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STEM

Professor Rahman Awarded Google Grant to Engage Underrepresented Students in Computing Research

Saturday, January 23, 2021, By Alex Dunbar

Electrical engineering and computer science (EECS) Professor Farzana Rahman received a 2020 Google exploreCSR award to fund the development of an undergraduate student engagement workshop program, Research Exposure in Socially Relevant Computing (RESORC). The RESORC program will provide research opportunities…

Campus & Community

COVID-19 Update: Answering Your Frequently Asked Questions

Friday, January 22, 2021, By News Staff

Dear Students, Faculty, Staff and Families: Over the last several weeks, the University has provided a lot of information about return to campus, including related to move-in, testing, quarantining, campus life, etc. We recognize that all this information can be…

Campus & Community

Action Required: Review and Commit to the Stay Safe Pledge

Thursday, January 21, 2021, By News Staff

Dear Students and Families: As you prepare for your return to campus, I want to remind you of the critical role each of us plays in protecting the health and well-being of our campus. Our individual actions impact our broader…

Media, Law & Policy

Future of News Production the Focus of NSF Planning Grant

Thursday, January 21, 2021, By Wendy S. Loughlin

Two researchers from Syracuse University are part of a team that received a $130,000 planning grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Future of Work at the Human-Technology Frontier. The project, “Planning to study automation and the future of news…

Media, Law & Policy

College of Law Adds Vincent H. Cohen ’92, L’95 to Board of Advisors

Wednesday, January 20, 2021, By Martin Walls

Syracuse University College of Law is pleased to announce the addition of Vincent H. Cohen ’92, L’95—Partner at Dechert LLP, based in Washington, DC—to its Board of Advisors. Cohen is widely recognized and honored for his work in high-stakes litigation…

Campus & Community

Students Invited to Network and Skill-Build with Alumni

Wednesday, January 20, 2021, By Gabrielle Lake

Aligning with professional development journeys and supporting students as they navigate their career trajectory past graduation is a dedicated team that encompasses Career Services, faculty, staff and alumni. Unwavering and alongside the Orange community this team has worked to continue…

Arts & Culture

Sound Beat: Access Audio Offering Children’s Audiobooks about Enslaved People by Cheryl Wills ’89

Tuesday, January 19, 2021, By Cristina Hatem

Sound Beat: Access Audio is providing two free family audiobooks written by Emmy Award-winning journalist Cheryl Wills ’89,  the great-great-great granddaughter of Emma and Sandy Wills, enslaved people from Haywood, Tennessee. The audiobooks are narrated by the author and are…

Veterans

IVMF Advisory Board Welcomes New Additions

Monday, January 18, 2021, By News Staff

The Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF) has announced two new members to its advisory board with the appointments of Mark Elliott, global head of military and veterans affairs for JPMorgan Chase—IVMF’s founding partner—and Ken Fisher, co-managing partner of…

STEM

Hehnly Lab Awarded $1.2M NIH Grant to Research Critical Tissue Formation

Sunday, January 17, 2021, By Dan Bernardi

A key process during the development of an embryo is tissue morphogenesis, where the number of cells in an organism increase through cell division and tissues begins to take shape. Heidi Hehnly, assistant professor of biology, has been awarded a…

Campus & Community

COVID-19 Update: Vaccination | Testing | Important Reminders | Zoom Sessions

Friday, January 15, 2021, By News Staff

Dear Students, Faculty, Staff and Families: The start of the spring semester is quickly approaching, and many in our community are working diligently to prepare for the return of our students and to safely resume in-person teaching and learning. We…