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Arts & Culture

Architecture Professor Featured in MoMA Exhibition

Monday, March 15, 2021, By Julie Sharkey

Sekou Cooke, an assistant professor in the School of Architecture who has gained widespread recognition for his investigations into the emergent field of Hip-Hop Architecture, is one of 10 architects, designers and artists chosen to exhibit a newly commissioned work…

STEM

Giving Back to Honor a Great Mentor

Monday, March 15, 2021, By Dan Bernardi

Peter Robison G’78 (Ph.D.) remembers joining professor emeritus of biology Richard Levy’s lab in 1974 during a particularly tumultuous time in our nation’s history. Richard Nixon had resigned from the presidency due to the Watergate scandal and students were feeling…

Campus & Community

COVID-19 Update: Exercise Vigilance | Vaccine Eligibility | Travel Reminder

Friday, March 12, 2021, By News Staff

Dear Students, Families, Faculty and Staff: This time of year, as temperatures rise and the sun shines, there is always a palpable energy on our campus. Of course, this is Central New York. In other words, for those first-year students…

Campus & Community

New York State Expands Criteria for Vaccine Eligibility

Tuesday, March 9, 2021, By News Staff

Dear Members of the Syracuse University Community: A short time ago, while speaking at the New York State Fairgrounds, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced an expansion of the population now eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccination. Most notably, beginning tomorrow, Wednesday,…

Campus & Community

Syracuse Stage Presents ‘Annapurna’ March 17 Through April 4

Monday, March 8, 2021, By Joanna Penalva

“Annapurna” is the name of a massif in the Himalaya mountain range, the Hindu goddess of nourishment and the next play in the reimagined and fully digital Syracuse Stage 2020-21 season. Written by Sharr White and directed by Syracuse Stage…

Health & Society

Five Maxwell Scholars Contribute to Aging Studies Handbook

Wednesday, March 3, 2021, By News Staff

Four professors and a doctoral student from the Maxwell School’s Department of Sociology and Department of Public Administration and International Affairs have contributed to the completely revised ninth edition of the “Handbook of Aging and the Social Sciences” (Elsevier Academic…

STEM

US Army Awards Meritorious Civilian Service Medal to Professor Mark Glauser

Tuesday, March 2, 2021, By Alex Dunbar

Mark Glauser, professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering in the College of Engineering and Computer Science, has been awarded a Meritorious Civilian Service Medal by the U.S. Army for his work with the Army Science Board. The board provides independent…

Veterans

University to Guarantee Admission to Eligible Area High School Graduates After Completing Initial Enlistment in US Military

Tuesday, March 2, 2021, By Brandon Dyer

As part of its enduring commitment to veterans and their families and to being the “best place for veterans,” Syracuse University is launching a new program called Operation Veteran Promise. The Office of Admission will grant local students graduating this…

Campus & Community

‘ADA Live!’ Focuses on Protection and Advocacy Systems for People With Disabilities

Sunday, February 28, 2021, By News Staff

The next “ADA Live!” podcast on Wednesday, March 3, will feature Curt Decker, founder and executive director of the National Disability Rights Network (NDRN). Decker will discuss the history of the Protection and Advocacy (P&A) System, some important legislation they…

Daily Beast

“Anti-Vaxxers Melt Down Over Vaccinated People Giving Blood.”

Sunday, February 28, 2021, By Lily Datz

Brittany Kmush, assistant professor of public health in Falk College, was quoted in the Daily Beast story “Anti-Vaxxers Melt Down Over Vaccinated People Giving Blood.” Kmush, who studies infectious disease epidemiology and vaccines, says that anti-vaxxers concerns are unwarranted because…