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Arts & Culture

Incoming Drama Major Alethea Shirilan-Howlett ’24 Debuts First Full-Length Play on YouTube on Sunday

Friday, June 5, 2020, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Growing up, Alethea Shirilan-Howlett ’24, a senior at Jamesville-DeWitt (J-D) High School and an incoming first-year drama major (theater management track) in the College of Visual and Performing Arts, dreamed of being an actress. After attending a pre-college arts program…

Media, Law & Policy

Dana Olwan Receives 2020 Mellon Emerging Faculty Leaders Award

Thursday, June 4, 2020, By Dan Bernardi

The last decade has marked a period of rapid political and economic change in the Middle East and North Africa. Among those are growing demands for marriage rights for women in Arab and Muslim cultures. Until recently, the right to…

Campus & Community

Coronavirus Update 6.3.20: Return to Work, Health and Safety, Course Preparation and More

Wednesday, June 3, 2020, By News Staff

Dear Students, Families, Faculty and Staff: Today, we have welcomed a small group of faculty and staff back to campus, after nearly three months of transitioning to remote work as part of our response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The group…

Media Tip Sheets

What is the role of the US military during protests?

Wednesday, June 3, 2020, By Ellen Mbuqe

Reporters looking for expert insight on the role of military powers during times of national emergencies and public protests should contact Syracuse University Professor William Banks. Banks is the co-author of “Soldiers on the Home Front: The Domestic Role of the…

Arts & Culture

Ariel Chu Named a 2020 Luce Scholar

Wednesday, June 3, 2020, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

In 1986, Ariel Chu’s parents immigrated from Taiwan to the United States. In Taiwan, her parents were both engaged in their passions—her father was a well-known programmer and her mother a beloved Chinese literature teacher. The political and economic uncertainty…

Campus & Community

Bea González to Retire After 36 Years of Creating Opportunity for Syracuse University Students, Connecting the University with the Greater Community

Wednesday, June 3, 2020, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

When Bethaida “Bea” González came to Syracuse at age 3 from her birthplace of Cayey, Puerto Rico, her family settled in an apartment on Adams Street, on the periphery of the Syracuse University campus. She had no way to know…

STEM

Professor Karson Finds Important Connection Between Geological and Biological Processes

Tuesday, June 2, 2020, By Dan Bernardi

Did you know that over 70 percent of the Earth’s volcanic activity happens on the seafloor along underwater mountain ranges called mid-ocean ridges (MOR)? Lava flows are fed by subsurface magma chambers that heat the rocks and emit large amounts…

STEM

The Physics Behind Tissue Flow in the Embryo

Tuesday, June 2, 2020, By Dan Bernardi

A group of physicists from Syracuse University recently teamed up with researchers from Columbia University’s Department of Mechanical Engineering to study the developing tissue flow in an embryo that has many similar genes and cell behaviors to that of a…

Campus & Community

Syracuse University Begins Welcoming Phase One Faculty and Staff Back to Campus

Tuesday, June 2, 2020, By News Staff

Earlier today, Syracuse University began welcoming back members of its campus community, an important milestone to safely bring back students, faculty and staff after the monthslong work-from-home effort during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. As announced earlier this week…

Campus & Community

Update on Return to Campus Plan for Faculty and Staff

Monday, June 1, 2020, By News Staff

Dear Faculty and Staff: Thank you for your patience as the cross-functional working group of deans, faculty and staff has further developed and solidified our plans for returning faculty and staff to campus. I write to share an update on…