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Back-to-School Shopping: More Expensive and Less Variety of Back-to-School Items
With many students heading back to the classroom over the next several weeks, what should parents expect as they begin back-to-school shopping for their kids? Patrick Penfield is a professor of practice in supply chain management and director of executive…
New Study Reveals Ozone’s Hidden Toll on America’s Trees
A new nationwide study reveals that ozone pollution—an invisible threat in the air—may be quietly reducing the survival chances of many tree species across the United States. The research, published in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres is the first…
Inspiring the Next Generation of STEM Enthusiasts
A friendly competition is brewing in the corner of a basement classroom in Link Hall during the annual STEM Trekkers summer program, where students are participating in a time-honored ritual: seeing who can build a paper airplane that travels the…
5 Surprisingly Simple Ways to Use Generative Artificial Intelligence at Work
Not too long ago, generative artificial intelligence (AI) might’ve sounded like something out of a sci-fi movie. Now it’s here, and it’s ready to help you write emails, schedule meetings and even create presentations. In a recent Information Technology Services…
How New Words Enter Our Language: A Linguistics Expert Explains
From “yeet” to “social distancing,” new words and phrases constantly emerge and evolve in American English. But how do these neologisms—newly coined terms—gain acceptance and become part of mainstream dialect? We interviewed Christopher Green, associate professor of linguistics in the…
Impact Players: Sport Analytics Students Help Influence UFL Rules and Strategy
When seven students from the Department of Sport Analytics in the David B. Falk College of Sport started working for the United Football League (UFL) this past winter, league officials explained the kind of data they had available and asked…
Bringing History to Life: How Larry Swiader ’89, G’93 Blends Storytelling With Emerging Technology
Instructional design program alumnus Lawrence “Larry” Swiader ’89, G’93 has built a career at the intersection of storytelling, education and technology—a path that’s taken him from the early days of analog editing as a student in the S.I. Newhouse School…
Art Museum Acquires Indian Scrolls Gifted by SUNY Professor
The University Art Museum has received a monumental gift of more than 80 traditional Indian patachitra scrolls, significantly expanding its collection of South Asian art and material culture. The scrolls were donated by Geraldine Forbes, Distinguished Teaching Professor Emerita at…
Rabbi Natan Levy Appointed Campus Rabbi for Syracuse Hillel and Jewish Chaplain at Hendricks Chapel
Syracuse Hillel has appointed Rabbi Natan Levy as campus rabbi. Levy, who most recently served as head of operations for the Faiths Forum for London and senior lecturer at Leo Baeck College in the United Kingdom, will also serve as…
Imam Amir Durić Appointed Assistant Dean for Religious and Spiritual Life at Hendricks Chapel
The University has appointed Imam Amir Durić as assistant dean for religious and spiritual life at Hendricks Chapel. Durić, who has served as Muslim chaplain at Hendricks Chapel since 2017, will provide visionary, inclusive and compassionate leadership to advance interfaith…