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Health & Society

Refugees and Their Changing Family Experience

Monday, June 27, 2016, By Kathleen Haley

Refugee families risk their lives to escape war and violence. But what happens when they settle in new homes in different countries free from conflict? Assistant Professor Rashmi Gangamma wants to understand the family experience for refugees in the midst of loss and resettlement.

Health & Society

Q&A: One-Year Anniversary of Nationwide Marriage Equality

Monday, June 27, 2016, By Cyndi Moritz

June 26 marked one year since the U.S. Supreme Court announced its landmark decision in Obergefell v. Hodges, which guaranteed the right to marry to LGBT couples throughout the United States. Aaron Hoy is a doctoral candidate in sociology in…

University Senate Recorder Teresa Gilman to Depart SU

Monday, June 27, 2016, By Carol Boll

When Teresa Gilman took a position in 1977 as curriculum coordinator in the University Senate Office, she figured she would work at Syracuse just until she paid off her student loans. Nearly four decades later, Gilman has long since paid…

STEM

Biologists Use Federal Grant to Advance Epigenetics

Thursday, June 23, 2016, By Rob Enslin

Biologists in the College of Arts and Sciences have been awarded a major grant to study an epigenetic mechanism used by cells to regulate gene expression—a process known as meiotic silencing. Eleanor Maine, professor of biology, is the recipient of…

Campus & Community

Office of Human Resources Transforms to Offer Improved Service and Support to Faculty and Staff

Thursday, June 23, 2016, By News Staff

In collaboration with a Universitywide Working Group, other University committees comprised of faculty and staff, and review of campus survey results, the Office of Human Resources (HR) has completed a thorough evaluation of its current structure and identified a number…

STEM

Professors Look to Geologic Past to Predict Future Environmental Conditions

Wednesday, June 22, 2016, By Rob Enslin

Earth scientists are using an NSF grant to study the link between elevated temperatures and precipitation in ancient Antarctica.

STEM

College of Engineering and Computer Science Appoints Associate Dean for Research, Doctoral Programs

Wednesday, June 22, 2016, By News Staff

After an extensive search, Gurdip Singh is joining the College of Engineering and Computer Science as Associate Dean for Research and Doctoral Programs, beginning Aug. 22. Since 2014, Singh has served as program director at the National Science Foundation in…

STEM

SU-ESF Faculty Win EPA Grant to Advance Appreciation for Onondaga Lake

Tuesday, June 21, 2016, By Carol Boll

Faculty from Syracuse University and SUNY-ESF have won a $91,000 grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to help teachers and students better understand and appreciate the unique cultural and ecological significance of Onondaga Lake. Drawing on both scientific and…

Business & Economy

Q&A: Brexit Vote and the Possible Economic Impacts

Tuesday, June 21, 2016, By Kathleen Haley

British citizens have a weighty decision this week. Stay in or leave the European Union (EU), the economic and political union composed of 28 European countries that they have been part of for decades. Each side of the “Brexit” question…

Campus & Community

Message from Chancellor Kent Syverud

Monday, June 20, 2016, By News Staff

Dear Students, Faculty and Staff: From its wonderful history to its iconic buildings and green spaces on campus and across the globe, Syracuse University has developed its own unique sense of place over the past 145 years. The interface between…