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Campus & Community

Student Experience Welcomes Dawn Singleton as New VP of Student Transition, Access and Inclusion

Wednesday, July 12, 2023, By Shannon Andre

The Student Experience division welcomed Dawn Singleton, Ed.D., as the new vice president of student transition, access and inclusion on July 1. Singleton joins the Syracuse University community from Rowan University where she served in multiple leadership roles over the…

Campus & Community

Forrest J Ackerman Papers Now Open for Research

Wednesday, July 12, 2023, By Cristina Hatem

Syracuse University Libraries’ Special Collections Research Center (SCRC) is pleased to announce that the processing of the Forrest J Ackerman papers has been completed and the collection is now open for research. Forrest J Ackerman (1916-2008), American science fiction author,…

STEM

Amid the Rapid Rise of AI and Autonomous Systems, Maxwell Scholars Have a Pivotal Role

Thursday, July 6, 2023, By Jeffrey Pepper Rodgers

In early 2022, the City of Syracuse’s Surveillance Technology Working Group met to discuss a proposal from the police department to install street cameras that automatically scan license plates as an aid for investigating crime. While the technology had the…

Health & Society

A Machine Learning Approach to Freshwater Analysis

Thursday, July 6, 2023, By Dan Bernardi

From protecting biodiversity to ensuring the safety of drinking water, the biochemical makeup of rivers and streams around the United States is critical for human and environmental welfare. Studies have found that human activity and urbanization are driving salinization (increased…

Arts & Culture

Carrie Mae Weems First Major Solo UK Exhibition Opens in London

Wednesday, July 5, 2023, By News Staff

“Reflections of Now,” a major exhibition of work by internationally renowned artist Carrie Mae Weems H’17, Syracuse University’s first-ever artist in residence, opened June 22 at the Barbican Art Gallery in London. Weems’ first major solo U.K. exhibition will run through Sept….

STEM

Professor Receives National Science Foundation Grant to Test Boreal Forests’ Blood Pressure

Thursday, June 29, 2023, By News Staff

Boreal ecosystems, dotted by subarctic lakes, are the world’s northernmost forests. The boreal biome is the largest on Earth, stretching across Alaska, Canada, Russia and Scandinavia. These forests of spruce, fir and pine help regulate the global climate by sequestering…

Campus & Community

Supreme Court Issues Ruling on Race-Based Admissions

Thursday, June 29, 2023, By News Staff

Dear Students, Faculty and Staff: A short time ago, the Supreme Court issued its decision in the cases brought by the Students for Fair Admissions Inc. against Harvard College and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The decision…

Campus & Community

Andrew Sears Appointed Dean of the School of Information Studies

Wednesday, June 28, 2023, By News Staff

Vice Chancellor, Provost and Chief Academic Officer Gretchen Ritter today announced the appointment of Andrew Sears as the next dean of the School of Information Studies (iSchool). Sears comes to Syracuse from The Pennsylvania State University, where he has served…

Campus & Community

‘I Wanted to Help People’: Students Finding Their Purpose Through MFT’s M.A. Online Program

Thursday, June 22, 2023, By Matt Michael

This past April, the Department of Marriage and Family Therapy (MFT) in the Falk College hosted its first in-person residency for master of arts online students. The department welcomed 33 students from all over the country, and for many it…

Veterans

Tillman Scholars Run to Remember Pat Tillman’s Legacy

Friday, June 16, 2023, By Charlie Poag

Members of Syracuse University’s military-connected community recently traveled to Tempe, Arizona, to take part in the 19th Annual Pat’s Run, hosted by the Pat Tillman Foundation. Among the 29,000 participants, this year were four Syracuse University Tillman Scholars and two…