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Newhouse School Announces Winners in 2021 Mirror Awards Competition

Wednesday, June 30, 2021, By Wendy S. Loughlin

The S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications announced earlier this month the winners in the 2021 Mirror Awards competition for excellence in media industry reporting. Chosen from by a group of journalists and journalism educators, the winners are: Best Profile…

Campus & Community

Important Commencement 2020 Update

Monday, June 28, 2021, By News Staff

Dear Class of 2020: In early 2020, we promised you that when safe to do so, we would welcome you back to campus to celebrate your achievements at Syracuse University. The Class of 2020 missed out on the traditional pomp…

Campus & Community

School of Architecture Remembers Former Career Services Director Connie Caldwell

Wednesday, June 23, 2021, By Julie Sharkey

Connie Caldwell, former director of Career Services in the School of Architecture, died on June 11 at her home in Cazenovia. She was 65. Born in West Chester, Pennsylvania, Caldwell moved to Nashua, New Hampshire, as a teen and later…

Media Tip Sheets

Study Reveals COVID-19 Risk Factors for Those With IDD

Wednesday, June 16, 2021, By Lily Datz

A study of nearly 550 adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities receiving residential services in New York City found that age, larger residential settings, Down syndrome and chronic kidney disease were the most common risk factors for COVID-19 diagnosis, and…

Media Tip Sheets

New research: how political bias impacts believing sexual assault victims

Monday, June 14, 2021, By Ellen Mbuqe

New research from Syracuse University Newhouse School of Public Communications reveals a relationship between political biases and attitudes about sexual assault. Authored by assistant professor Rebecca Ortiz and PhD student Andrea Smith, the article “A social identity threat perspective on why partisans…

STEM

iSchool Professor Receives Highest Honor in Field of Information Science and Technology

Thursday, June 10, 2021, By News Staff

Steve Sawyer, professor at the School of Information Studies (iSchool) and core faculty member in the Renée Crown Honors Program, has been recognized with the 2021 Award of Merit by the Association for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T), the highest…

Arts & Culture

German Language Class Connects U.S. Citizens With Their Jewish Family History

Thursday, June 10, 2021, By Dan Bernardi

If you were to take a walk around the streets of Bochum, a city once noted for its coal mining in western Germany, you would come across small bronze plaques slightly protruding from the sidewalk in front of many houses….

Campus & Community

Office of Alumni Engagement to Host Virtual Tour of Schine on Thursday

Wednesday, June 9, 2021, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

The Office of Alumni Engagement will host a special virtual tour of the Hildegarde and J. Myer Schine Student Center on Thursday, June 10, at noon EDT. The tour will offer an insider’s view of the newly renovated Schine Student…

STEM

NYSERDA Energy to Lead Grant to Support Net-Zero Energy Living Lab on South Campus

Tuesday, June 8, 2021, By News Staff

A team led by Nina Sharifi, assistant professor of architectural technology in the School of Architecture, is undertaking a $1.59 million retrofit demonstration project and “living lab” for ongoing research using a South Campus dormitory at Winding Ridge. The pilot…

Campus & Community

IMPORTANT: Guidance for International Graduate Students

Thursday, June 3, 2021, By News Staff

Dear Syracuse University International Graduate Student: We are thrilled to welcome you to the Syracuse University campus. We are looking forward to seeing you and excited to begin the academic year. We appreciate your patience as the University has responded…