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Arts & Culture

Special Collections Research Center Exhibition Opening of ‘A Love Supreme: Black Cultural Expression and Political Activism of the 1960s and 1970s’

Friday, January 6, 2023, By Cristina Hatem

Syracuse University Libraries’ Special Collections Research Center’s (SCRC) new exhibition, titled “A Love Supreme: Black Cultural Expression and Political Activism of the 1960s and 1970s” (A Love Supreme) will open on Thursday, Jan. 19, on the sixth floor of Bird…

STEM

Biology Professor Investigates Polar Bear Paw Design Principles

Friday, January 6, 2023, By Dan Bernardi

Using the solutions observed in nature to address global challenges in health, medicine and materials innovation is at the heart of research by BioInspired Syracuse. Austin Garner, assistant professor of biology and member of BioInspired, specializes in functional morphology—studying the form…

STEM

Nature-Inspired Designs Could Offer Solutions for Global Challenges

Thursday, January 5, 2023, By News Staff

Bioinspired research draws from the natural world to develop solutions for global challenges. But it can be difficult to turn these research ideas into actual materials and methods that can be applied to real world problems in areas like construction,…

Business & Economy

Trip Inspires Business Venture for Maxwell Alums

Thursday, December 22, 2022, By News Staff

During a 2018 visit to Oaxaca, Mexico, Fabiola Lara and Sabith Khan soaked up the rich cultural traditions of artisans who sell handmade goods like baskets, rugs, coverlets and clothing. But the married Maxwell alumni pair were troubled by the…

Health & Society

Can Kelp Help? Research Examines Dairy Farmer, Dairy Nutritionist Attitudes on Adding Feed Additive to Cut Methane Emissions

Thursday, December 22, 2022, By Diane Stirling

While the majority of climate change research focuses on reducing and capturing carbon dioxide, less attention has been paid to methane emissions, despite the gas having 30 times the warming effect. Over a quarter of the United States’ total methane…

STEM

A&S Alumni Making a Difference at Moderna

Wednesday, December 21, 2022, By Dan Bernardi

When Amy Rabideau ’10 started working at Moderna in 2015, she never imagined that she would someday help fight one of the world’s deadliest viruses. Fresh out of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where she had received a Ph.D. in…

Campus & Community

Biology Professor Reflects on 6 Decades at Syracuse University

Tuesday, December 20, 2022, By Dan Bernardi

Pursue your passion, and success and fulfillment will follow. This is a common aspiration for people when searching out a career, but also one that most would say is very difficult to attain. For Syracuse University biology Professor Thomas Fondy, he…

Campus & Community

Board of Trustees Announces Contract Extension for Chancellor Kent Syverud

Tuesday, December 20, 2022, By News Staff

Syracuse University’s Board of Trustees today announced it has extended Chancellor Kent Syverud’s contract to 2026. Today’s announcement follows a review of the Chancellor’s performance, leadership and vision for the future of Syracuse University. As part of that review, the…

Health & Society

As New Leader Takes Helm, South Asia Center Receives $1.05M in Federal Grants

Monday, December 19, 2022, By Jessica Youngman

For more than three decades, sociologist Prema Kurien has explored the relationship between international migration, race, ethnicity and religion with a focus on migrants from India and other countries in South Asia. She is the author of three award-winning books…

Media, Law & Policy

For Social Work Students, Legislative Policy Day Is an Opportunity ‘Like No Other’  

Monday, December 19, 2022, By Matt Michael

For the 23rd time, the School of Social Work at the Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics hosted the James L. Stone Legislative Policy Day Oct. 28 at the Onondaga County Courthouse in downtown Syracuse. And for the 23rd…