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Arts & Culture

Community Folk Art Center Introduces Online Gallery

Monday, July 13, 2020, By News Staff

The Community Folk Art Center (CFAC) has launched a new online gallery to enable visitors to learn more about artists from the African Diaspora and other underrepresented groups. The robust site also offers a virtual means by which former exhibiting…

STEM

Physicist Awarded NSF Grant for Gravitational Wave Research

Sunday, July 12, 2020, By Dan Bernardi

Duncan Brown, the Charles Brightman Professor of Physics in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S), has been awarded a three-year grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to study the universe using gravitational waves. Gravitational waves are ripples in…

Health & Society

City of Syracuse Honors Carrie Mae Weems and Her COVID-19 Advocacy Project

Friday, July 10, 2020, By Kevin Morrow

In recognition of Syracuse University Artist in Residence Carrie Mae Weems’ efforts to raise public awareness about the impact of COVID-19 on people of color, promote preventative measures and dispel harmful falsehoods about the coronavirus, Syracuse Mayor Ben Walsh on…

Campus & Community

Graduate Student Updates for Fall 2020

Friday, July 10, 2020, By News Staff

Dear Graduate Students: Over the last few weeks, I hosted a series of listening sessions, first with graduate program directors, then with graduate students. In this email, which has also been shared with all faculty and University leadership, you will…

Campus & Community

Message from the Chancellor in Support of International Students

Thursday, July 9, 2020, By News Staff

Dear Students, Faculty and Staff: This week, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) issued a new directive that could have a profoundly negative impact on international students. I write to you today to share that Syracuse University is joining an…

Associated Press

“Mexican president’s US visit cordial, lacking in substance”

Thursday, July 9, 2020, By Lily Datz

Gladys McCormick, associate professor of history in the Maxwell School, was interviewed by the Associated Press for the article “Mexican president’s US visit cordial, lacking in substance.” Professor McCormick, who also serves as the Jay and Debe Moskowitz Endowed Chair…

Health & Society

Ph.D. Candidate Receives Dissertation Fellowship to Analyze Contemporary Buddhist Charities in Southeast Asia

Wednesday, July 8, 2020, By Dan Bernardi

Sara Swenson, a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Religion in the College of Arts and Sciences, is the recipient of the Charlotte W. Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship. Awarded by the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation, the Newcombe Fellowship supports…

Campus & Community

Impact of Immigration and Customs Enforcement Policy on International Students

Wednesday, July 8, 2020, By News Staff

Dear Students, Faculty and Staff: This week, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) provided guidance in advance of publication of a final rule that will affect the method of instruction our international students can engage in during the fall 2020…

Campus & Community

Completion of Daily Health Screening Questionnaire Required by Those Working on Campus

Wednesday, July 8, 2020, By News Staff

Anyone coming to campus for work or research (including faculty, staff and students) must complete an online Daily Health Screening Questionnaire prior to arriving on campus each day. The online questionnaire is secure and HIPAA-compliant, and includes just two questions…

Health & Society

‘Avoid the Coronavirus Blame Game’

Tuesday, July 7, 2020, By News Staff

Rebecca Ortiz is an assistant professor of advertising in the Newhouse School. Her primary areas of expertise are health communication research and campaign development and evaluation. In many states across the United States recently, the coronavirus positivity rate for people…