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Health & Society

Adults With Intellectual Disabilities Often Excluded From Clinical Trials, Research Finds

Tuesday, November 15, 2022, By Daryl Lovell

Scientific breakthroughs aren’t possible without the painstaking process of clinical trials. So what happens when many of those trials leave out large portions of the population? Katherine McDonald, a professor of public health and associate dean of research in the…

Health & Society

Food Studies Graduate Students Getting Their Hands Dirty at a ‘Living Agroecological Lab’

Tuesday, November 15, 2022, By Matt Michael

On a cool but sunny early October morning on Syracuse University’s South Campus, eight graduate students from the Food Studies program in the Falk College sat in a circle at Pete’s Giving Garden and talked dirt. No, not gossip about…

Media, Law & Policy

Veteran Political Journalist Margaret Talev Named Kramer Director of Syracuse University Democracy, Journalism and Citizenship Institute

Tuesday, November 15, 2022, By Wendy S. Loughlin

The S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications today announced the appointment of veteran political journalist Margaret Talev as the Kramer Director of the Syracuse University Democracy, Journalism and Citizenship Institute. Talev will be based in Washington, D.C., and report to…

STEM

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Research Team Publishes Research on Efficient Conversion of Solar Energy

Wednesday, November 2, 2022, By Alex Dunbar

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Professor Quinn Qiao and a research team from the College of Engineering and Computer Science recently published two papers in Advanced Materials, collaborations with Peking University and other universities in Europe. Both papers focus on the…

Campus & Community

Mark Your Calendar—Open Enrollment for Faculty and Staff Begins Oct. 31

Thursday, October 27, 2022, By News Staff

Open Enrollment, the annual period when eligible employees reflect on their benefit options for the coming year, begins Monday, Oct. 31, and continues through Friday, Nov. 11. This is the one time of year when University faculty and staff may…

STEM

Matt Cufari Receives 2022 LeRoy Apker Award from the American Physical Society

Wednesday, October 19, 2022, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Matt Cufari, a senior physics major in the College of Arts and Sciences, a computer science major in the College of Engineering and Computer Science, a Coronat Scholar and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program, has been…

Campus & Community

Communication and Rhetorical Studies Professor to be Honored With Prestigious Scholar Awards from National Communication Association

Friday, October 14, 2022, By Erica Blust

Charles E. Morris III, professor in the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ Department of Communication and Rhetorical Studies and affiliated professor of LGBT studies in the College of Arts and Sciences, will be honored with two prestigious scholar awards…

Media Tip Sheets

Engaging North Korea Diplomatically

Wednesday, October 5, 2022, By Vanessa Marquette

Japan residents were frightened by the ballistic missile North Korea fired over their country the other day. This move by North Korea has many questioning if it was in response to the growing alliance between the U.S. and South Korea,…

Campus & Community

Professor Emeritus Named Fellow of American Geophysical Union

Monday, October 3, 2022, By Dan Bernardi

Jeffrey A. Karson, professor emeritus of Earth and environmental sciences (EES) in the College of Arts and Sciences, has been elected as a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU), an honor bestowed to fewer than 0.1% of members each…

Campus & Community

Empty Bowls Fundraiser on Sept. 30 Supports Local Food Pantries

Wednesday, September 28, 2022, By Erica Blust

An Empty Bowls fundraiser to benefit the Interreligious Food Consortium (IFC) will be held on Friday, Sept. 30, from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Nancy Cantor Warehouse, located at 350 W. Fayette St. in Syracuse. For a $25 donation, patrons…