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Health & Society

Falk Senior’s Teaching Fellowship Was ‘Unexpectedly Challenging, Tirelessly Engaging and Utterly Rewarding’

Friday, April 17, 2020, By News Staff

Tyler Ashley Smith ’20 thought Syracuse University was the perfect fit—but not for the reasons she was expecting. “When I was applying to colleges, I wanted to be close to a big city and figured that Syracuse University would be…

Houston, We Have Splashdown

Friday, April 17, 2020, By News Staff

April 17 is the 50th anniversary of the splashdown of Apollo 13 after the aborted mission to the moon. The event was watched by an estimated 40 million Americans. The Apollo 13 space mission was made famous for not landing…

Media Tip Sheets

Mercury Matters 2020: A Science Brief for Journalists

Thursday, April 16, 2020, By Ellen Mbuqe

MATS and Mercury in Context Coal-fired power plants are the largest source of mercury in the U.S., accounting for approximately 48% of mercury emissions in 20151. The Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) were finalized in 2012 to regulate emissions…

Health & Society

New Course Prefix for Public Health Courses Effective Fall 2020

Thursday, April 16, 2020, By News Staff

All courses offered by the Falk College’s Department of Public Health have a new course prefix, effective for the Fall 2020 semester. The existing course prefix “HTW” will no longer be used. Instead, all public health courses will use the…

Arts & Culture

Urban Video Project features Doireann O’Malley Exhibition and Limited-Time Screening of ‘Prototypes’ Online

Wednesday, April 15, 2020, By Cjala Surratt

Explore gender, technology, and extinction with Berlin-based artist Doireann O’Malley. Light Work’s Urban Video Project (UVP) is presenting Doireann O’Malley: New Maps of Hyperspace_Test_01. Light Work commissioned O’Malley’s new work for an exhibition at UVP as the third and final…

Business & Economy

Winners Announced for Entrepreneur Student Competitions

Wednesday, April 15, 2020, By Cristina Hatem

Winners of the School of Information Studies’ (iSchool) Raymond von Dran (RvD) Fund for Student Entrepreneurship competition, the Hunter Brooks Watson Spirit of Entrepreneurship Award, and the Compete CNY regional qualifier for the New York Business Plan Competition (NYBPC) were…

Campus & Community

Student Association Elections Are Underway

Wednesday, April 15, 2020, By Shannon Andre

Student Association, the official undergraduate student governing body, will hold elections this week for president, vice president, comptroller and assembly representatives from their home school or college. Undergraduate students can cast their ballot until 11:59 p.m. EST on Thursday, April…

Media, Law & Policy

‘Martial Law Would Sweep the Country Into a Great Legal Unknown’

Wednesday, April 15, 2020, By News Staff

William C. Banks is professor of law emeritus in the College of Law, as well as professor of public administration and international affairs in the Maxwell School. He co-wrote an op-ed in The Atlantic—with Stephen Dycus, professor of law at…

Campus & Community

Joel Francois Named 2020 Soros Fellow

Tuesday, April 14, 2020, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Joel Francois, a graduate student in the creative writing program in the College of Arts and Sciences, has been awarded a 2020 Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans. He is the third Syracuse University creative writing M.F.A. student…

Campus & Community

A Devotion to Family, Friends, Food and Social Justice: Remembering the Life of Professor Evan Weissman

Tuesday, April 14, 2020, By Michele Barrett

Evan L. Weissman, Ph.D., associate professor in food studies and nutrition in the Falk College, passed away unexpectedly while at home with his family on April 9. Weissman touched the Syracuse community where he lived, and that he loved deeply,…