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Newhouse School Announces Winners in 2021 Mirror Awards Competition
The S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications announced earlier this month the winners in the 2021 Mirror Awards competition for excellence in media industry reporting. Chosen from by a group of journalists and journalism educators, the winners are: Best Profile…
Ei-ichi Negishi, Nobel Prize Winner in Chemistry and Former Faculty Member, Dies at 85
Nobel Laureate Ei-ichi Negishi, a faculty member in the Department of Chemistry in the College of Arts and Sciences from 1972-79, died June 6 at age 85. A graduate of the University of Tokyo and the University of Pennsylvania, Negishi…
To Tackle Veteran PTSD, Get to People Before They Join the Military
June 27 is annually recognized as PTSD Awareness Day, a yearly event to help raise awareness about post-traumatic stress disorder. It also serves as a reminder that treatments, resources and help are available for those experiencing it and for caregivers….
Selim Dangoor ’23 and Sandhya Iyer ’20 Selected for Prestigious Blackstone LaunchPad Fellowships
Syracuse University student startups Selim Dangoor ’23, founder of MUNCH Jerky, and Sandhya Iyer ’20, CEO of Geek Girl Careers, have been selected for the summer 2021 cohort of the Blackstone LaunchPad Fellowship. Both are active members of the LaunchPad…
Disability External Review Concludes with Phase Two Recommendations
Syracuse University’s Disability External Review Committee has submitted its final report to Chancellor Kent Syverud, who has indicated his support for the implementation of the committee’s Phase Two recommendations beginning immediately. Due to the disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic,…
Former HEOP Director JoAnn K. May Remembered
JoAnn K. May, former director of Syracuse University’s Higher Education Opportunity Program (HEOP) passed away Feb. 14. May was born in Jacksonville, Florida, the daughter of Mary and Thaddeus Kennerly. She was a proud historically Black colleges and universities alumna,…
Syracuse Stage Resumes Live Performance This Fall for 2021/2022 Season
Syracuse Stage has announced plans to resume live and in-person performance in the 2021/2022 season. Starting in October, the theater will present a six-show subscription season and offer a full schedule of educational, family and community-related programming, including the continuation of…
Joanna Masingila to Conclude Tenure as Dean of the School of Education
Joanna Masingila today announced that she will soon conclude her tenure as dean of the School of Education and begin a one-year research leave effective Aug. 1 in anticipation of returning to the faculty with a dual appointment in the…
Sharp Drop in Asylum Seekers Allowed Into Country Under MPP, TRAC’s Data Show
A new report from the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC), a research center at Syracuse University, shows that the number of immigrants whose cases transferred out of the Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP) dropped sharply in May. 4,476 MPP cases had been…
Study Reveals COVID-19 Risk Factors for Those With IDD
A study of nearly 550 adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities receiving residential services in New York City found that age, larger residential settings, Down syndrome and chronic kidney disease were the most common risk factors for COVID-19 diagnosis, and…