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Faculty Center Continuing at Sheraton Syracuse University Hotel’s Sitrus for 2023-24 Year
Sitrus on the Hill, located within the Sheraton Syracuse University Hotel & Conference Center (801 University Ave.), will continue to be home to the Syracuse University faculty center for the upcoming academic year. Located to the left of the lobby…
5 Faculty Presented NSF Early-Career Research Awards
Five faculty members have received National Science Foundation (NSF) Presidential Early Career Awards from the NSF’s Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program in support of their innovative research. The program supports early-career faculty who have the potential to serve as…
Professor Mona Awad Named Inaugural Esther M. Larsen Faculty Fellow in the Humanities
When the Greatest Generation (people born from 1901 to 1927) speak about their youth, a common theme is how times were simpler back then. Living through the Great Depression and both World Wars made them both resilient and self-reliant. For…
Sea Urchins Are Struggling to ‘Get a Grip’ as Climate Change Alters Ecosystems
When driving through a rainstorm, traction is key. If your tires lack sufficient tread, your vehicle will slip and slide and you won’t have the grip needed to maneuver safely. When torrential rains hit nearshore, shallow water ecosystems, sea…
Executive Master’s Student Named Eisenhower USA Fellow
Heather C. Fischer, a graduate student in the executive master’s in international relations (E.M.I.R.) program in Washington, D.C., has been named a 2023 Eisenhower USA Fellow. One of 11 recipients of the honor by the organization Eisenhower Fellowships, she was…
School of Information Studies Creates a Modern Learning Lab With Azure
The School of Information Studies (iSchool) has worked closely with Microsoft to bring cloud technology to the school, including establishing a modern learning lab. In 2019, the iSchool began a cloud migration that transformed its academic services and created new…
Daniel McDowell Testifies Before Congressional Subcommittee, Joins Atlantic Council
Maxwell School faculty member Daniel McDowell recently testified before a U.S. Congressional subcommittee and joined the Atlantic Council as a nonresident senior fellow. McDowell, associate professor and director of undergraduate studies for political science, testified before the congressional subcommittee on…
Tessa Murphy’s ‘Creole Archipelago’ Garners Elsa Goveia Book Prize and 2022 Mary Alice and Philip Boucher Book Prize
Tessa Murphy, associate professor of history in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, has received two new prizes for her first book, “The Creole Archipelago: Race and Borders in the Colonial Caribbean” (University of Pennsylvania Press, 2021). These…
University Remembers Professor Emerita and Scholar Mĩcere Gĩthae Mũgo
Mĩcere Gĩthae Mũgo, professor emerita of African American studies in the College of Arts and Sciences and an internationally known scholar, teacher, activist, poet and playwright, died June 30 in Syracuse. Mũgo joined the Syracuse University community in 1993. A…
Civil and Environmental Engineering Professor Charles Driscoll Selected for the 2023 Clarke Prize in Water Science
Civil and Environmental Engineering Professor Charles Driscoll has been selected to receive the 2023 Athalie Richardson Irvine Clarke Prize for Outstanding Achievement in Water Science and Technology from the National Water Research Institute. Driscoll is the University and Distinguished Professor of…