Awards
Martin Fernandez ’24 Receives GSA Recognition
Martin Fernandez ’24 Receives GSA Recognition Honors student Martin Fernandez, who is majoring in Earth Sciences, recently traveled to Portland, Oregon, to present a poster illustrating his team’s research findings at the Geological Society of America Connects 2021, one of the largest regularly held conferences for geology and paleontology. His poster, “Preliminary Investigations into the…
Read MoreHonors Students Receive Study Abroad Grants
Honors Students Receive Study Abroad Grants Twenty six Honors students were recently awarded grants to support their travel to study abroad destinations for the spring 2022 semester. Honors Study Abroad grants provide one-time funding of up to $ 1,500 to Honors students in good standing in the Program, to help defray the costs of studying…
Read MoreBridget Essing ’22 Presents her Thesis Research at the 2021 ISHI Conference
Bridget Essing ’22 Presents her Thesis Research at the 2021 ISHI Conference Bridget Essing ’22, recently presented her honors thesis research at the International Symposium on Human Identification (ISHI) held from Sept. 12 – 16 in Orlando, FL. This annual conference brings together professionals from a wide range of companies and crime labs to share…
Read MoreRecipe for Research – Samantha Jezak ’22 and Olivia Templeton ’22
Recipe for Research – Samantha Jezak ’22 and Olivia Templeton ’22 Samantha Jezak ’22 and Olivia Templeton ’22 are really passionate about food. From Jezak’s business fromsamsplate to Templeton’s Instagram feed, their love for good, healthy food is apparent. So, it’s no surprise that these two foodies who study nutrition at the David B. Falk College…
Read MoreFour Honors students awarded WiSE Funding
Honors students Catherine Campbell, Grace Loveland, Elizabeth Cultra and Michelle Shanguhyia were among 12 students awarded Women in Science and Engineering (WiSE) 2021 summer research funds. Campbell is working in the Bah Lab at Upstate, focused on SARS-CoV-2 Nucleocapsid. The other students’ work is centered around their majors–Cultra, environmental engineering; Loveland, biology; and Shanguhyia, medicinal…
Read MoreShearn (’19) awarded U.S. Embassy grant
Honors Alum Nathan Shearn, a 2020 Fulbright recipient, earned a grant from the U.S. Embassy (affiliated with Minsk State Linguistic University in Belarus) to lead weekly workshops for teachers and professors. Topics included cultural diversity, strategies for different learning styles, and the educational system in the U.S.. Shearn’s original Fulbright appointment was to teach English…
Read MoreGormley ’20 earns Clio Shortlist award
Newhouse students, including Honors alum Olivia Gormley, took home five Clio Awards this year, the most in school history. Olivia, copywriter, and Sam Luo, ’21, were awarded a Shortlist award for their digital campaign “Greenscreen” for Connect4Climate. Greenscreen is a conceptual Amazon search filter that prioritizes eco-friendly products in the search results. See full story…
Read MoreProf. Steve Sawyer Receives Highest Honor in IST
Steve Sawyer, professor at the School of Information Studies (iSchool) and core faculty member in the Renée Crown University Honors Program, has been recognized with the 2021 Award of Merit by the Association for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T), the highest honor given by the international association of information science and technology professionals. The award…
Read MoreHonors Alumni Win Major Awards
Honors Alumni Win Major Awards The Center for Fellowship and Scholarship Advising worked with many Honors alumni this academic year. Santita Ebangwese (’19 ‘G20) and Emma Ettinger (’18) received funding to earn master’s degrees abroad through the Fulbright U.S. Student Program. Santita is concluding the first year of a two-year master’s program in life sciences…
Read MoreHonors Students Receive Funding Awards
Honors Students Receive Awards to Fund Research and Creative Projects This spring semester, 46 Honors students were recipients of competitive awards to fund for their research and creative projects. Thirty eight students were recipients of Honors awards to fund their thesis projects, while eight students received funding through the Syracuse Office of Undergraduate Research and…
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