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STEM

Earth and Environmental Sciences Professors Contribute to Study on Future Climate Prediction

Monday, November 16, 2020, By Dan Bernardi

Tiny bubbles of ancient air trapped deep beneath the ice in Antarctica contain important information about our atmosphere. By drilling into the ice, scientists have analyzed these bubbles and determined that carbon dioxide (CO2) levels on Earth today are higher…

Campus & Community

Elias Savada Provides Gift to Syracuse University Libraries for Sound Digitization

Monday, November 16, 2020, By Cristina Hatem

Elias Savada, director of the Motion Picture Information Service, is gifting Syracuse University Libraries’ Special Collections Research Center (SCRC) with a three-year cash donation for sound digitization and preservation. Savada is the son of the late Morton Savada, who was…

Business & Economy

LaunchPad Startup OthersideAI Receives $2.6 Million in Seed Funding

Monday, November 16, 2020, By Cristina Hatem

Syracuse LaunchPad startup OthersideAI announced on Nov. 12 that it received $2.6 million in seed funding from Madrona Venture Group, and joined Active Capital, Hustle Fund, Chapter One and top angel investors in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Software as a…

Campus & Community

Deadline Extended for Meredith Award Nominations

Thursday, November 12, 2020, By News Staff

Interim Vice President for Research Ramesh Raina announced today that the University is extending the nomination deadline for the Meredith Awards to Nov. 23. The nomination process has been simplified this year. The focus of the Meredith Professorship Program this…

Campus & Community

Residential Instruction to Conclude Effective Thursday, Nov. 12; University Will Go Into Pause Mode

Wednesday, November 11, 2020, By News Staff

Dear Students, Faculty, Staff and Families: COVID-19 cases continue to grow very rapidly around the country and in Onondaga County. At Syracuse University, we are also experiencing an increase in COVID-19 cases among our student population. Given the resurgence of…

Veterans

$7.5 Million in New Funding to Support Syracuse University’s IVMF Work with Veterans and Military Families

Wednesday, November 11, 2020, By Stephanie Salanger

Syracuse University is marking Veterans Day with the announcement of $7.5 million in new funding to advance the Institute for Veterans and Military Families’ (IVMF) work supporting veterans and military families in the face of the global pandemic. The new…

STEM

Engineering and Chemistry Professors Receive Powe Award to Enrich Research, Growth

Wednesday, November 11, 2020, By Dan Bernardi

Mechanical and aerospace engineering Professor Yeqing Wang from the College of Engineering and Computer Science and chemistry Professor Davoud Mozhdehi from the College of Arts and Sciences were selected as recipients of competitive 2020-2021 Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement…

Media, Law & Policy

BBI Chairman Peter Blanck Guest Edits Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation Special Issue for 30th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act

Tuesday, November 10, 2020, By Celestia Ohrazda

The Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 was ambitious federal legislation designed to promote employment inclusion, along with increased civic and social opportunity in other areas of daily life, by reducing attitudinal and structural barriers for people with disabilities….

Media, Law & Policy

Amazon Antitrust Claims Rest On Innovative Data Theory

Tuesday, November 10, 2020, By Daryl Lovell

Today the European Commission informed Amazon that the company had broken EU antitrust rules by misusing data collected from other online retailers for its own benefit. In the Commission’s statement, leaders say they take issue with Amazon “systematically relying on…

Campus & Community

Virtual International Thanksgiving Dinner to Be Held on Nov. 19

Tuesday, November 10, 2020, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

International students will come together virtually on Thursday, Nov. 19, at 7 p.m. ET to celebrate Syracuse University’s 36th Annual International Thanksgiving Dinner. Approximately 500 members of the University community are expected to take part in the annual tradition. This…