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Keeping SARS2 Out of the Cell

Tuesday, February 23, 2021, By Dan Bernardi

As vaccines are distributed worldwide to fight the pandemic, important research at Syracuse University may uncover ways to block it and similar viruses in the future. Alison Patteson, assistant professor of physics, and Jennifer Schwarz, associate professor of physics, recently…

PBS NewsHour

“Ten years after the Arab Spring, democracy remains elusive in Egypt.”

Thursday, February 11, 2021, By Lily Datz

Osamah Khalil, associate professor of history in the Maxwell School, was interviewed by PBS NewsHour for the segment “Ten years after the Arab Spring, democracy remains elusive in Egypt.” Khalil, an expert on modern Middle Eastern history, says that while…

Campus & Community

College of Visual and Performing Arts Announces 2021 VPA Scholars

Monday, February 8, 2021, By Erica Blust

Twelve seniors in Syracuse University’s College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) have been named VPA Scholars, the college’s highest undergraduate academic honor. The VPA Scholars program was established to recognize the achievements of the college’s top seniors. Students are…

Campus & Community

Schine Student Center Through the Years

Monday, February 1, 2021, By News Staff

 As we usher in a new era at the Hildegarde and J. Myer Schine Student Center, take a look back at the building’s memorable moments.

Media, Law & Policy

‘The Crisis of Democracy: A Marshall Plan for the Biden Administration’

Monday, February 1, 2021, By Lily Datz

Danielle Taana Smith, professor of African American studies in the College of Arts and Sciences and director of the Renée Crown University Honors Program, wrote an op-ed for LA Progressive titled “The Crisis of Democracy: A Marshall Plan for the…

Medium Predict

“A Mystery 10 Million Years in the Making”

Sunday, January 31, 2021, By Lily Datz

Suzanne Baldwin, Thonis Family Professor of Thermochronolgy & Tectonics Earth and Environmental Sciences in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in the Medium Predict story “A Mystery 10 Million Years in the Making.” Baldwin, who recently conducted research…

STEM

Celebrating 20 Years of Women in Science and Engineering

Friday, January 29, 2021, By News Staff

Women in Science and Engineering (WiSE) is proudly celebrating more than 20 years of successfully serving female students and faculty in STEM at Syracuse University. Since its inception in 1999, the program was created with the vision of building a…

Deseret News

“New ‘Star Wars’ rumor says a sequel trilogy reboot will include unused footage of Han, Leia and Luke.”

Thursday, January 28, 2021, By Lily Datz

Kendall Phillips, professor of communication and rhetorical studies in the College of Visual and Performing Arts, was quoted in the Deseret News story “New ‘Star Wars’ rumor says a sequel trilogy reboot will include unused footage of Han, Leia and…

Media, Law & Policy

‘When FOIA Goes to Court: 20 Years of Freedom of Information Act Litigation by News Organizations and Reporters’

Thursday, January 14, 2021, By News Staff

In 2020, news organizations and individual reporters filed 122 different Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuits to compel disclosure of federal government records. A new report by the FOIA Project, which aims to provide the public with timely and complete…

Campus & Community

DPS Chief Robert ‘Bobby’ Maldonado to Retire After 40 Years in Law Enforcement

Friday, January 8, 2021, By News Staff

After 40 years in public safety and law enforcement, Robert “Bobby” Maldonado, the University’s Chief of the Department of Public Safety, will retire on Aug. 1. Since joining the University in 2015, Chief Maldonado has led a team of public…