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Health & Society

Mascots Consign Indigenous Peoples to Fabled Past

Monday, December 14, 2020, By Daryl Lovell

As soon as this week, officials for Cleveland’s baseball team are expected to announce official plans to change the team’s name. Fans, Native American groups and activists and have protested the name for years calling it racist and considered the…

Media Tip Sheets

A Record-Breaking Amount of Evictions Is Likely to Occur in January 2021

Monday, December 14, 2020, By News Staff

More American renters could be evicted from their homes in January than in any month ever, as protections put in place during the COVID-19 pandemic expire unless a last-minute deal is reached to extend them. Between 2.4 million and 5…

Campus & Community

Building Local Initiative Leads to New Partnerships With Local Businesses

Thursday, December 10, 2020, By Jennifer DeMarchi

The University’s Building Local initiative, launched in May 2019, sought to expand participation of local business enterprises—including those owned by women, minorities, veterans and others (referred to collectively as XBEs)—in University purchasing decisions. Since the launch of the initiative, several…

STEM

Electrical Engineering Alumnus Works at the Heart of Human Exploration

Wednesday, December 9, 2020, By Chris Barbera

When Ed Swallow ’80 first visited the Syracuse University campus, he was not certain what engineering major he would pursue with his Air Force ROTC scholarship. Following a meeting with the electrical engineering program director, Swallow learned something he thought…

Campus & Community

Chancellor Syverud Updates the University Senate on Spring Planning, Searches and Diversity Efforts

Wednesday, December 9, 2020, By News Staff

In his remarks to the University Senate, Chancellor Kent Syverud provided updates on spring planning, the search for a leader for the Division of Enrollment and the Student Experience, progress on the provost search and the external review of the…

STEM

Interdisciplinary Graduate Student Training and Scholarship in Water and Energy Continue to Thrive Despite COVID-19

Wednesday, December 9, 2020, By Brandon Dyer

Entering its final year of National Science Foundation funding, the EMPOWER (Education Model Program on Water-Energy Research) program at Syracuse University has delivered powerful lessons on interdisciplinary approaches to graduate education. Originally led by Principal Investigator Laura Lautz and more…

Arts & Culture

The Bio-Art Mixer: Where Art and the Sciences Meet

Tuesday, December 8, 2020, By Dan Bernardi

In bio-art, artists and scientists use living tissues, bacteria and organisms to produce intriguing creations. These works are often intended to inspire conversations and action related to the environment, ecology and the effects of human interaction on nature. At Syracuse…

Media, Law & Policy

Kristen Patel ’90 Named Gregg Professor of Practice in Korean and East Asian Affairs at Maxwell

Tuesday, December 8, 2020, By News Staff

Kristen (Kris) Patel ’90, a distinguished alumna of the Maxwell School with more than 25 years of experience leading intelligence and analytics programs in the public and private sectors, is the new Donald P. and Margaret Curry Gregg Professor of…

Campus & Community

Tarida Anantachai and Suzanne Preate Receive Libraries’ 2020 Distinguished Service Award

Tuesday, December 8, 2020, By Cristina Hatem

Syracuse University Libraries honored two outstanding staff members, Tarida Anantachai and Suzanne Preate, with the 2020 Distinguished Service Award at its annual “State of the Libraries” meeting, held virtually on Dec. 1. The award is a 30-year tradition that recognizes…

STEM

BioInspired Institute Awards First Six Seed Grants

Tuesday, December 8, 2020, By Ellen de Graffenreid

Syracuse University’s BioInspired Institute announced today that it has awarded six seed grants to 12 faculty members to advance interdisciplinary, collaborative research in materials and living systems.  Seed grants provide funding for innovative ideas, producing data that can be used…