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America is Epically Failing in Combating COVID-19
Brooks B. Gump is the Falk Family Endowed Professor of Public Health in the Falk College. In an opinion piece for U.S. News & World Report, Gump writes that the best way to control the pandemic is through the tried-and-true…
New York City Considers Testing Sewage for Coronavirus
David Larsen, associate professor of public health in Falk College, was quoted in The Wall Street Journal article titled “New York City Considers Testing Sewage for Coronavirus.” Larsen, an expert on global health and sanitation, leads the University’s waste water…
“Mexico ‘more violent’ and ‘worse’ two years after AMLO election.”
Gladys McCormick, associate professor of history in the Maxwell School, was quoted in the Al Jazeera story “Mexico ‘more violent’ and ‘worse’ two years after AMLO election.” Two years ago the election of Lopez Obrador brought hope for change to…
Nine Faculty Members Honored with Teaching Recognition Award
Nine faculty members were announced in May as recipients of the 2019-20 Meredith Teaching Recognition Award. Seven faculty members were awarded in the Early Performance category: Walter Freeman, Juliet Golden, Jennifer Grygiel, Fatma Sonmez-Leopold, Shannon Sweeney, Po Tung (Douglas) Yung…
“Faye Emerson: The Inside Story Of The First Lady Of Late Night”
Robert Thompson, trustee professor of television, radio and film and director of the Bleier Center for Television and Pop Culture in the Newhouse School, was featured in the Deadline story, “Faye Emerson: The Inside Story Of The First Lady Of…
Staff, Faculty Members, Along with International Students and Families, Support Essential Workers through Fundraising Effort
When a group of local Chinese American community members, including University faculty and staff, heard about the devastating impact of COVID-19 on China’s people and its health care system earlier this year, they recognized what could happen in the United…
Coming Back Together 2020 Postponed, Family Weekend and Orange Central Will Move Online This Fall
Coming Back Together (CBT) 2020, Family Weekend and Orange Central—three of Syracuse University’s signature campus gatherings—are being reimagined this fall due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The full CBT celebration will be postponed until 2021 (with a smaller virtual CBT event…
“Mystery Object Blurs Line between Neutron Stars and Black Holes.”
Duncan Brown, the Charles Brightman Professor of Physics in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted by Scientific American for the article “Mystery Object Blurs Line between Neutron Stars and Black Holes.” Professor Brown, an expert on gravitation waves,…
“Contagious Conspiracies in the Age of COVID”
Whitney Phillips, an assistant professor in the Department of Communication and Rhetorical Studies in the College of Visual and Performing Arts, was featured in Cornell University’s Alliance for Science livestream conversation on “Contagious Conspiracies in the Age of COVID.” The…
“Social media companies should not act as censors.”
Roy Gutterman, associate professor of newspaper and online journalism in the Newhouse School and director of the Tully Center for Free Speech, had a past opinion piece featured in the Washington Post story “Social media companies should not act as…