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National Geographic

“End-of-school-year celebrations are canceled. Here’s how your kid can bounce back.”

Wednesday, May 20, 2020, By Lily Datz

Xiaoyan (Amanda) Zhang, a doctoral student in the Department of Human Development and Family Science and Lerner Graduate Fellow, was interviewed by National Geographic for the article “End-of-school-year celebrations are canceled. Here’s how your kid can bounce back.” With COVID-19…

STEM

Q&A with 2020 Udall Scholar Anna Feldman

Tuesday, May 19, 2020, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Anna Feldman, a rising senior in environmental engineering in the College of Engineering and Computer Science and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program, was recently named a 2020 Udall Scholar. The Udall Foundation awards scholarships to college…

Media, Law & Policy

Students Release Inaugural Newhouse 44 New Voices List

Monday, May 18, 2020, By Wendy S. Loughlin

In an effort to identify and amplify the voices of today’s media trailblazers, a group of Syracuse University students has launched Newhouse 44 New Voices in Journalism and Civic Engagement, a project of the Center for Digital Media Entrepreneurship in…

Arts & Culture

Syracuse University/SUNY-ESF Team Earns Honorable Mention in Solar Decathlon Design Challenge

Monday, May 18, 2020, By Julie Sharkey

A team of students from Syracuse University and the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (SUNY-ESF) has placed among the top in this year’s U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon Design Challenge, a collegiate competition that inspires student teams…

Campus & Community

‘Building and Buying Online Program Support are Tactics—Not Strategies’

Thursday, May 14, 2020, By News Staff

Michael Frasciello is the dean of University College. In a commentary for E-Learning Inside, Frasciello examines the “build vs. buy” dilemma when launching successful online degree programs. But he writes that the two options are not mutually exclusive. To read…

Health & Society

Professor of Human Diversity Class Creates Trustworthy Environment for Students to Learn Empathy

Wednesday, May 13, 2020, By News Staff

In a world where embracing differences and understanding diversity is more important than ever before, Professor Xiafei Wang wants students to embrace others’ differences and take a stance on social justice. But her first goal for students is to gain…

Arts & Culture

Students Update Indigenous Artists’ Wikipedia Entries

Wednesday, May 13, 2020, By Dan Bernardi

Have you ever scrolled through a Wikipedia page and wondered who wrote the information and if it is accurate? The content for this free online encyclopedia is written collaboratively by the people who use it, making reliability dependent upon its…

Campus & Community

Important Update Regarding Fall 2020 Planning from Interim Provost John Liu

Wednesday, May 13, 2020, By News Staff

Dear Faculty Colleagues: Now that the 2019-20 academic year has come to a close, I want to extend my deep appreciation for your tremendous resilience and leadership this spring. I am especially grateful for your ongoing support of our students…

Campus & Community

Board of Trustees Welcomes Diverse Voices Representing Campus Community

Tuesday, May 12, 2020, By Eileen Korey

The Syracuse University Board of Trustees welcomes two new undergraduate student representatives to the board for the upcoming academic year: Student Association President Justine Hastings ’21, a dual major in English and secondary English education, and Patrick F. Penfield ’21,…

Campus & Community

Three New Members Elected to Syracuse University’s Board of Trustees

Tuesday, May 12, 2020, By Kathleen Haley

Syracuse University has announced the election of three new members to its Board of Trustees, all of whom are alumni of the University. The new members are Christine A. Carona ’85, Vincent H. Cohen Jr. ’92, L’95 and Raj-Ann Rekhi…