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Syracuse University named its 2026 University Scholars, the highest undergraduate honor the university awards, Wednesday.

“It is a great privilege to recognize our University Scholars and all they have accomplished—from academics to research to service—over the course of their undergraduate years,” Vice Chancellor, Provost and Chief Academic Officer Lois Agnew said in a Wednesday release.

The 12 students are selected by a university-wide faculty committee that recognizes their academic excellence, independent research, creative work and contributions to their fields, according to the SU website.

The 2026 scholars are as follows:

• Daniel Baris, a sport analytics major in Falk College, a statistics major in the College of Arts and Sciences and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program
• Juinkye Chiang, a student in the School of Architecture and a member of the honors program
• Rylie DiMaio, a health and exercise major in Falk and a student of the honors program
• Julia Fancher, a physics major and an applied mathematics major in Arts and Sciences and a member of the honors program
• Edward Lu, a music composition major in VPA and a music history and cultures major in Arts and Sciences
• Gustavo Madero Carriles, a political science major in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs and Arts and Sciences and a public relations major in the Newhouse School of Public Communications
• Sadie Meyer, a biomedical engineering major in the College of Engineering and Computer Science and mathematics major in Arts and Sciences
• Jorge Morales, a history major and anthropology major at Maxwell and Arts and Sciences and a member of the honors program
• Maya Philips, a biology major and communication sciences and disorders major in Arts and Sciences and a member of the honors program
• Nathan Torabi, a political science, citizenship and civic engagement and law, society and policy major at Maxwell and Arts and Sciences and a member of the honors program
• Gianna Voce, a computer science major at ECS and a neuroscience major in Arts and Sciences
• Qiong Wu, a general accounting, finance and business analytics major at the Whitman School of Management, an economics and mathematics major at Maxwell and Arts and Sciences, and a member of the honors program

The scholars will be recognized at SU’s 2026 commencement ceremony on May 10.

Published on March 25, 2026 at 10:52 pm
Contact Chloe: cfrinka@syr.edu