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Campus & Community

New Licensing Agreement with Microsoft Offers Enhanced Security, Analytics and Collaboration

Tuesday, November 5, 2024, By Eric Ferguson

Syracuse University will transition from Microsoft A3 licenses to Microsoft A5 licenses as the result of a new agreement between the two organizations. Information Technology Services (ITS) announced the change as part of the division’s ongoing commitment to providing the…

Campus & Community

Running Legend Kathrine Switzer’s Message to Falk College Students: ‘Go Out and Get It’

Tuesday, November 5, 2024, By Matt Michael

When Kathrine Switzer ’68, G’72, H’18 famously became the first woman to officially run in the Boston Marathon in 1967, women in the United States could not apply for, yet alone own, their own credit cards. In fact, women weren’t…

Media Tip Sheets

Activating National Guard Troops for 2024 Election

Tuesday, November 5, 2024, By Ellen Mbuqe

Govenors in several states have called up National Guard troops in response to threats of violence on Election Day. Reporters looking for an expert on this issue, please see comments from Professor Emeritus William Banks. He is the author of…

Campus & Community

Imam Amir Durić and Rabbi Ethan Bair Receive National Recognition as Interfaith America Innovation Fellows

Friday, November 1, 2024, By Dara Harper

Imam Amir Durić and Rabbi Ethan Bair, chaplains at Hendricks Chapel, model how friendship and understanding can transcend and transform adversity. Through the Jewish-Muslim Dialogue Fellowship they co-founded, Bair and Durić have helped the Syracuse University campus community unlock the…

Media, Law & Policy

‘It’s a Hard Call’: Professor Sabrina Butler Discusses Process Addictions, Smartphones and School Bans

Thursday, October 31, 2024, By Martin Walls

Across the United States, school administrators, parents, and students—as well as public health officials, attorneys, and teachers unions—are debating whether or not to limit or even ban the use of smartphones and similar devices in schools “from the first to…

Campus & Community

University Celebrates First-Generation Week Nov. 4-8

Thursday, October 31, 2024, By Cristina Hatem

National First-Generation College Celebration Week is Nov. 4-8, and provides an opportunity to celebrate first-generation students whose parents have not attended a higher education institution. Around 20% of Syracuse University students identify as first-generation. The campus community is invited to…

Arts & Culture

Architecture Professor Named Exhibit Columbus University Design Research Fellow

Tuesday, October 29, 2024, By Julie Sharkey

Jess Myers, assistant professor in the School of Architecture, has been named a 2024-25 University Design Research Fellow (UDRF), and part of a national team selected to participate in Exhibit Columbus, featuring a group of designers, artists, architects and landscape…

Campus & Community

Alexander Maloney Named Inaugural Walters Endowed Professor for Quantum Science

Tuesday, October 29, 2024, By Wendy S. Loughlin

Alexander Maloney, an international leader in quantum information science, joins the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S) this fall as the inaugural Kathy and Stan Walters Endowed Professor of Quantum Science. Maloney, a researcher who investigates fundamental questions in theoretical…

Campus & Community

Faculty and Staff Open Enrollment Runs Through Nov. 8

Tuesday, October 29, 2024, By News Staff

Don’t miss the opportunity to review your benefits! Open Enrollment is the one time of year when eligible employees can reflect on their benefit options, connect with the variety of available resources to help make the best decisions to meet…

STEM

Tool to Enhance the Taste and Texture of Sourdough

Friday, October 25, 2024, By Dan Bernardi

When millions of people went into lockdown during the pandemic, they went in search of new at-home hobbies to help cure their boredom. Among them was making sourdough bread. In addition to being sustainable for its use of natural ingredients and traditional methods…