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A&S Researchers Awarded $2.1M Grant to Study Causes of Congenital Heart Defects

Wednesday, January 13, 2021, By Dan Bernardi

Congenital heart defects are the most common type of birth defect, affecting nearly 1 percent of births in the United States each year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Doctors have been unable to lower that number…

STEM

$1.5 Million NIH Grant Funds ALS-Linked Research

Tuesday, January 12, 2021, By Dan Bernardi

The human body is made up of trillions of cells. Within each cell are proteins which help to maintain the structure, function and regulation of the body’s tissues and organs. When cells are under stress, as in response to heat…

Health & Society

‘Trust the Process’ with COVID Vaccine, Emergency Management Director Says

Tuesday, January 12, 2021, By Matt Michael

Trust the process. As a 16-year member of the United States Air Force Reserve and now in his job as director of emergency management and business continuity at the University, Joseph Hernon has always followed that philosophy. And that’s why…

Business & Economy

Amy McHale’s Investment Portfolio: Whitman Graduate Student Success

Monday, January 11, 2021, By Ellen de Graffenreid

Amy McHale, assistant dean for master’s programs at the Whitman School of Management, calls herself a jack of all trades. Since 2008 she has held roles focused on the student experience and preparing graduates to enter the workforce with a…

Arts & Culture

College of Visual and Performing Arts Flexes Creative Muscle to Address the COVID-19 Pandemic

Monday, January 11, 2021, By Ellen de Graffenreid

“Visual and Performing Arts students wouldn’t have a reason to be here if they couldn’t sing or hold an instrument or act onstage or spend time in the studio.  The arts are a social activity, not something that lends itself…

Arts & Culture

Special Collections Research Center Receives Grant to Process Forrest J. Ackerman Papers

Monday, January 11, 2021, By Cristina Hatem

The Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation is providing Syracuse University Libraries’ Special Collections Research Center (SCRC) with a $17,000 grant to process the Forrest J. Ackerman Papers. Ackerman was a popular American science fiction author, editor, agent, collector and fan. His…

Campus & Community

New York State Announces Eligibility for COVID-19 Vaccination

Monday, January 11, 2021, By News Staff

Dear Members of the Syracuse University Community: We are writing with an important update related to the COVID-19 vaccination effort in New York State immediately impacting members of the Syracuse University community. Earlier today the New York State Department of…

Campus & Community

Deadline Is March 1 to Submit Proposals to 2021 CUSE Grant Program

Monday, January 11, 2021, By News Staff

Faculty interested in submitting a proposal for the 2021 Collaboration for Unprecedented Success and Excellence (CUSE) Grant Program have until 5 p.m. Monday, March 1, to apply. The funding effort, managed by the University’s Office of Research, seeks to grow the research…

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…

Veterans

Alumnus’s Journey into a Combat Engineer’s Traumatic Memories Featured in Wordgathering

Thursday, January 7, 2021, By Martin Walls

As a Marine combat engineer with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, John Gibson’s job was to identify improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and mines, place and clear obstacles, lay out concertina wire and build bunkers. This essential, physical and tactile combat…