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Research Team Develops 3D Tissue Model of Developing Human Heart

Friday, March 16, 2018, By Alex Dunbar

The heart is the first organ to develop in the womb and the first cause of concern for many parents. For expectant mothers, the excitement of pregnancy is sometimes offset by anxiety over medication they require. Parents and doctors often…

Arts & Culture

Celebrating the New Year: CSSA Hosts Spring Festival

Friday, March 16, 2018, By Shannon Andre

On Feb. 16, the Chinese Students and Scholars Association (CSSA) welcomed hundreds of students, faculty, staff and community members to the 2018 Spring Festival Gala. This annual event, organized by the CSSA, celebrates the Lunar New Year. This year begins…

STEM

Future Remains Bright for Solar Energy Industry – Tarriffs Setback Only Temporary

Thursday, March 15, 2018, By Daryl Lovell

According to the quarterly solar market report released March 15 by GTM Research, U.S. solar energy installation growth is expected to slow in the coming years, due in part to new tariffs on panel imports and new federal tax laws….

Media, Law & Policy

If United Airlines Has Any Hope of Reputation Repair, Here’s What Needs to Happen

Thursday, March 15, 2018, By Daryl Lovell

United Airlines is facing another public controversy after mistakenly shipped a family’s German Shepherd to Japan while the family flew to Kansas City. This comes after a 10-month-old bulldog died in an overhead bin on a flight from Houston to…

Health & Society

Disability Studies Trailblazer Susan Schweik in Residence March 19-30

Thursday, March 15, 2018, By Rob Enslin

The Syracuse University Humanities Center will host a visit by renowned disability studies scholar Susan Schweik. Known for her innovative work at the intersection of disability studies, literature, feminist theory and civil rights history, Schweik is the 2018 Jeanette K. Watson Distinguished Visiting Professor…

Arts & Culture

New Films, Old Classics Will Fill CNY Film Festival Weekend

Thursday, March 15, 2018, By News Staff

CNY Film Festival 2018 is partnering with the College of Visual and Performing Arts film program, the CNY Humanities Corridor (from an award by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation) and the Le Moyne College Film Program to present a weekend…

Arts & Culture

Renamed King + King Architecture Library Celebrates Grand Re-Opening on March 29

Thursday, March 15, 2018, By Pamela Whiteley McLaughlin

The School of Architecture and the Syracuse University Libraries will co-host the dedication of the newly renovated and renamed King + King Architecture Library. The event will take place on the third floor of Slocum Hall on Thursday, March 29,…

Campus & Community

German Reading 2018

Thursday, March 15, 2018, By News Staff

Two texts form the basis for the Syracuse University German Community Reading Group 2018. 1) Robert Menasse: “Die Hauptstadt” (Suhrkamp Berlin, 2017). Winner of the Preis des deutschen Buchhandels 2017. The novel follows seven European citizens in Brussels whose decisions…

Media, Law & Policy

March 18 in Russia is more a coronation than an election

Thursday, March 15, 2018, By Ellen Mbuqe

Brian Taylor, professor and chair of the political science department at the Maxwell School, is available for comment about the upcoming Russian elections that will likely earn Vladimir Putin his second consecutive and fourth overall term as president. Taylor is…

Campus & Community

Faculty and Staff, Feel Good Fridays Start March 23

Wednesday, March 14, 2018, By News Staff

End your workweek the perfect way and join us each Friday, starting March 23, for Feel Good Friday activities such as guided meditation, Zumba, journaling, book club and more. Feel Good Fridays are an opportunity for faculty and staff to…