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STEM

Professor Christa Kelleher Wins University’s First Francis A. Kohout Award for Outstanding Achievement

Saturday, November 7, 2020, By Dan Bernardi

Christa Kelleher, assistant professor of earth and environmental sciences, is the recipient of the Francis A. Kohout Early Career Award by the Hydrogeology Division of the Geological Society of America. Endowed by the estate of Francis Kohout, an early pioneer…

Arts & Culture

A&S Welcomes Distinguished Visiting Poet Nicole Sealey

Saturday, November 7, 2020, By Dan Bernardi

The College of Arts and Sciences (A&S) welcomes renowned poet Nicole Sealey as the 2020-21 Distinguished Visiting Poet in the Department of English’s M.F.A. program in creative writing. This fall Sealey is teaching a graduate-level poetry forms class where students…

Health & Society

Inaugural Phyllis Backer Professor Brings an Interdisciplinary Approach to Jewish Studies

Saturday, November 7, 2020, By Dan Bernardi

Throughout history and today, religion has been a cultural force in guiding people’s beliefs and actions. Thanks to a newly established professorship in the College of Arts and Sciences’ (A&S) well-regarded Jewish Studies program, students will develop a deeper understanding…

Campus & Community

Justine Hastings ’21 Wins Outstanding Mentor Award

Saturday, November 7, 2020, By Brandon Dyer

The College Reading & Learning Association’s (CRLA) International Peer Educator Training Program Certification (IPTPC) committee has awarded Justine Hastings ’21 the 2020 Outstanding Peer Educator Award. Hastings will be recognized at a virtual CRLA conference on Friday, Nov. 13. Originally…

Campus & Community

Joseph R. Biden Jr. L’68 Becomes First Syracuse University Alumnus Elected President

Saturday, November 7, 2020, By News Staff

Joseph R. Biden Jr. L’68 today became the 46th president of the United States. Biden, who received a juris doctor from the College of Law in 1968, is the first Syracuse University alumnus to hold the highest office in the…

Campus & Community

Weekend Activities | Health Reminders | Flu Shots

Saturday, November 7, 2020, By News Staff

Dear Students: In just over two weeks, our residential semester will end, and you will be heading home for the remainder of 2020. You should all be proud of yourselves and each other for helping us make it this far…

Campus & Community

Honoring Native Heritage Month

Friday, November 6, 2020, By Shannon Andre

The Office of Multicultural Affairs, in collaboration with campus departments and student organizations, will host a series of events this November in honor of Native Heritage Month. The activities throughout the month will celebrate the histories, cultures and traditions of…

Campus & Community

COVID-19 Update: Infections Rising | Vigilance Needed | Departure Planning and Testing

Friday, November 6, 2020, By News Staff

Dear Students, Faculty, Staff and Families: Our campus community has responded to the many challenges we have faced this semester with selflessness, maturity and grace. Like those we have already overcome, the significant surge in new COVID-19 cases in Onondaga…

The Guardian

“Will Trump’s false election claims gain steam? Disinformation experts weigh in.”

Thursday, November 5, 2020, By Lily Datz

Whitney Phillips, assistant professor of communication and rhetorical studies in the College of Visual and Performing Arms, was quoted in The Guardian story “Will Trump’s false election claims gain steam? Disinformation experts weigh in.” Phillips, an expert on misinformation and…

WSYR TV

“Dealing with the differences: How to handle political polarization.”

Thursday, November 5, 2020, By Lily Datz

Keith Bybee, vice dean and the Paul E. and Hon. Joanne F. Alper ’72 Judiciary Studies Professor in the College of Law, was interviewed by WSYR TV for the story “Dealing with the differences: How to handle political polarization.” Bybee,…