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Houston, We Have Splashdown
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…
LGBT Resource Center Amps Up Virtual Offerings; Continues to Support Students, Faculty and Staff from a Distance
While their physical office in Bird Library is closed, the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Resource Center (RC) at Syracuse University continues to provide support, connection and educational opportunities to the members of the very diverse LGBTQ+ communities. “Now…
ROTC Cadets Honored with Annual Chancellor’s Awards
On April 10, cadets from the University’s U.S. Army and Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) were honored with various distinctions from the University and community organizations as part of the yearly Chancellor’s Review Awards. Normally celebrated as a…
Houston, We Have an Anniversary
For Immediate Release: April 10, 2020 Tomorrow is the 50th anniversary of the launch of the historic Apollo 13 space mission that was made famous for not landing on the moon and was immortalized in a 1995 movie starring Tom…
English Professor Receives Mellon Foundation Grant
Chris Forster, associate professor of English, is the recipient of the prestigious New Directions Fellowship from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. He is the first Syracuse University faculty member to receive this award, which allows faculty members in the humanities…
College of Law Introduces S.J.D. Degree Program
Syracuse University’s College of Law has launched its new Doctor of Juridical Science in Law (Scientiae Juridicae Doctor, or S.J.D.) degree program. This is the third programmatic announcement in the 2019-2020 academic year for the College of Law, coming after…
What Parents Should Say to Their Children – and How They Should Act Around Them – While Sheltering at Home
For Immediate Release: March 25, 2020 If you’re looking for an expert source to provide insight and perspective on how parents should talk to their children and act around them while sheltering at home, Syracuse University psychology professor Dr. Joshua…
Having Fun with Pi On Its Special Day: 3.14
Pi Day will be celebrated on March 14—3.14. Pi (Greek letter “π”) is the symbol used in mathematics to represent a constant—the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter—which is approximately 3.14159. Graham Leuschke, professor of mathematics…
Additional Guidance on COVID-19 Planning and Response
Dear Members of the Syracuse University Community: Yesterday, Syracuse University announced that at the end of the academic day on Friday, March 13, we will suspend residential academic instruction until at least March 30 and transition to a distance-based approach…
Professor Qin Collaborates with MIT to Study Fatigue Resistant Hydrogels
For years, scientists have been interested in the potential of hydrogels in biomedical and engineering applications. Hydrogels often contain more than 90 percent water and a small percentage of synthetic polymer and are used in a variety of uses from…