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A Star’s Unexpected Survival

Tuesday, February 7, 2023, By Dan Bernardi

Hundreds of millions of light-years away in a distant galaxy, a star orbiting a supermassive black hole is being violently ripped apart under the black hole’s immense gravitational pull. As the star is shredded, its remnants are transformed into a…

Campus & Community

Student Veteran Savion Pollard ’25 an Honored Guest During Tonight’s State of the Union Address

Tuesday, February 7, 2023, By John Boccacino

Tonight’s annual State of the Union Address from President Joseph R. Biden L’68 to a joint session of Congress and the American people will have a decidedly Orange tint to it, and not just because President Biden is a proud…

Veterans

OVMA Announces Over $15K in Spring Scholarships for Military-Connected Students

Tuesday, February 7, 2023, By Charlie Poag

The Office of Veteran and Military Affairs (OVMA) has opened the application window for six different financial scholarships for military-connected students at Syracuse. More than $15,000 is available for military-connected students enrolled during the Spring 2023 semester, with applications closing…

Campus & Community

Learn! at Syracuse University Libraries Spring 2023 Workshops

Monday, February 6, 2023, By Cristina Hatem

Syracuse University Libraries is providing several online and in-person workshops throughout the Spring 2023 semester. Learn! workshops are free and open to students, faculty and researchers across campus. Pre-registration is required. Upcoming workshops include: Monday, Feb. 13 at 5 p.m….

STEM

Seismology Professor Sheds Light on Turkey-Syria Earthquake

Monday, February 6, 2023, By Daryl Lovell

With a climbing death toll of more than 5,000 people and thousands still missing, Turkey and Syria have been devastated by the magnitude 7.8 earthquake that hit the two countries this week. Joshua Russell is an assistant professor of seismology…

Campus & Community

Award-Winning Comics Theorist Scott McCloud ’82 to Present Lecture Feb. 9

Friday, February 3, 2023, By Erica Blust

The College of Visual and Performing Arts’ School of Art will present a lecture by award-winning author and comics theorist Scott McCloud ’82 on Thursday, Feb. 9, at 6:30 p.m. in Shemin Auditorium, Shaffer Art Building. The talk is free…

Campus & Community

University Monitoring Wind Chill Warning for Friday, Feb. 3

Thursday, February 2, 2023, By News Staff

Syracuse University is monitoring weather conditions for Friday, Feb. 3, through the morning of Saturday, Feb. 4. This effort includes reviewing the most up-to-date National Weather Service data and forecasting, and consulting with an independent meteorologist about what to expect….

Campus & Community

Department of Public Safety to Conduct a Test of the Orange Alert Campus Crisis Alert Notification System on Thursday, Feb. 9

Thursday, February 2, 2023, By Alex Haessig

The Department of Public Safety (DPS) will conduct a test of the Orange Alert Campus Crisis Alert Notification System on Thursday, Feb. 9, at 12:25 p.m. It will be a full test of the system which includes notifications sent via…

STEM

Donor’s ‘Belief in Potential’ Motivates $1.5M Gift

Wednesday, February 1, 2023, By Eileen Korey

Like many young women with an interest in science, Laura Feldman ’81 thought about a career in medicine when she entered Syracuse University. But she was daunted by the statistics and her future prospects: At the time, women were not…

Campus & Community

In Memoriam: Life Trustee Samuel V. Goekjian ’52

Wednesday, February 1, 2023, By Eileen Korey

Samuel V. Goekjian ’52 built his first “home” on American soil at Syracuse University and he never left his alma mater behind, even though he built an extraordinary career in international law and finance that spanned the globe. After graduating…