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STEM

Syracuse University and UC Berkeley Researchers Team Up to Develop 3D Human Heart Model Showing How Cardiac Cells Fail to Adapt to a Pathological Mechanical Environment

Tuesday, February 25, 2020, By Alex Dunbar

To better understand heart diseases, doctors and scientists are constantly trying to understand how cardiac tissue in the human heart is affected by its changing environment. Specifically, researchers have wanted to better understand how cardiac cells adjust themselves depending on…

Campus & Community

Best Local Places to Find a Good Book

Monday, February 24, 2020, By Kevin Morrow

March is National Reading Month. But, of course, you knew that. You like to read books. Otherwise, you wouldn’t have opened this article about where to find good books. So, where do you find them? We have a few ideas,…

Campus & Community

Building Local Fair Leads to New Partnerships With Local Businesses

Tuesday, February 11, 2020, By Jennifer DeMarchi

Last May, the Office of Community Engagement and the Division of Business, Finance and Administrative Services hosted Syracuse University’s first-ever Building Local procurement fair. The fair introduced local business enterprises—including those owned by women, minorities, veterans and others (referred to…

STEM

Biomedical and Chemical Engineering Professor Zhen Ma Receives NSF CAREER Award

Tuesday, February 4, 2020, By Alex Dunbar

Scientists have long known that some people have stronger heart muscles than others and there are multiple factors that can contribute to heart muscle strength in adults including exercise, genetics and diet. Even with all we know, there are still…

STEM

Early Assurance Program Eases Path to Medical Schools

Friday, January 31, 2020, By Diana Napolitano

Applying to medical school can be stressful. Students have to submit lengthy applications, secure committee letters of recommendation and prepare for the MCAT—all while staying on top of their undergraduate studies. But now, the process will be substantially smoother thanks…

Campus & Community

Important Information About Coronavirus from Syracuse University Medical Director Dr. Karen Nardella

Saturday, January 25, 2020, By News Staff

Dear Students, Faculty and Staff: Syracuse University is actively monitoring the developments related to the newly detected coronavirus, an illness first discovered in Wuhan City, China, that is similar to pneumonia, affecting the respiratory system. At this time, there are…

STEM

Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Student Xinyi Zhou Selected as First Recipient of the Pramod K. and Anju Varshney Endowed Graduate Scholarship

Tuesday, January 21, 2020, By Alex Dunbar

Computer and information science Ph.D. candidate Xinyi Zhou was selected as the first recipient of the Pramod K. and Anju Varshney Endowed Graduate Scholarship. Zhou’s research covers machine learning, data (text and graph) mining, social media mining and social computing…

Arts & Culture

Syracuse Stage Presents the Critically Acclaimed Play ‘The Wolves’

Thursday, January 16, 2020, By Joanna Penalva

The Syracuse Stage season continues with the critically acclaimed “The Wolves,” Sarah DeLappe’s Pulitzer Prize-nominated drama about nine young women soccer players. Co-produced with the Department of Drama in the College of Visual and Performing Arts and directed by Melissa…

Health & Society

Professor Lane Receives American Anthropological Association Honors

Wednesday, January 8, 2020, By Michele Barrett

Falk College professor of public health Sandra D. Lane received the 2019 George Foster Award for Practicing Medical Anthropology in recognition of outstanding contributions to applying theory and methods in diverse contexts that demonstrate a significant impact on policy. The…

Media, Law & Policy

Knight Foundation Funds Research on Paid Political Ads on Social Media

Wednesday, January 8, 2020, By Diane Stirling

Research that sheds light on messaging in the 2020 U.S. presidential campaign ads on social media has received funding support from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. The Foundation has awarded $148,000 to support Illuminating 2020, a project spearheaded…