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Recipients of the John A. Golden ’66 Fellowship provide updates on their pre-law and medicine summer experiences.

Sophie Karbstein ’26 and Professor of Russian and Eurasian Studies Jessica Graybill are sharing a unique faculty-led research experience this summer.

Ů�˰���Ƶ has set a new philanthropic record as alumni, parents, and friends of the University gave $10.2 million for the Ů�˰���Ƶ Fund.

The National Science Foundation has granted Ů�˰���Ƶ $500,000 to upgrade its high-performance computing cluster, accelerating research and undergraduate education in Ů�˰���Ƶ’s STEM departments and beyond.

Senior Instructional Designer Christine Moskell offers lessons she’s learned about how colleges can tap staff members’ expertise and harness their full potential.

On June 6, Career Services concluded its second annual Job Skills Accelerator (JSA) program: a four-week immersion designed to equip students with in-demand skills through alumni partnerships, microcredential courses, and professional workshops.   

Caroline (Carrie) Keating, professor of psychological and brain sciences, has been selected as the 2024 recipient of the Jerome Balmuth Award for Teaching.

Last spring, local Little Libraries were the focus of a “little activism” project: students donated books by Indigenous authors, informing their decisions with semester-long research.

A new 65,000-square-foot basketball and volleyball arena will anchor a new athletics quadrangle at Ů�˰���Ƶ, replacing the Reid Athletics Center. Construction of the facility, part of the University’s Third-Century Plan initiatives, is slated to begin in February.

Michael Fitzgerald, recently retired commissioner at the Madison County Department of Social Services (DSS), has been appointed to serve as Gretchen Hoadley Burke ’81 Endowed Chair in regional studies for the 2024–25 academic year. Fitzgerald brings a wealth of practitioner experience, a deep commitment to community, and a strong relationship with the Upstate Institute and Ů�˰���Ƶ.