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Campus & Community

Advancing DEIA: Welcoming InclusiveU Students to First Year Seminar 101

Friday, October 27, 2023, By Jen Plummer

First Year Seminar 101 (FYS 101) is a one-credit course required by the University for all first-year and transfer undergraduates, covering such topics as belonging, interdependence, health and wellness, identity, socialization, prejudice, discrimination, bias and stereotype. InclusiveU, an initiative of…

Campus & Community

Film Favorites for Your Halloween Movie Night

Friday, October 27, 2023, By Christine Grabowski

Looking for a good scary movie to watch this Halloween? Get your popcorn and candy ready for these recommendations by some of our faculty experts who weighed in on their scariest favorites. Roger Hallas “I am particularly partial to artsy…

Campus & Community

University to Host Family Weekend and South Campus Living Showcase

Friday, October 27, 2023, By News Staff

In celebration of their important roles within the University community and providing opportunities for further connecting with their student, campus welcomes parents, families and student supporters for Family Weekend annually each fall. The 2023 festivities will be hosted Friday, Nov. 3,…

Campus & Community

Mark Your Calendar—Open Enrollment for Faculty and Staff Begins Oct. 30

Thursday, October 26, 2023, By News Staff

Open Enrollment, the annual period when eligible employees reflect on their benefit options for the coming year, begins Monday, Oct. 30, and continues through Friday, Nov. 10. This is the one time of year when University faculty and staff may…

Media, Law & Policy

University Leaders Launch AI Academic Alliance, Convene AI Symposium in Washington

Thursday, October 26, 2023, By Genaro Armas

Two Syracuse University institutes are welcoming researchers, academic leaders, policymakers and journalists for discussions in Washington, D.C., about innovations, vulnerabilities and the future of artificial intelligence. The two-day AI Policy Symposium that begins today in the nation’s capital is organized…

STEM

Physics Professor Honored by the American Physical Society

Tuesday, October 24, 2023, By Dan Bernardi

Jennifer Schwarz, professor of physics in the College of Arts and Sciences, has been named a Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS). She joins 24 previous Syracuse University faculty members to receive the distinction over the 100 years that the…

Campus & Community

Psychology Professor Named New Associate Dean of Research

Tuesday, October 24, 2023, By Dan Bernardi

Stephen Maisto, research professor and professor emeritus of psychology, has been named the College of Arts and Sciences’ (A&S) associate dean of research. In that role, he will help advance the mission of the college by working with faculty to…

Business & Economy

Ben Ford ’23 Accepted Into Techstars Silicon Valley Program

Monday, October 23, 2023, By Cristina Hatem

Ben Ford ’23, founder of Fundwurx and an alumnus of both the Martin J. Whitman School of Management and the School of Information Studies, was accepted into the elite and highly competitive Techstars Oakland Powered by J.P. Morgan program. Ford was…

Media, Law & Policy

Newhouse School Mourns the Loss of Pioneering Media Executive Edward Bleier ’51

Monday, October 23, 2023, By Genaro Armas

Edward Bleier ’51, the innovative media executive who helped support the study of television and pop culture on the Syracuse University campus, died Tuesday, according to his wife, Magda Bleier. He was 94 years old. Bleier was a pioneer in…