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Campus & Community

Lender Global Student Fellows Learn About UK Environmental Sustainability

Tuesday, January 28, 2025, By Diane Stirling

Among the students studying in the Syracuse Abroad London program this semester are three undergraduates who were selected for unique research opportunities as Lender Global research fellows. Since the semester began, they have engaged in hands-on learning by visiting famous…

Health & Society

A&S Professor Helping Shape Global Environmental Policies

Monday, January 13, 2025, By Dan Bernardi

For millions around the world, degradation of their land due to factors like climate change, deforestation, overgrazing and unsustainable farming practices have caused harm to both human health and the environment. Desertification, which is when fertile land turns into desert…

Media Tip Sheets

Environmental Experts Weigh In on Growing Wildfires Out West

Wednesday, January 8, 2025, By Daryl Lovell

Devastating wildfires in Southern California have prompted widespread evacuations, destroyed more than 1,000 structures and burned thousands of acres. The strong winds and dry conditions have been cited as major contributing factors to the widespread weather event. Two Syracuse University…

Campus & Community

CBT at Falk College: Empowering Women, Creating Inclusive Environments

Friday, August 30, 2024, By Matt Michael

When Tatiana Warren ’04, G’06, was a student-athlete at Syracuse University, she received support from all corners of campus: her track and field coaches; faculty and staff in the Department of Exercise Science; and her advisors in the Ronald E….

STEM

Scientists Untangle Interactions Between Earth’s Early Life Forms, Environment Over 500M Years

Monday, July 29, 2024, By News Staff

The atmosphere, the ocean and life on Earth interacted over the past 500-plus million years in ways that improved conditions for early organisms to thrive. Now, an interdisciplinary team of scientists has produced a perspective article of this co-evolutionary history…

Campus & Community

Maymester Study Abroad Program Allows Students to Explore Diverse South Korean Environment

Friday, June 7, 2024, By Diane Stirling

A group of students recently explored the city of Seoul, South Korea, to learn about the country’s historical and contemporary sites and to see how its unique culture and traditions have affected its natural and built environments. The two-week excursion…

STEM

Free NSF I-Corps Virtual Course Offered This Summer

Thursday, May 16, 2024, By Cristina Hatem

Upstate New York is rapidly becoming a national hub for semiconductor research and manufacturing, with a $100 billion+ announced investment by Micron. For those university and community-based researchers and early-stage startup founders who are interested in exploring the market potential…

STEM

Virtual Reality Pioneer Mary Spio ’98 Helping to Revolutionize the Industry

Friday, April 5, 2024, By John Boccacino

None of it made sense. Whenever Mary Spio ’98 wore a virtual reality (VR) headset, she would feel nauseous and get sick. She wasn’t alone. Other women who tried on a VR headset told Spio they felt the same way….

Campus & Community

Crucial Conversations and Crucial Influence Offerings for Faculty and Staff This Spring; Virtual and In-Person Options Available

Tuesday, January 2, 2024, By News Staff

Crucial Conversations, a popular professional development workshop series for faculty and staff, will be offered in two formats—in-person and virtually—beginning later this month. Crucial Influence, a new offering for leaders from the creators of Crucial Conversations, is also being held…

STEM

Bedrock of Success: Female Earth and Environmental Sciences Scholars Carry on a Legacy of Mentorship

Thursday, November 30, 2023, By Dan Bernardi

In the College of Arts and Sciences’ (A&S) Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences (EES), women have served as leaders and mentors dating back to the early 1980s, a time when the field was predominantly comprised of men. The legacy of…