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STEM

Sharing the Importance of Education

Tuesday, July 27, 2021, By Chris Barbera

The concept of luck goes against the principles of engineering. Luck happens without design. The story behind most great careers may sometimes include luck, but the truth behind it is usually years of hard work, continued learning and the application…

STEM

How Many Species Have Inhabited the Earth? A&S Researchers Say We May Never Know

Friday, July 23, 2021, By Dan Bernardi

Ever since Swedish naturalist and explorer Carolus Linnaeus developed the uniform system for defining and naming species of organisms, known as binomial nomenclature (e.g., Homo sapiens for human beings), scientists have wondered if they will ever be able to predict the…

Health & Society

Syracuse University Students Helping to Build Food System ‘Rooted in Social Justice and Equality’

Friday, July 23, 2021, By Matt Michael

The next big step for the newly formed Syracuse-Onondaga Food Systems Alliance (SOFSA) started, naturally, with Evan Weissman’s kindness and vision for food justice in the Syracuse community. Nel Gaudé, who was completing a master’s in food studies from the…

Health & Society

Four Syracuse Students/Alumni Named as 2021 Fulbright Recipients

Tuesday, July 20, 2021, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Four Syracuse University students/alumni have been named as 2021 recipients of awards through the Fulbright U.S. Student Program. Five students were also chosen as alternates. The Fulbright U.S. Student Program funds a range of awards that include English teaching assistantships (ETA) and…

Campus & Community

Rehabilitated Red-Tailed Hawk Returns to the Wild

Tuesday, July 20, 2021, By News Staff

With help from the Syracuse University and greater communities, a rehabilitated red-tailed hawk was released back into the wild to rejoin its family on July 15. Juvenile A is the first of two chicks that hatched this year in the…

Yahoo News

Trump’s First Amendment Lawsuit Against Facebook, Twitter, and Youtube

Saturday, July 17, 2021, By Sophie Gomprecht

Roy Gutterman, associate professor of magazine, news and digital journalism in the Newhouse School and director of the Tully Center for Free Speech, was quoted by Yahoo News for the story “Trump is using an unusual legal argument in his…

STEM

Syracuse University’s First NIH S10 Grant Funds State-of-the-Art Microscope

Saturday, July 17, 2021, By Dan Bernardi

For the first time in Syracuse University’s history, a department has received a prestigious S10 Instrumentation Grant from the National Institutes of Health. The S10 program, which supports the purchase of high-tech instruments to enhance research of NIH investigators, funded…

Media Tip Sheets

Why are we still debating the use of masks?

Thursday, July 15, 2021, By Lily Datz

Doron Dorfman, associate professor at Syracuse University College of Law, is available to speak to the media on issues surrounding laws and the use of face masks to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Professor Dorfman studies the intersections of health…

Campus & Community

COVID Update: Flu Vaccine | COVID-19 Vaccination | Interim Travel Policy

Wednesday, July 14, 2021, By News Staff

Dear Students, Families, Faculty and Staff: It’s hard to believe, but in just over 40 days we will begin welcoming new and returning students to campus. While the volume and pace of our campus updates have slowed dramatically, please know…

EdSurge

Pandemic Leads Many Students to Change Schools

Wednesday, July 14, 2021, By Sophie Gomprecht

Amy Ellen Schwartz, Daniel Patrick Moynihan Chair in Public Affairs and Professor, Economics and Public Administration and International Affairs in the Maxwell School, was interviewed by EdSurge, “School Is Hard for Mobile Students. These Districts Want to Help.” The Five…