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Phillandra Smith Finds and Fosters Community at Syracuse University
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…
Syracuse University Lights Up Green for Lyme Disease Awareness
If you were on campus last weekend and saw a green glow, be assured that it wasn’t a mistake. The stadium and the Hall of Languages were lit green on May 1 for World Lyme Day. The Central New York…
Sean Branagan Awarded Fulbright Specialist Grant for Estonia Digital Media Innovation Project
What’s next in the digital media entrepreneurship space? Answers to that question are what Sean Branagan ’80, director of the Center for Digital Media Entrepreneurship and an adjunct faculty member in the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, hopes to…
“Artist Sam Van Aken Wants You to Taste Governors Island Apples”
An art installation created by Sam Van Aken, associate professor of studio arts in the College of Visual and Performing Arts, was featured in the Curbed story “Artist Sam Van Aken Wants You to Taste Governors Island Apples.” Van Aken,…
“The History of Your Social Security Payments”
Eric Kingson, professor of social work in the Falk College, was quoted in the U.S. News & World Report article “The History of Your Social Security Payments.” Kingson, who studies Social Security extensively, discussed how the system benefits not only…
Class of 2022 Falk Scholars Describe Their Most Meaningful Syracuse University Experiences
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….
“J.C. Penney is reinventing itself. Again.”
Ray Wimer, professor of retail practice in the Whitman School, was quoted in the Retail Dive story “J.C. Penney is reinventing itself. Again.” Wimer, who studies retail marketing and planning, explained that J.C. Penney’s current efforts to rebrand itself may…
Syracuse University Libraries’ Module-2 Storage Facility Complete
The second phase of Syracuse University Libraries’ 14,000-square-foot storage facility on South Campus is now complete. The facility provides temperature and humidity-controlled cool and cold storage vaults in the building. The addition was funded, in part, from gifts received from…
Viewing a Microcosm Through a Physics Lens
“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…
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,…