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Health & Society

Food and Social Justice Advocate Avalon Gupta VerWiebe Named First Recipient of the Evan Weissman Scholarship

Thursday, September 30, 2021, By News Staff

Avalon Gupta VerWiebe, a food studies graduate student in the Falk College, is the first to receive the Evan Weissman Scholarship, a newly created scholarship fund honoring the late Professor Weissman that supports food studies graduate students. Gupta VerWiebe’s personal…

Campus & Community

University Marks Domestic Violence Awareness Month With Launch of New Sexual and Relationship Violence Resources Website

Thursday, September 30, 2021, By Shannon Andre

October is nationally recognized as Domestic Violence Awareness Month, an effort to raise awareness surrounding domestic and dating violence and show solidarity with and support for victims and survivors of interpersonal violence. In addition to participating in National Wear Purple…

STEM

ECS Doctoral Students Win Research Awards; Aim to Improve Airport Industry

Tuesday, September 28, 2021, By Alex Dunbar

Parisa Sanaei and Michael Ammoury, civil and environmental engineering Ph.D. students in the College of Engineering and Computer Science, have been selected for graduate research awards from the Transportation Research Board’s Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP). The ACRP awards support…

Campus & Community

COVID-19 Update: Flu Shot Clinic Scheduled | Pfizer Booster Shot Guidance

Monday, September 27, 2021, By News Staff

Dear Students, Faculty and Staff: In recent days, our active COVID cases have declined significantly (44 as of today) and the positivity rate among those tested via our random surveillance testing program over the past week is less than .5%….

STEM

Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Professor Sucheta Soundarajan Receives NSF CAREER Award

Friday, September 24, 2021, By Chris Barbera

Large networks such as social media platforms, highway systems and even our genes contain vast amounts of data hiding in plain sight. However, the techniques scientists design to learn about the nonlinear relationships within these structures often result in unintentional…

Arts & Culture

Architecture Faculty Collaborate on ‘Mycotecture’ Projects in Rwanda

Friday, September 24, 2021, By Julie Sharkey

Porcini, portobello and cremini … you’ve probably heard of these types of mushrooms, but how about mycelium? Literally translated as “more than one,” mycelium is the vegetative part of a fungus consisting of a network of interwoven thin, white filaments….

Campus & Community

Weekend Activities: Real Housewife of OC on Campus | Friday Night Lights | Apple Picking

Thursday, September 23, 2021, By News Staff

Dear Students and Families: Regardless of the season, weather or semester, one of the best things about Syracuse University is the wide variety of options to keep you active and engaged. Even though the rain is falling right now, there’s…

Campus & Community

Section of Comstock Avenue to Temporarily Close Saturday Due to Building Project

Thursday, September 23, 2021, By News Staff

A section of Comstock Avenue will be closed Saturday, Sept. 25, from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. due to the chiller replacement project at the Life Sciences Complex. Comstock Avenue will be closed between Euclid Avenue and University Place. Access by local traffic…

STEM

Professors Use Machine Learning to Guide the Design of Stable Nanoparticles

Wednesday, September 22, 2021, By Dan Bernardi

Nanoparticles are tiny particles, made of only a few hundred atoms, that are helping to create the world’s newest “smart” surfaces and systems. Nanoparticles are playing a key role in the development of such cutting-edge consumer products as transparent sunscreens…

Campus & Community

Chancellor Syverud Addresses Sept. 22 Meeting of the University Senate

Wednesday, September 22, 2021, By News Staff

In his remarks to the University Senate today, Chancellor Kent Syverud discussed “Advancing Academic Excellence in a University Welcoming to All.” Good afternoon. I will be fairly brief and if I have any extra time, I want to give it…