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Syracuse University Experts on Vaccine Hesitancy

Wednesday, June 23, 2021, By Ellen Mbuqe

On Tuesday, Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, the top infectious disease expert in the US, said “The Delta variant is currently the greatest threat in the U.S. to our attempt to eliminate Covid-19.” The good news, he said, is that the…

Campus & Community

Take Five: Syracuse Students Adapt Skillfully to Virtual ACC Meeting of the Minds

Tuesday, June 22, 2021, By Matt Michael

It’s not easy to condense a year’s worth of research into five to eight minutes, but five Syracuse University students with a variety of meaningful research projects were able to do just that and make the University proud with their…

Health & Society

Nutrition Science Student Recognized for Research Impact With Prestigious Fellowship

Monday, June 21, 2021, By News Staff

Akriti Shrestha, a graduate student in the Falk College nutrition science program, is the recipient of the Pre-Doctoral Fellowship Award, presented by the American Society for Nutrition. The prestigious award is presented to only three graduate students in the U.S….

Campus & Community

Joanna Masingila to Conclude Tenure as Dean of the School of Education

Monday, June 21, 2021, By News Staff

Joanna Masingila today announced that she will soon conclude her tenure as dean of the School of Education and begin a one-year research leave effective Aug. 1 in anticipation of returning to the faculty with a dual appointment in the…

Media, Law & Policy

Four Maxwell Students Named as Boren Fellows

Wednesday, June 16, 2021, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Four students in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs have been named as recipients of the 2021 Boren Fellowship. The fellowship, sponsored by the National Security Education Program, funds immersive foreign language study abroad experiences for graduate students…

STEM

Novel CBD Research Earns Psychology Ph.D. Candidate Prestigious Dissertation Award

Tuesday, June 15, 2021, By Dan Bernardi

Martin De Vita, Ph.D. candidate in psychology, received the Federation of Associations in Behavioral and Brain Sciences (FABBS) Doctoral Dissertation Research Excellence Award for his study on the pain-relieving effects of cannabidiol (CBD) in humans. De Vita was one of…

STEM

A Gift to Inspire Innovation by Bringing Opportunity to Diverse Talent

Monday, June 14, 2021, By Eileen Korey

It was the mid-1960s and Nicholas “Nick” Donofrio G’71, H’11 described it as a “great time” for electrical engineers. They were in huge demand and the young graduate from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute took a job at IBM in Poughkeepsie, New…

Campus & Community

College of Professional Studies Creates New Department of Executive Education; Hires Executive Director

Friday, June 11, 2021, By Eileen Jevis

University College has been renamed the College of Professional Studies. For over 100 years, the college’s mission has been to provide educational opportunities to those whose only access to Syracuse University is through part-time study. The new name reflects the…

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…

STEM

NIH Grant Funds Innovative Study on Childhood Stuttering

Wednesday, June 9, 2021, By Dan Bernardi

What do Hollywood movie production companies and researchers at the Syracuse University Stuttering Research Lab have in common? Each uses sophisticated state-of-the-art equipment like infrared motion tracking cameras and body sensors—but for very different purposes. While the movie production companies…