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Syracuse University/SUNY-ESF Team Earns Honorable Mention in Solar Decathlon Design Challenge
A team of students from Syracuse University and the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (SUNY-ESF) has placed among the top in this year’s U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon Design Challenge, a collegiate competition that inspires student teams…
New Inclusive Entrepreneurship Program Launching through Gift from Intelligence++ Foundation
An innovative, interdisciplinary program focused on inclusive entrepreneurship and design is being offered for the 2020-21 academic year in a partnership of the Blackstone LaunchPad powered by Techstars (LaunchPad) at Syracuse University Libraries, the Taishoff Center for Inclusive Higher Education…
‘The Pandemic Exposed A Painful Truth: America Doesn’t Care About Old People’
Nina Kohn is the David M. Levy L’48 Professor of Law in the College of Law. “Across America—and beyond—we are losing our elders not only because they are especially susceptible [to COVID-19]. They’re also dying because of a more entrenched…
Summer College to Offer Program on Viruses and Viral Diseases
What exactly is a virus? What are they made of? How do viruses cause diseases? There is much to learn about the virus that is causing the current pandemic, and scientists from around the world are performing large-scale studies to…
Coronavirus Update 5.12.20: Returning Faculty and Staff to Campus
Dear Faculty and Staff: On April 18, we notified the campus community that, consistent with Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s “New York State on PAUSE” Executive Order, faculty and staff would continue to work remotely through at least Friday, May 15. Only…
Syracuse University Graduates Over 200 Military-Connected Students
This semester, a total of 208 students with military ties representing all branches of the U.S. military earned their Syracuse University diplomas. The graduates include 99 veterans, 35 currently serving military members, and 59 family members and dependents. Forty-six students…
Developing a Drug to Fight Diabetes and Obesity in Veterans
Syracuse University has a long history of supporting the nation’s veterans, dating back to 1944.Then-Chancellor William P. Tolley helped draft the G.I. Bill, instrumental in helping millions of veterans through the years pursue an education or training. In 1946, Chancellor…
Syracuse University Class of 2020 Celebrated through Conferral of Degrees
2020 Degree Conferral Ceremony from Syracuse University on Vimeo. Today is a day to celebrate! The Orange family has come together virtually—across the country and around the globe—to honor the Class of 2020. In a special virtual video event, Chancellor…
“COVID-19 Death Rates Higher Among Those with Developmental Disabilities.”
Scott Landes, associate professor of sociology in the Maxwell School, was quoted in the Spectrum News piece “COVID-19 Death Rates Higher Among Those with Developmental Disabilities.” Professor Landes specializes in the sociology of disability, and the majority of his research…
Catheters Get Smarter With New Engineering Design from Syracuse University Faculty
Each year, more than 75 million urinary catheters are used in the United States to help patients who cannot control urination due to medical complications. Unfortunately, the catheters are prone to colonization by bacterial and fungal pathogens. If not addressed,…