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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…

Jurist

Arlene Kanter writes, “Turning Their Back on People with Disabilities in the Name of Religious Freedom.”

Sunday, July 26, 2020, By Lily Datz

Arlene Kanter, professor in the College of Law and founder and director of the Disability Law and Policy Program, authored the Jurist op-ed titled, “Turning Their Back on People with Disabilities in the Name of Religious Freedom.” In the op-ed…

Campus & Community

ICE Issues ‘New International Student’ Guidance

Friday, July 24, 2020, By News Staff

Dear Students, Faculty and Staff: Today, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued new guidance specific to new international students. We recognize these shifting polices continue to cause unnecessary anxiety, fear and frustration for our international student community. However, this directive…

Campus & Community

Planned Repairs for Carnegie Library Sidewalk

Friday, July 24, 2020, By News Staff

Facilities Services and a local contractor are planning to repair the concrete sidewalks north of Carnegie Library in preparation for students returning to campus. The work will begin the week of July 27 and be complete by Aug. 7. The…

STEM

Biomedical and Chemical Engineering Faculty Member Receives Grant to Research the Potential of Laser Technology for Printing Lung Interfaces

Friday, July 24, 2020, By Alex Dunbar

Human lungs are intricate 3D structures with air sacs surrounded by blood vessels with a gap between them that can be less than one micrometer (as a frame of reference, human hair is about 100 micrometers wide). This minuscule gap/membrane…

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,…

Health & Society

National Institute on Aging Funds Multi-University Aging and Policy Center

Tuesday, July 21, 2020, By Jessica Smith

A consortium of three upstate New York universities has received a five-year, $1.5 million grant from the National Institute on Aging (NIA) to fund the Center for Aging and Policy Studies (CAPS), headquartered at Syracuse University. The NIA, part of…

Campus & Community

Additional Information for Students and Families Impacted by NYS Travel Advisory

Tuesday, July 21, 2020, By News Staff

Dear Students and Families: As a follow-up to the messages Vice Chancellor Mike Haynie and I shared with our community in recent days, I am reaching out with additional details pertaining to New York State’s travel advisory for individuals traveling…

Campus & Community

10 States Added to New York Travel Advisory and Quarantine Order

Tuesday, July 21, 2020, By News Staff

Dear Members of the Syracuse University Community: A short time ago, the State of New York announced the addition of 10 states to the New York State Department of Health’s existing travel advisory and quarantine order. Specifically, the states added…

Arts & Culture

Light Work Receives National Endowment for the Arts CARES Act Grant

Monday, July 20, 2020, By Cjala Surratt

The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) has awarded Light Work a $50,000 grant as part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. Light Work is one of 855 organizations that the NEA selected from 3,100 applicants…