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Arts & Culture

18th Annual Syracuse University Human Rights Film Festival Is Online for 2020

Friday, September 4, 2020, By News Staff

The 18th annual Syracuse University Human Rights Film Festival (SUHRFF) is online from Sept. 24-26 due to COVID-19 restrictions. The film festival is part of Syracuse Symposium 2020-21: FUTURES and is presented by the Syracuse University Humanities Center in the…

Campus & Community

New SU I.D. Cards Allow Students, Faculty and Staff to Use Their Preferred Name

Thursday, September 3, 2020, By Jennifer DeMarchi

This fall, the Housing, Meal Plan, and I.D. Card Services Office is debuting a new SU I.D. card design. Behind the new design is a new system—one that allows University community members to choose to use their preferred name on…

STEM

A Gift Grounded in Love and Advocacy

Wednesday, September 2, 2020, By Eileen Korey

Their marriage certificate is framed and hangs on the wall in their home, a forever tribute to the love between Janet G. Jones and Syracuse University alumnus Dr. Faith (“Chris”) Maltby Cobb ’51, G’66, Ph.D. ’74. Though Dr. Cobb passed…

Veterans

University Welcomes Military-Connected Students with Various Initiatives

Wednesday, September 2, 2020, By Leah Lazarz

As part of Syracuse University’s enduring commitment to veteran and military-connected students, the Office of Veteran and Military Affairs (OVMA) hosted a virtual welcome orientation prior to the start of the fall semester. Hosted on Zoom, the orientation included a…

WAER Radio

“Could SU Research Help Schools Find Safe Way to Bring Back Students & Teachers?” 

Wednesday, September 2, 2020, By Lily Datz

Eric Schiff, professor of physics in the College of Arts and Sciences and interim director of the Center of Excellence, was interviewed for the WAER Radio story “Could SU Research Help Schools Find Safe Way to Bring Back Students &…

Campus & Community

Virtual Peer-to-Peer Professional Development for Faculty on Identity, Diversity to Be Held Sept. 10 and 11

Wednesday, September 2, 2020, By Brandon Dyer

Workshop One, a faculty-designed, three-hour online workshop that focuses on identity, diversity in the learning environment and the climate for inclusion, will be offered Sept. 10 and 11. The session on Thursday, Sept. 10, will be held from 4 to…

CNY Central

“Masks and proper ventilation reduces spread of COVID-19 in schools, S.U. professor finds.” 

Tuesday, September 1, 2020, By Lily Datz

Eric Schiff, professor of physics in the College of Arts and Sciences and interim director of the Center of Excellence, was interviewed for the CNY Central story “Masks and proper ventilation reduces spread of COVID-19 in schools, S.U. professor finds.”…

Popular Science

“Why do we love game shows like ‘Jeopardy’ so much?”

Tuesday, September 1, 2020, By Lily Datz

Robert Thompson, Trustee Professor of television, radio and film in the Newhouse School and director of the Bleier Center for Television and Popular Culture, was quoted in the Popular Science story “Why do we love game shows like ‘Jeopardy’ so…

Arts & Culture

Light Work’s Urban Video Project Presents Horizons: New Film Out of Central New York

Tuesday, September 1, 2020, By Cjala Surratt

Light Work’s Urban Video Project (UVP) will host Horizons: New Film out of Central New York, Sept. 3-5. In partnership with the Innovative Group of CNY, the two-day showcase highlights films by 2020 CNY Short Film Competition winners, including  Issack…

Campus & Community

Virtual Fulbright Program Offers Unique Learning Experience

Tuesday, September 1, 2020, By Eileen Jevis

The Fulbright program is a widely recognized and prestigious international exchange program that offers accomplished students and scholars from around the world the opportunity to study, teach, conduct research and exchange ideas. Scholars travel to the United States to immerse…