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Campus & Community

SummerStart Goes Virtual This Year to Support 100 Incoming Students

Monday, July 27, 2020, By Jennifer Russo

Like many other educators and student support professionals, the staff of the Arthur O. Eve Higher Education Program (HEOP) and Student Support Services (SSS) faced unique challenges this summer of 2020. All incoming HEOP and SSS students typically attend a…

Arts & Culture

Syracuse Stage Receives Mellon Foundation Grant for National Work on Housing Insecurity in the US

Monday, July 27, 2020, By Joanna Penalva

Syracuse Stage has received a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation in support of “Exiled in America,” an original work rooted in an examination of housing insecurity and homelessness in the United States. The project, originated by Los Angeles…

Health & Society

University Professional and Continuing Education Association Establishes Bea González Diversity in Leadership Scholars Program

Monday, July 27, 2020, By Eileen Jevis

The University Professional and Continuing Education Association (UPCEA) has established the Bethaida “Bea” González Diversity in Leadership Scholars program with the goal of equipping diverse professionals at any stage of their career with the skills and knowledge needed to move…

Campus & Community

This Family Bleeds Orange

Thursday, July 23, 2020, By Eileen Jevis

Mary Welker ’20 is a mom, a role model to her four daughters, a full-time Syracuse University staff member, an Alumni Scholar and a recipient of the Nancy Gelling Award given to a student for high academic achievement. In May,…

Veterans

Syracuse University Delivers Annual Virtual Warrior-Scholar Project to Empower First-Year Student Veterans

Wednesday, July 22, 2020, By Leah Lazarz

Last week, for the sixth year in a row, Syracuse University hosted the esteemed Warrior-Scholar Project (WSP), a no-cost academic boot camp for first-year student veterans. Normally held on campus to allow for a comprehensive campus experience, the program was…

Media, Law & Policy

College of Law Announces 2020 Law Honors Awards Recipients

Tuesday, July 14, 2020, By Martin Walls

The Syracuse University Law Alumni Association and Syracuse University College of Law will celebrate the achievements of five alumni and one emeritus professor during  Law Alumni Weekend 2020, which will be held online from Sept. 24 to 26, 2020. This…

STEM

University Team Receives Department of Energy Award to Develop Next Generation Retrofit Solutions to Reduce Energy Bills

Monday, July 13, 2020, By Julie Sharkey

A multidisciplinary team of Syracuse University researchers recently received a $625,000 contract from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Building Technologies Office (BTO) to research, develop and test advanced building construction technologies and practices…

STEM

Chemist Develops Potential Drug to Treat Type 2 Diabetes Without Harsh Side Effects

Sunday, July 12, 2020, By Dan Bernardi

Robert P. Doyle, the Laura J. and L. Douglas Meredith Professor in the Department of Chemistry in the College of Arts and Sciences and adjunct associate professor of medicine at SUNY Upstate Medical University, has developed a new drug lead…

Health & Society

City of Syracuse Honors Carrie Mae Weems and Her COVID-19 Advocacy Project

Friday, July 10, 2020, By Kevin Morrow

In recognition of Syracuse University Artist in Residence Carrie Mae Weems’ efforts to raise public awareness about the impact of COVID-19 on people of color, promote preventative measures and dispel harmful falsehoods about the coronavirus, Syracuse Mayor Ben Walsh on…

Campus & Community

Coronavirus Update 7.9.20: Engagement Opportunities, Mask Guidance and Travel Restrictions

Thursday, July 9, 2020, By News Staff

Dear Students, Faculty, Staff and Families, This is a critical time of preparation as many faculty and staff return to campus this summer, and as we plan to welcome back thousands of students next month. You will continue to see…