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Health & Society

Award Will Help School of Design Examine Students’ Attitudes Toward Sustainable Materials

Monday, May 4, 2020, By News Staff

A research project by a team from the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ School of Design is the recipient of one of two $5,000 awards from the New York State Association for Reduction, Reuse and Recycling (NYSAR3) and the…

Campus & Community

COVID-19 Impacts American Experience for International Students

Friday, May 1, 2020, By Eileen Jevis

They traveled to the United States from seven different countries to learn English in an academic setting at Syracuse University’s English Language Institute (ELI). Socialization and cultural immersion are a significant part of the program, but beginning on March 23,…

IOC Would be Wise to Cancel 2021 Summer Games

Friday, May 1, 2020, By Hailey Womer

Syracuse University Sport Management Professor Rick Burton says pandemic creates unlevel playing field for all Olympic nations. For your coverage of the possible cancelation of the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, please consider the comments below from Rick Burton, the David B. Falk…

Law Professor: Executive Order Does Not Relieve Suffering

Friday, May 1, 2020, By Hailey Womer

Syracuse University Constitutional Law Professor Jennifer Breen questions the need to place limitations on green cards and contends there is no evidence to suggest immigrants are contributing to growing national unemployment. If you are reporting on this subject, please consider Prof. Breen’s…

Campus & Community

Libraries Adds New Resources for Spring 2020

Thursday, April 30, 2020, By Cristina Hatem

Syracuse University Libraries has added the following new databases to its collections, which can be accessed using your net ID and password via library.syr.edu. These resources are part of the Libraries’ normal acquisitions process and are not related to the…

Mona Bhan

Associate Professor of Anthropology and the Ford-Maxwell Professor of South Asian Studies
Health & Society

School of Architecture Student Composes Original Song Supporting Fight Against COVID-19

Thursday, April 30, 2020, By Julie Sharkey

When Chengdu native Yajie (Lannie) Lan ’24 (B.Arch) heard about the wide-spreading coronavirus outbreak affecting her home country, she was deeply concerned and wanted to support the fight against the epidemic in her own way. Lan reached out to two…

Health & Society

Student Entrepreneurs Successful at Techstars Startup Weekend Remote USA and Hult Prize Regional Competitions

Wednesday, April 29, 2020, By Cristina Hatem

A group of five Syracuse University students and one alumni, all active members of the Blackstone LaunchPad powered by Techstars at Syracuse University Libraries (LaunchPad), were selected as a top ten team in the east division at the Techstars Startup…

Campus & Community

University Celebrates Top Teaching Assistants

Wednesday, April 29, 2020, By News Staff

Each year, the Graduate School recognizes teaching assistants who have made distinguished contributions to Syracuse University by demonstrating excellence as primary instructors, laboratory or studio leaders, discussion or recitation section instructors, or lecture course assistants. These teaching assistants are nominated…

STEM

Physicist Eric A. Schiff Appointed Syracuse Center of Excellence Interim Executive Director

Tuesday, April 28, 2020, By News Staff

To support a smooth transition in leadership at the Syracuse Center of Excellence in Environmental and Energy Systems (SyracuseCoE), Interim Vice President for Research Ramesh Raina has appointed Eric A. Schiff, chair of the Department of Physics in the College…