Search Results for: ,ERn

STEM

Nature-Inspired Designs Could Offer Solutions for Global Challenges

Thursday, January 5, 2023, By News Staff

Bioinspired research draws from the natural world to develop solutions for global challenges. But it can be difficult to turn these research ideas into actual materials and methods that can be applied to real world problems in areas like construction,…

Campus & Community

Faculty and Staff Encouraged to Depart Campus by Noon; Essential Employees Asked to Report for Their Shifts

Friday, December 23, 2022, By News Staff

Syracuse University has been monitoring weather and travel conditions due to the Wind and Wind Chill Advisories in effect for Central New York. An extreme drop in temperature is expected to cause ice to quickly accumulate on the roads. As…

Business & Economy

Trip Inspires Business Venture for Maxwell Alums

Thursday, December 22, 2022, By News Staff

During a 2018 visit to Oaxaca, Mexico, Fabiola Lara and Sabith Khan soaked up the rich cultural traditions of artisans who sell handmade goods like baskets, rugs, coverlets and clothing. But the married Maxwell alumni pair were troubled by the…

Media, Law & Policy

Partnership With DC-Based Think Tank Brings Unique Opportunities for Maxwell Students

Thursday, December 22, 2022, By Jessica Youngman

As the nation’s highest-ranking military officer, U.S. Army General and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley keeps a busy schedule that includes briefings and strategy sessions with other top officials in the Pentagon and White House. But,…

Campus & Community

University Monitoring Winter Weather and Travel Conditions for Friday, Dec. 23

Thursday, December 22, 2022, By News Staff

Syracuse University is currently monitoring and assessing weather conditions, including a Wind Chill Advisory, for Friday, Dec. 23. This effort includes reviewing the most up-to-date National Weather Service data and forecasting, and consulting with an independent meteorologist about what to…

Health & Society

Can Kelp Help? Research Examines Dairy Farmer, Dairy Nutritionist Attitudes on Adding Feed Additive to Cut Methane Emissions

Thursday, December 22, 2022, By Diane Stirling

While the majority of climate change research focuses on reducing and capturing carbon dioxide, less attention has been paid to methane emissions, despite the gas having 30 times the warming effect. Over a quarter of the United States’ total methane…

Media Tip Sheets

Labor Expert Reacts to New Warehouse Worker Protection Act

Thursday, December 22, 2022, By Daryl Lovell

This week, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed the Warehouse Worker Protection Act which will require major warehouse companies to give its new and current employees clear documentation about productivity work speed quotas and expectations. Gretchen Purser, associate professor of…

Campus & Community

Darle Balfoort and John Olson Receive 2022 Libraries Distinguished Service Award

Wednesday, December 21, 2022, By Cristina Hatem

Syracuse University Libraries Assembly selection panel has chosen Darle Balfoort, library technician for access and resource sharing, and John Olson, government and geo-information librarian, as co-recipients of this year’s Distinguished Service Award. Balfoort and Olson contributed both individually and through…

Arts & Culture

5 Faculty Awarded New York State Council on the Arts Grants

Wednesday, December 21, 2022, By Diane Stirling

Five Syracuse University faculty members have won highly competitive awards from the New York State Council on the Arts—a record in the number of awards in a single year for Syracuse University in its 20 years of participation with the…

Campus & Community

Biology Professor Reflects on 6 Decades at Syracuse University

Tuesday, December 20, 2022, By Dan Bernardi

Pursue your passion, and success and fulfillment will follow. This is a common aspiration for people when searching out a career, but also one that most would say is very difficult to attain. For Syracuse University biology Professor Thomas Fondy, he…