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Final Structural Beam Placed in Stadium Roof Replacement Project

Tuesday, April 21, 2020, By News Staff

A critical point of construction in Syracuse University’s stadium renovation was reached yesterday as the final steel structural beam was placed in support of the venue’s new fixed roof, completing the sequence of the crown-truss that provides the stadium with…

Campus & Community

Work of University’s Custodial, Environmental Staff Vital in Stopping Spread of COVID-19

Monday, April 20, 2020, By Kathleen Haley

They arrive each day on campus ready for work, many early in the morning and others during the day or late at night. They are essential, needed and necessary—and on the front lines in helping to stop the spread of…

Houston, We Have Splashdown

Friday, April 17, 2020, By News Staff

April 17 is the 50th anniversary of the splashdown of Apollo 13 after the aborted mission to the moon. The event was watched by an estimated 40 million Americans. The Apollo 13 space mission was made famous for not landing…

Media Tip Sheets

Mercury Matters 2020: A Science Brief for Journalists

Thursday, April 16, 2020, By Ellen Mbuqe

MATS and Mercury in Context Coal-fired power plants are the largest source of mercury in the U.S., accounting for approximately 48% of mercury emissions in 20151. The Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) were finalized in 2012 to regulate emissions…

Arts & Culture

Urban Video Project features Doireann O’Malley Exhibition and Limited-Time Screening of ‘Prototypes’ Online

Wednesday, April 15, 2020, By Cjala Surratt

Explore gender, technology, and extinction with Berlin-based artist Doireann O’Malley. Light Work’s Urban Video Project (UVP) is presenting Doireann O’Malley: New Maps of Hyperspace_Test_01. Light Work commissioned O’Malley’s new work for an exhibition at UVP as the third and final…

Business & Economy

Winners Announced for Entrepreneur Student Competitions

Wednesday, April 15, 2020, By Cristina Hatem

Winners of the School of Information Studies’ (iSchool) Raymond von Dran (RvD) Fund for Student Entrepreneurship competition, the Hunter Brooks Watson Spirit of Entrepreneurship Award, and the Compete CNY regional qualifier for the New York Business Plan Competition (NYBPC) were…

Campus & Community

Joel Francois Named 2020 Soros Fellow

Tuesday, April 14, 2020, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Joel Francois, a graduate student in the creative writing program in the College of Arts and Sciences, has been awarded a 2020 Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans. He is the third Syracuse University creative writing M.F.A. student…

Campus & Community

A Devotion to Family, Friends, Food and Social Justice: Remembering the Life of Professor Evan Weissman

Tuesday, April 14, 2020, By Michele Barrett

Evan L. Weissman, Ph.D., associate professor in food studies and nutrition in the Falk College, passed away unexpectedly while at home with his family on April 9. Weissman touched the Syracuse community where he lived, and that he loved deeply,…

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“Closures, bankruptcies possible as coronavirus cripples CNY hospitals, experts warn.”

Monday, April 13, 2020, By Lily Datz

Thomas Dennison, professor of practice emeritus of public administration in the Maxwell School, was interviewed by syracuse.com for the article “Closures, bankruptcies possible as coronavirus cripples CNY hospitals, experts warn.” Dennison, whose teaching and research focus on the administration, financing,…

Health Care Heroes Need a Break, Too

Friday, April 10, 2020, By Hailey Womer

 April 10, 2020 – The co-author of research on the health benefits of vacation says the same holds true for health care workers in our current climate, who can benefit from even small breaks to combat the pandemic’s emotional toll….