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Health & Society

Future Medical Doctors Devoted to Health Equity

Thursday, December 16, 2021, By News Staff

Mohamed Khan ’22 is preparing for medical school by integrating natural and social sciences as a double major in public health and history. “As a first-generation college student and student of color, the most important thing I want to do…

Campus & Community

2023 Senior Class Marshal Application and Nomination Now Open

Thursday, December 16, 2021, By Shannon Andre

Each year, two seniors are awarded the prestigious Senior Class Marshal honor, serving as the all-University representatives for their graduating class. The application and nomination forms for the Class of 2023 Senior Class Marshals are now open. In addition to…

Campus & Community

Chancellor Syverud Discusses Spring Semester 2022 and Progress Toward Strategic Goals

Wednesday, December 15, 2021, By News Staff

In his remarks to the University Senate today, Chancellor Kent Syverud discussed spring 2022 planning, academic year goals and leadership searches. The full text of his remarks is below. Good afternoon. Forty-eight hours until the end of the fall semester…

STEM

Professor Featured in Exhibition Highlighting Work of Women Paleontologists

Wednesday, December 15, 2021, By Dan Bernardi

As a young girl, Linda Ivany ’88 was fascinated by the natural sciences. Flipping through the pages of National Geographic magazine, she would learn about the work of noted female scientists Eugenie Clark, known for her pioneering research with sharks…

Health & Society

Whitman Alumnus Donates the Gift of an Accurate Diagnosis

Wednesday, December 15, 2021, By Dan Bernardi

New visitors to the Gebbie Speech, Language and Hearing Clinic in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders sometimes don’t even notice the new videonystagmography (VNG) system when they walk into the examination room. That is understandable, as its low-profile presence on a…

Media Tip Sheets

Were Tornadoes Caused By Climate Warming? Warming Likely Makes Storms More Intense

Wednesday, December 15, 2021, By Daryl Lovell

President Biden is visiting the state of Kentucky today, assessing damage from the weekend tornado outbreak that killed more than 80 people across several states. The brunt of the damage was in Kentucky where more than 70 people lost their…

Arts & Culture

CANCELLED: ‘Horns and Harmonies’ Concert to Be Held Sunday, Dec. 19

Tuesday, December 14, 2021, By News Staff

Please note: Due to COVID-19 precautions, this event has been cancelled. Follow the Syracuse University Brass Ensemble or Hendricks Chapel on social media for future updates. Ring in the holidays with “Horns and Harmonies”—an annual concert by the Syracuse University…

Campus & Community

Ifeyinwa Ojukwu Named a 2022 Marshall Scholar

Monday, December 13, 2021, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Ifeyinwa Ojukwu, a biology and psychology major in the College of Arts and Sciences with a minor in public health in the Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics, has been named a 2022 Marshall Scholar. Founded in 1953, the…

Christian Science Monitor

With the Rise of New Omicron Variant, Where Do Republicans and Democrats Stand?

Sunday, December 12, 2021, By Sophie Gomprecht

Shana Kushner Gadarian, associate professor of political science in the Maxwell School, was quoted in The Christian Science Monitor piece “As US faces new COVID variant, calls for patience and prudence.” Gadarian discusses the newest COVID-19 variant, omicron, and whether…

Wired

How the US Public Feels About the Developments of Artificial Intelligence

Saturday, December 11, 2021, By Sophie Gomprecht

Baobao Zhang, assistant professor of political science in the Maxwell School, was interviewed for the Wired article “Ex-Googler Timnit Gebru Starts Her Own AI Research Center.” Professor Zhang conducted a survey to gauge how AI researchers and the US public…