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Health & Society

Phillandra Smith Finds and Fosters Community at Syracuse University

Tuesday, May 3, 2022, By Ellen de Graffenreid

Phillandra Smith hadn’t considered a Ph.D. until a professor at Barry University asked what she would do after finishing a master’s degree. Smith, who is from the Bahamas, had planned to return to the classroom. “This professor was honestly really…

Campus & Community

Class of 2022 Falk Scholars Describe Their Most Meaningful Syracuse University Experiences

Monday, May 2, 2022, By Matt Michael

Thirteen members of the Class of 2022 have been named Falk College Scholars. Falk Scholars represent undergraduate students who display academic excellence, exceptional campus and community engagement, independent research and creative work, innovation in their disciplinary field, and personal integrity….

STEM

Viewing a Microcosm Through a Physics Lens

Monday, May 2, 2022, By Dan Bernardi

“What can physics offer biology?” This was how Alison Patteson, assistant professor in the College of Arts and Sciences’ physics department and a faculty member in the BioInspired Institute, began the explanation of why her physics lab was studying bacteria. In…

STEM

University’s Top Putnam Math Competition Finisher Awarded Inaugural Erdős Prize

Monday, May 2, 2022, By Dan Bernardi

Junior Connor Ritchie has won the Department of Mathematics’ inaugural Erdős Prize for being Syracuse University’s top finisher in the William Lowell Putnam Mathematical Competition. The Putnam contest is the preeminent mathematics competition for undergraduate college students in the United States and Canada,…

Veterans

Senior Profile: Emily Graham ’22 Finds Community Through Public Health Education

Monday, May 2, 2022, By Stephanie Salanger

A chance meeting on the other side of the world in Bali, Indonesia, proved to be a pivotal step in the journey Emily Graham ’22 took to Syracuse. It prompted her to see what the University offers for veterans, and…

STEM

Sasha Valitutti Selected as a 2022 SMART Scholar

Thursday, April 28, 2022, By News Staff

Sasha Valitutti, a junior aerospace engineering major in the College of Engineering and Computer Science, has been named a recipient of a Science, Mathematics and Research for Transformation (SMART) Scholarship from the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD). The award will…

Campus & Community

Q&A With Interim Co-Chairs of the Academic Leadership for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility

Thursday, April 28, 2022, By News Staff

As part of the commitment to making Syracuse University a place that is welcoming and inclusive to all, each academic unit has a designated diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility (DEIA) leader. These DEIA leaders report to either a dean or…

Campus & Community

Bee Love on Campus Enhances University’s Sustainability Measures

Wednesday, April 27, 2022, By Roxanna Carpenter

What’s the buzz? On South Campus and all across Syracuse University, it’s native plants to support pollinators of all varieties. And that is just one part of the University’s efforts in sustainability management. Melissa Cadwell, sustainability coordinator in Sustainability Management,…

Media Tip Sheets

JCPenney Pursuit of Kohl’s – Real Estate Push More Than Strategic Play

Wednesday, April 27, 2022, By Daryl Lovell

The owner companies behind JCPenney have reportedly made an offer to buy Kohl’s for more than $8.5B. It would be a major move for the two rival department-store chains. Ray Wimer is an assistant professor of retail practice at Syracuse…

Campus & Community

L.A. Story: On Immersion Trip, Sport Management Students Feel ‘The Passion to Give Back and Grow the Next Generation’

Tuesday, April 26, 2022, By Matt Michael

How’s this for a spring break: Seven days in Los Angeles, meeting more than 70 executives from 23 sports-related organizations, and riding at 125 mph in an official NASCAR pace car! That’s how Allison Rosen ’24 and 17 of her…