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University’s Top Putnam Math Competition Finisher Awarded Inaugural Erdős Prize
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,…
Is Elon Musk Good for Free Speech?
Reporters looking for insight on Elon Musk’s declaration that he is an absolutist on free speech and his desire to buy Twitter and make it a haven for free speech, please see comments from Kyla Garrett Wagner, an assistant professor of…
‘Freedom Is in Our Blood’: Ukrainian Community Members React and Respond to War With Russia
Alona Kulesha is a Ph.D. candidate in chemistry in the College of Arts and Sciences, studying protein design and function. Linh Nguyen Phan Bao G’20 is an operations research analyst in the D’Aniello Institute for Veterans and Military Families, a…
Ukrainian Refugee Crisis and European Response
Syracuse University assistant professor and researcher of refugee issues Lamis Abdelaaty is available to speak to reporters about the refugee crisis caused by the invasion of Ukraine by Russian military forces. An assistant professor of political science at the Maxwell…
Office of Veteran and Military Affairs Announces 2021 Scholarship Recipients
The Office of Veteran and Military Affairs is proud to recognize eight outstanding scholars, as part of the University’s commitment to veterans and military-connected students. These awards are possible thanks to philanthropic commitment from generous donors. They provide distinguished military-connected…
Winter Village Brings Magic to Falk College
Central New York is renowned for snow-covered hills and quaint towns that herald the holiday season. But who would expect to find one of the cutest villages—in miniature—tucked in a nook on the fourth floor of Falk College of Sport…
University Secretary Lisa Dolak to Leave Board Office Post, Return to College of Law Faculty
Lisa Dolak has spent more than 35 years as a member of the Syracuse University campus community—first as a law student, then a professor in the College of Law and more recently as senior vice president and University secretary to…
Reporter Katie Couric’s Recent Memoir Sparked Scandal
Robert Thompson, Trustee Professor of radio, television and film and director of the Bleier Center for Television and Popular Culture in the Newhouse School, was quoted about pop culture topics in The Guardian, Buffalo News, The Wrap, WESH TV (Orlando) and KTRS (St. Louis.) In an…
Horrific Videos of U.S. Border Agents Chasing Haitian Migrants Stir Public Outrage
Horace Campbell, professor of political science and African American Studies in the Maxwell School, was quoted in the USA Today story “White House calls video of border agents chasing Haitian migrants ‘horrific,’ DHS promises to investigate.” Campbell, ‘called the expulsion…
Leading Communication Scholar Srividya Ramasubramanian Joins Newhouse Faculty
Srividya “Srivi” Ramasubramanian will join the Newhouse School this fall as the Newhouse Professor, an endowed chair position. Ramasubramanian, who holds a Ph.D. in mass communication from Pennsylvania State University, is a leading communication scholar whose work addresses contemporary global…