. The grants reward innovation and reflect on the…

Campus & Community

SU Drama Performs ‘Head Over Heels’ Through March 9

Monday, March 4, 2024, By News Staff

The Syracuse University Department of Drama continues the 2023-24 season with the hilarious, genre-blending musical “Head Over Heels” by Jeff Whitty and James Magruder, directed by Kiira Schmidt Carper and Kathleen Wrinn. Performances will be held through March 9 in…

STEM

Successful Computer Innovator Kwang G. Tan G’73 Gives Back to Support Students, Faculty, Campus Initiatives

Monday, March 4, 2024, By John Boccacino

Table tennis is a game of both force and angles. The goal is to strike the ball past your opponent by taking advantage of the observable angles and opportunities. Devising a plan of attack for problems known and unknown. Predicting…

STEM

An Inside Look at the New Quantum Technology Lab in ECS

Friday, March 1, 2024, By Kwami Maranga

Two-dimensional (2D) materials are the thinnest nanomaterials known to exist. Being only a single or few layers of atoms thick, these delicate sheets have found many applications in electronic devices, quantum optics and photovoltaic technology. Pankaj K. Jha, assistant professor…

STEM

Estate Gift From Esteemed Alumnus Boosts Undergraduate Research in Physics

Thursday, February 29, 2024, By Eileen Korey

“Syracuse Physics was and still is a vast entryway to the future.” Words penned by alumnus and philanthropist Jay N. Zemel when he was in his 90s and reflecting on his experiences at Syracuse University. He earned a B.S. in…

Arts & Culture

Humanities Center Supports Four Spring 2024 Fellows

Thursday, February 29, 2024, By Caroline K. Reff

Humanities practitioners put current issues and events into perspective by encouraging critical thinking and analysis, challenging beliefs and values, sparking creativity and encouraging global citizenship and immersing in history. In an effort to further a world that is healthier, hopeful…

Media Tip Sheets

Whitman School Retail Experts React to Macy’s Shake-Ups

Tuesday, February 27, 2024, By Daryl Lovell

Macy’s is downsizing. The legacy retail company announced plans to close 150 stores over the next several years to focus on its more successful stores and ventures. According to reports, the department store chain has not disclosed exact locations that…

Veterans

Generosity of Soldiers Inspired Benetta Dousuah G’25 to Enlist in the Army

Monday, February 26, 2024, By Charlie Poag

U.S. Army veteran Benetta Dousuah G’25, currently a graduate student in the Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics, vividly recalls her family’s escape from Liberia during the back-to-back civil wars that ravaged the nation between 1989 and 2003. Initially…

Syracuse University Impact

Student, University Volunteers Build 44 Beds for Community Children in Need

Monday, February 26, 2024, By Diane Stirling

The number 44 holds a special significance on the Syracuse University campus, and in true University fashion, 44 children in the City of Syracuse will soon receive new beds and bedding—some for the first time—through a project that has touched…