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STEM

Highly Competitive National Science Foundation Grants Bolster Research and Student Experiences

Wednesday, December 16, 2020, By Brandon Dyer

National Science Foundation’s (NSF’s) Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) Program is one of the largest annual funding programs in the country. The highly competitive grant provides 70% of the budget for new experimental equipment. Universities share 30% of the cost and…

Campus & Community

National Football Foundation Honors Don McPherson ’87 With 2020 Outstanding Contribution to Amateur Football Award

Wednesday, December 16, 2020, By News Staff

Former Syracuse Football All-American Don McPherson ’87, a College Football Hall of Fame inductee and long-time advocate for the prevention of gender-based violence, has received the 2020 National Football Foundation (NFF) Outstanding Contribution to Amateur Football Award. The award recognizes…

Campus & Community

Senior Vice President for Safety and Chief Law Enforcement Officer, Tony Callisto, Announces Plans for Retirement

Wednesday, December 16, 2020, By News Staff

After 15 years of dedicated service to Syracuse University, Tony Callisto has announced that he will retire as senior vice president for safety and chief law enforcement officer on June 30, 2021. Callisto will then transition to a senior advisor…

Arts & Culture

A Vital Space: CNY Humanities Corridor Offers Unique Resource to Writers

Wednesday, December 16, 2020, By Dan Bernardi

While writing a book is, to a great degree, a solitary venture, collaboration can be a key element in the process of taking a work from rough draft to print. It often takes many sets of eyes to provide the…

Arts & Culture

Architecture Faculty Continue to Investigate Robotic Concrete Folding

Tuesday, December 15, 2020, By Julie Sharkey

If you’ve recently visited Slocum Hall, you likely would have seen the cardboard structure standing 10 feet tall, wide and long in the middle of the central atrium space. Dubbed the “Honeycomb Folds Mockup,” the pavilion is part of an…

Health & Society

To Establish a Meditation Practice, Find Community and Be Curious

Tuesday, December 15, 2020, By Kathleen Haley

Meditation is not something you get better at or perfect. It’s a lifelong commitment to curiosity and persistence, says JoAnn Cooke, Buddhist chaplain at Hendricks Chapel. Cooke ’81 leads meditation sessions for the campus community during the week, along with…

Campus & Community

Ideas to Counter Isolation Fatigue

Tuesday, December 15, 2020, By Roxanna Carpenter

Got the isolation blues? To ease the fatigue so prevalent during these pandemic times, to get the better of boredom, you might try a change of perspective or a change of pace. Here are some suggestions. First and foremost, step…

Campus & Community

Carebridge Faculty and Staff Assistance Program Offers Support, Stress Relief Opportunities This Holiday Season

Tuesday, December 15, 2020, By News Staff

Carebridge offers free, confidential assistance with a wide range of support and services to employees and their families 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Their team can be reached at 800.437.0911 (TTY: 711). If you are struggling with…

Campus & Community

A Passion for Leadership and Teamwork: Custodial Manager Annette Statum

Tuesday, December 15, 2020, By Jen Plummer

Annette Statum vividly recalls the hot summer day in 1994 when she walked down Ainsley Drive to the Commissary because she’d heard the University was hiring. Busy raising her children at the time, Statum was looking for part-time work. After…

Campus & Community

Virtual Pan Am 103 Memorial Service to Be Held Dec. 21

Monday, December 14, 2020, By News Staff

Syracuse University will host a virtual Pan Am Flight 103 Memorial Service on Monday, Dec. 21, at 2:03 p.m. ET. This is the exact time that Pan Am Flight 103 was destroyed by a terrorist bomb over Lockerbie, Scotland, on…