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Financial Times

US Politicians Are Turning To Instagram Ahead of 2020 Election

Friday, March 1, 2019, By Sean Dorcellus

Jennifer Grygiel, assistant professor of communications in the Newhouse School, was quoted in the Financial Times story “Why US politicians are turning to Instagram ahead of 2020 election.” Grygiel is a social media professional who has written about the intersection of…

Health & Society

Free Drop-in Yoga for Faculty and Staff

Friday, March 1, 2019, By News Staff

Recharge your workweek with yoga, every Wednesday through April 17. Reset your mind and body with Drop-in Yoga, led by Laura Enslin, a certified yogi and Syracuse University faculty member. Regardless of your age or yogic experience, this hourlong session…

Campus & Community

VPA School of Design Students Win Syracuse University ACC InVenture Prize

Thursday, February 28, 2019, By News Staff

A group of prominent judges—including investors, technologists, funders and successful entrepreneurs—selected College of Visual and Performing Arts School of Design students Quinn King (left) and Alec Gillinder (right) as winners of the prestigious ACC InVenture Prize at Syracuse University. The…

Campus & Community

Students Reflect on Study Abroad Experiences Made Possible by Gilman Scholarship

Thursday, February 28, 2019, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Zack Watson’s college experience has been a full one so far. A student veteran, Watson served in the U.S. Marines for five years. He completed boot camp at Parris Island, South Carolina, and was stationed at Camp Pendleton, California. He…

STEM

Applications Open for Peak2Peak, Innovate Ireland Immersion Experience Programs

Thursday, February 28, 2019, By J.D. Ross

Applications are now open for the final two School of Information Studies (iSchool) immersion experience programs of the 2019 calendar year. The programs, Peak2Peak and Innovate Ireland, are open to all graduate and undergraduate students at Syracuse University, regardless of…

STEM

TEDx Syracuse University Organizers Unveil 2019 Theme, Ticket Information

Thursday, February 28, 2019, By J.D. Ross

The student organizers of the 2019 TEDx Syracuse University conference are excited to unveil the overarching theme for this year’s event. The theme is SHIFT. According to Co-Lead Organizer and Executive Producer Christopher Sekerak, “our team selected ‘SHIFT’ as the…

US News & World Report

Sociology Professor Writes ‘Our Problem is Bigger Than Opioids’

Wednesday, February 27, 2019, By Sean Dorcellus

Shannon Monnat, an associate professor of sociology in the Maxwell School and Lerner Chair for Public Health Promotion, authored an opinion piece for U.S. News and World Report “Our Problem Is Bigger Than Opioids.” Monnat’s recent research showed that, “in…

Media Tip Sheets

Warming Seawater Is Making Ice Shelves More Vulnerable

Wednesday, February 27, 2019, By Daryl Lovell

This week, NASA reported that an iceberg roughly twice the size of New York City is expected to break off an ice shelf in Antarctica. Researchers say the iceberg could be the largest to break from the Brunt Ice Shelf…

Campus & Community

‘True Colors’ Series Provides Space for LGBTQI Students to Explore Spirituality

Wednesday, February 27, 2019, By Delaney Van Wey

Hendricks Chapel, the LGBT Resource Center, the LGBT Studies Program and the Counseling Center have partnered to provide an open space for LGBTQI-identifying students to discuss faith and spirituality. The “True Colors” LGBTQI Spirituality Series is an open-process group that…

STEM

New Material Developed at Syracuse University is a Biomedical Breakthrough

Monday, February 25, 2019, By Matt Wheeler

Researchers in the College of Engineering and Computer Science have developed a material—a new kind of shape memory polymer (SMP)—that could have major implications for health care. SMPs are soft, rubbery, “smart” materials that can change shape in response to…