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Professor Qin Collaborates with MIT to Study Fatigue Resistant Hydrogels
For years, scientists have been interested in the potential of hydrogels in biomedical and engineering applications. Hydrogels often contain more than 90 percent water and a small percentage of synthetic polymer and are used in a variety of uses from…
Coronavirus Update: New Resources, Domestic Spring Break Trips Canceled, Additional Travel Restrictions
Dear Students, Faculty and Staff: Syracuse University continues to closely monitor developments related to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. This is a rapidly evolving situation. As new information becomes available, we will act quickly to share that information to ensure our…
Extensive Discussions Conclude in Crouse-Hinds Hall
Dear Students, Faculty and Staff: Last night, University leaders and the students protesting in Crouse-Hinds Hall completed the last of four agreed upon engagement sessions, which accounted for more than 14 hours of dialogue beginning on Monday, March 2. Although…
Being Fat, Being Disabled and Doing Things That Feel Good
In his research, Mike Gill, associate professor of disability studies in the department of Cultural Foundations of Education in the School of Education, references an episode of the public radio show “This American Life” titled “Own Worst Enemy” featuring stories…
Will Obama’s Legacy Live On in the 2020 Presidential Election?
Brian Sheehan, professor of advertising in the Newhouse School, was quoted in the Adweek article “How the 2020 Presidential Candidates Are Grappling With Obama’s Legacy.” In the article, Sheehan points out the similar tactics being used as Barack Obama in…
Coronovirus Planning: Academic Continuity
Dear Faculty, As outlined in Chancellor Syverud’s recent message to the University community, the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak requires that we are prepared to ensure academic continuity in the event that students are unable to attend classes in person. As a…
Two College of Arts and Sciences Faculty Members Earn NSF CAREER Awards
Denver Whittington, assistant professor in the Department of Physics, and Weiwei Zheng, assistant professor in the Department of Chemistry, are principal investigators for separate five-year National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER awards. The Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program is a…
M. Lisa Manning Named William R. Kenan, Jr., Professor of Physics
M. Lisa Manning, professor of physics and founding director of BioInspired Syracuse: Institute for Material and Living Systems, has been named the William R. Kenan, Jr., Professor of Physics. This highly selective professorship was established in 1971 by a grant from…
How to Decipher the News to Find the Facts
Nine months to go till the November presidential election. How do you wade through the political rhetoric and potential biases and falsehoods from various information outlets to get to the real facts? Longtime journalist and Newhouse School adjunct professor Tom…
How Couples Stay Together
Recently, Professor Joseph Fanelli received an Amazon delivery he wasn’t expecting. It was a watering can for plants. It was also an expression of love—the kind of action that makes a loving relationship endure. “I had been in my workshop…