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Service of Commemoration to Be Held March 20 in Hendricks Chapel

Wednesday, March 13, 2019, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Syracuse University will hold its third annual Service of Commemoration—honoring faculty, staff, retirees, students and trustees who passed away in the period of Jan. 1, 2018-March 20, 2019—on Wednesday, March 20, at 4 p.m. in Hendricks Chapel. The service will…

STEM

NIH Awards Syracuse University Grant to Prevent Catheter-Associated Infections

Friday, March 8, 2019, By Matt Wheeler

Urinary catheters are commonly used during surgery and in patients who cannot otherwise control urination. Unfortunately, patients who need long-term catheterization tend to experience blockages and urinary tract infections caused by bacteria that cling to the catheter. Even patients that…

Media Tip Sheets

Huawei Lawsuit Is Further Proof Of Need For More International Coordination

Thursday, March 7, 2019, By Daryl Lovell

Chinese tech giant Huawei is suing the U.S. government on claims that Congress acted unconstitutionally when it banned government agencies from buying Huawei equipment. Shubha Ghosh is the Crandall Melvin Professor of Law and director of the Syracuse Technology Commercialization…

Campus & Community

Dina Eldawy Honored by New York State Senate

Wednesday, March 6, 2019, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Syracuse University senior Dina Eldawy was honored by the New York State Senate Feb. 26 on the occasion of her designation as a 2019 Marshall Scholar. State Sen. Rachel May (D-53) sponsored the resolution that honored Eldawy. The resolution said,…

Campus & Community

University Lectures Presents NPR’s Nina Totenberg Tuesday Night

Monday, March 4, 2019, By Kevin Morrow

The University Lectures series welcomes award-winning NPR legal affairs correspondent Nina Totenberg on Tuesday, March 5, at 7:30 p.m. in Hendricks Chapel. The event—featuring the veteran journalist in an on-stage conversation with College of Law Dean Craig M. Boise—is free…

Health & Society

Free Drop-in Yoga for Faculty and Staff

Friday, March 1, 2019, By News Staff

Recharge your workweek with yoga, every Wednesday through April 17. Reset your mind and body with Drop-in Yoga, led by Laura Enslin, a certified yogi and Syracuse University faculty member. Regardless of your age or yogic experience, this hourlong session…

Health & Society

Registration Is Open for Sugar Lab 101 for Faculty, Staff

Tuesday, February 26, 2019, By News Staff

Let’s have some fun talking about sugar! Join us for this fun, interactive session and find out how much sugar is in common foods, how much is too much, can sugar be part of a healthy diet and more. Choose…

STEM

New Material Developed at Syracuse University is a Biomedical Breakthrough

Monday, February 25, 2019, By Matt Wheeler

Researchers in the College of Engineering and Computer Science have developed a material—a new kind of shape memory polymer (SMP)—that could have major implications for health care. SMPs are soft, rubbery, “smart” materials that can change shape in response to…

Campus & Community

Students Design Dresses for AHA’s Go Red for Women Fundraiser on Wednesday

Monday, February 25, 2019, By Joyce LaLonde

The entire fashion design program has gone all in for the American Heart Association’s (AHA) Go Red for Women campaign. In collaboration with AHA and the Office of Community Engagement, the program is hosting “A Red Dress Affair” on Wednesday,…

Reuters

R. Kelly Indictment the Latest Case Fueled By TV Documentaries

Saturday, February 23, 2019, By Sean Dorcellus

Robert Thompson, Trustee Professor and director of the Bleier Center for Television and Popular Culture in the Newhouse School, was quoted in the Reuters story “R. Kelly indictment is latest case fueled by TV documentaries.” In the story, Thompson explains…