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Campus & Community

Liang Wang Named Harry der Boghosian Fellow for 2020-21

Tuesday, April 28, 2020, By Julie Sharkey

The School of Architecture has announced that architect and urban designer Liang Wang is the Harry der Boghosian Fellow for 2020-21. Wang is currently a Doctor of Design candidate and previously a teaching fellow at the Harvard Graduate School of…

CNN

Some scientists are using sewage to measure the prevalence of coronavirus in their communities

Sunday, April 26, 2020, By Lily Datz

David Larsen, associate professor of public health in Falk College, was interviewed for the CNN article titled “Some scientists are using sewage to measure the prevalence of coronavirus in their communities.” Larsen, an expert on epidemiology and sanitation, leads the…

Veterans

OVMA and SVO Announce Yearly Awards Celebrating Student Veterans’ Achievements

Thursday, April 23, 2020, By Leah Lazarz

Syracuse University’s Student Veterans Organization (SVO) and the Office of Veteran and Military Affairs (OVMA) are presenting five awards to student veterans in honor of their significant and notable achievements. The awards are normally announced at SVO’s Annual Ball and…

Business & Economy

‘What Trump Can Do Now to Rescue America’s Factories and Farms’

Thursday, April 23, 2020, By News Staff

Mary Lovely is a professor of economics in the Maxwell School. As federal, state and local officials race to contain the spread of COVID-19, intense efforts have begun to address the mounting economic damage of the virus, including a $2…

Campus & Community

Chancellor Syverud Addresses University Senate in April 22 Zoom Conference

Wednesday, April 22, 2020, By News Staff

The University Senate meeting on Wednesday, April 22, was held virtually. Chancellor Kent Syverud made brief remarks and referred senators to his written report, submitted in advance. Both his remarks and written report are included below. Chancellor’s Zoom remarks Good afternoon. I’m…

STEM

Laurel White Selected as 2020 Goldwater Scholar

Wednesday, April 22, 2020, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Laurel White, a junior physics major and mathematics minor in the College of Arts and Sciences, has been named a 2020 Goldwater Scholar. The Goldwater Scholarship is the most prestigious undergraduate scholarship awarded in the natural sciences, engineering and mathematics…

Campus & Community

Burton Blatt Institute Launches Web Page for COVID-19 Resources for Disabled People and Allies

Tuesday, April 21, 2020, By Robert Conrad

The Burton Blatt Institute’s (BBI) Office of Interdisciplinary Programs and Outreach (OIPO) has established the OIPO New York State COVID-19 Online Resources web page that gathers and organizes Syracuse, Central New York and New York state COVID-19-related links and contact…

Campus & Community

Final Structural Beam Placed in Stadium Roof Replacement Project

Tuesday, April 21, 2020, By News Staff

A critical point of construction in Syracuse University’s stadium renovation was reached yesterday as the final steel structural beam was placed in support of the venue’s new fixed roof, completing the sequence of the crown-truss that provides the stadium with…

Campus & Community

Writer, Professor, TV Host Melissa Harris-Perry Will Discuss Equity during Virtual Presentation April 24

Tuesday, April 21, 2020, By News Staff

American writer, professor and television host Melissa Harris-Perry will discuss her reflections on equity, especially during this time of a global pandemic, during a virtual presentation with the campus community on Friday, April 24, from 3:30 to 5 p.m. Harris-Perry…

Arts & Culture

Chronicling the ‘Pause’ in Arts and Culture

Monday, April 20, 2020, By Eileen Korey

It was the Friday before spring break, and Jim Shahin, associate professor of magazine, news and digital journalism in the Newhouse School, was driving from Syracuse to join his wife at their home in Washington, D.C. The call from his…