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Campus & Community

School of Education to Present March 30 Film Screening and Discussion With Disability Activist Jordyn Zimmerman

Monday, March 27, 2023, By Martin Walls

What is it like to be autistic and non-speaking in a world that has already made up its mind about you? On March 30, the School of Education and the Center on Disability and Inclusion will present “This Is Not…

Campus & Community

University Celebrates AAPI Heritage Month

Monday, March 27, 2023, By Shannon Andre

Celebrated nationally in May, Syracuse University hosts the annual Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month celebration in April so all on campus can join in honoring the histories, cultural diversity, identities and contributions of AAPI communities. Coordinated by…

Arts & Culture

Department of Drama Presents ‘Dance Nation’

Friday, March 24, 2023, By Joanna Penalva

The Department of Drama continues the 2022/2023 season with the 2017 Susan Blackburn Prize-winning play “Dance Nation” by Clare Barron. Directed by Katherine McGerr and choreographed by Felipe Panamá, the play takes audiences on an emotional and powerful journey of…

STEM

3 Faculty Members Collect Top National Awards and Grants

Friday, March 24, 2023, By Dan Bernardi

A trio of College of Arts and Sciences (A&S) faculty members have received highly competitive national awards in recognition of their commitment to teaching and research excellence. Tripti Bhattacharya, Thonis Family Professor of Earth and environmental sciences, and Alison Patteson, assistant…

Health & Society

Falk College Nutrition Science Students Examining Impact of Father’s Obesity on Children

Friday, March 24, 2023, By Matt Michael

Childhood obesity is a serious problem in the United States, where one in five children and adolescents are affected, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. While obesity in mothers has been the primary focus of early life…

Campus & Community

3rd Thonis Endowed Professorship Announced: The Multiplier Effect in Philanthropy

Friday, March 24, 2023, By Eileen Korey

On the drive from his home in Wellesley, Massachusetts, to his alma mater in Syracuse, New York, Michael G. “Mike” Thonis ’72 says he counts rock formations, knows all their geological names and notices “as they suddenly become very dark…

Campus & Community

Margaret ‘Peg’ Hermann, the Moynihan Institute’s Longtime Leader, Retires

Friday, March 24, 2023, By Renée Gearhart Levy

The late U.S. Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan once said, “If I were 26 again, I would be out in the world working with others on problems that no one country can solve on its own.” His words encapsulate the mission…

STEM

Syracuse Researchers Create a Global Occupant Behavior Database for ASHRAE

Friday, March 24, 2023, By Kerrie Marshall

There’s a new publicly accessible website from American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE), ashraeobdatabase.com, that informs educators and practitioners like designers and energy modelers how people all over the world use buildings. SyracuseCoE Associate Director and Mechanical…

Campus & Community

Lender Center for Social Justice Symposium, Supported by MetLife Foundation, Focuses on Racial Wealth Gap

Thursday, March 23, 2023, By Diane Stirling

What are the structural and systemic factors in American society that contribute to an ongoing and widening racial wealth gap? What steps can organizations take to identify those factors and intervene to minimize their impact on members of Black, Latinx,…

Campus & Community

Lei Wang, Yousr Dhaouadi Take Awards in ‘Three Minute Thesis’ Graduate School Competition

Thursday, March 23, 2023, By Diane Stirling

Winners of the Three Minute Thesis® (3MT) competition have been announced by the Graduate School. 3MT is a research communication competition that challenges graduate and doctoral students to deliver a compelling oration on the nature, significance and interests of their…