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Syracuse Athletics Announces $150M Fundraising Initiative to Create Unsurpassed Student-Athlete Experience

Monday, November 22, 2021, By News Staff

Two years ago, Syracuse University launched Forever Orange: The Campaign for Syracuse University, a $1.5 billion fundraising campaign that recently exceeded $1.052 billion in funds raised. Capitalizing on that momentum, Syracuse University’s Department of Athletics today announced it will seek…

Campus & Community

Campus Store to Partner with eCampus.com to Offer Students More Convenient, Affordable Access to Textbooks  

Sunday, November 21, 2021, By Jennifer DeMarchi

Syracuse University has selected eCampus.com to be its new full-service online textbook store beginning with the Spring 2022 term. eCampus.com was selected for its user-friendly services and its proven track record of reducing costs for students, which in some cases…

STEM

Government Agency Features A&S Physicist’s Pentaquark Research

Sunday, November 21, 2021, By Dan Bernardi

The National Science Foundation’s (NSF’s) 2020 Mathematical and Physical Sciences Directorate (MPS) bi-annual brochure highlighted research by Tomasz Skwarnicki, professor of physics in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S), and a team of his collaborators. The brochure featured the…

BBC News

Death Tolls Rise Due To Drug Overdoses Amidst COVID-19 Pandemic

Saturday, November 20, 2021, By Sophie Gomprecht

Shannon Monnat, associate professor of sociology in the Maxwell School and Lerner Chair for Public Health Promotion, was quoted by BBC News for the piece, “US annual drug overdose deaths hit record levels.” U.S. death tolls due to drug overdoses…

Cortland Standard

Thanksgiving Meals Will Be More Expensive Than Ever This Year

Saturday, November 20, 2021, By Sophie Gomprecht

Chef Mary Kiernan, Associate Teaching Professor in Falk College was interviewed by The Cortland Standard for the piece, “Put on a spread without sparing.” Kiernan discusses the rise in prices for Thanksgiving meals in 2021 due to supply chain issues among a…

Campus & Community

Call for Applications for 2022-23 Alexander N. Charters Adult Education Grants-In-Aid Program

Friday, November 19, 2021, By Cristina Hatem

The Special Collections Research Center (SCRC) at Syracuse University Libraries is accepting applications now through Jan. 14, 2022, for the Alexander N. Charters Adult Education Grants-in-Aid program. The grant, up to $5,000 depending on the proposal, is awarded to scholars…

Health & Society

4 Maxwell Alumni Named NAPA Fellows

Friday, November 19, 2021, By News Staff

Four Maxwell School alumni are among 39 public administration leaders who have been named 2021 National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA) Fellows. NAPA is an independent, nonprofit and nonpartisan organization established in 1967 to assist government leaders in building more…

BBC

NASA Works To Create A New Space Suit Amidst Upcoming Moon Missions

Thursday, November 18, 2021, By Sophie Gomprecht

Sean O’Keefe, University Professor at the Maxwell School, was interviewed by the BBC for the piece, “Upcoming Moon missions spur the search for new spacesuits.” O’Keefe discussed NASA’s space suit design, saying, “Every variant of every space suit Nasa has…

Campus & Community

A Lasting Impression: Parking and Transportation Services Staff Member Ed Rother Retires After 30 Years of Service

Thursday, November 18, 2021, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

When prospective students and families arrive on the Syracuse University campus, the first person they often meet is Ed Rother. A member of the Parking and Transportation Services team, Rother has staffed the University’s north entry gate on South Crouse…

STEM

Arts and Sciences’ Physicists Part of Cosmic Explorer Project Deemed ‘Crucial’ by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine

Thursday, November 18, 2021, By Dan Bernardi

Physicists from the College of Arts and Sciences’ (A&S’) Gravitational-Wave Group are at the leading edge of exploring the universe with gravitational waves. From designing and building gravitational-wave observatories to studying the science of current detections from the Laser Interferometer…