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BioInspired Institute Partners With Historically Black Colleges and Universities
The BioInspired Institute focuses on leading-edge research in materials and living systems and trains students at the undergraduate and graduate level. When the United States faced a reckoning on racism and structural inequities, BioInspired’s faculty and staff asked, “How can…
Support, Resources and Reporting Options for Those Impacted by Sexual or Relationship Violence
Dear Students: As we enter National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, I want to take this opportunity to remind our returning students about and introduce our new students to the resources and support services available to assist individuals impacted by sexual…
Making a Difference on the Battlefield, in the Corporate World and at Syracuse University
The incoming chair of the Office of Veteran and Military Affairs (OVMA) Advisory Board, Richard M. (Rich) Jones ’92, G’95, L’95, believes that President Abraham Lincoln’s second inaugural address provides us with a call to action. He says that the…
How to stop misinformation on social media
Syracuse University Professor Jennifer Stromer-Galley has been studying social media before it was called social media. Five years ago, she laid out a simple three-point plan to help stem the tide of misinformation on Facebook. Today, those three recommendations remain…
Huntington Beach Oil Spill – Reputation Management and Environment Will Need Cleaning Up
Syracuse University professors Erika Schneider and Linda Ivany provide thoughtful commentary on the oil spill impacting the coast of Orange County, California. Both are available for interviews and additional questions as this story evolves. Erika Schneider is a public relations…
Biology Major Gains Hands-On Experience With Endangered Animals in Costa Rica
From an early age, Leonardo Rivera ’22 had a fondness for animals and wildlife conservation. Growing up in tropical Puerto Rico, the biology major on a pre-veterinary track remembers investigating the habits of hermit crabs in the sand, watching as…
Hendricks Chapel Expands Access to Food Pantry
In an effort to make food resources more accessible to all students, Hendricks Chapel recently moved and expanded its food pantry. The pantry moved from a smaller room in the southeast stairwell to Room 004C, which is located on the…
Why Many Immigrants Are Aging Out of the DACA Program
Austin Kocher, research assistant professor at Newhouse with the Transactional Research Access Clearinghouse (TRAC), was interviewed by NPR’s Morning Edition, “New rule shields DACA from being challenged in court.” Kocher explains this new rule saying, “So by putting the original…
The Current Unsustainable Position On Immigration
Elizabeth Cohen, associate professor of political science at the Maxwell School wrote a Washington Post commentary, “Avoiding past mistakes is key to Congress passing immigration reform that works.” Cohen, the author of this commentary, stated, “Policymakers have promised to regroup…
Indigenous Peoples’ Day Celebrates Indigenous Resilience and Persistence
Scott Stevens is the director of the Native American and Indigenous Studies Program and an associate professor in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S). Philip Arnold is associate professor and chair of the Department of Religion in A&S and…