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Campus & Community

Update on Work to Transform Goldstein and Create a New Faculty Center

Friday, January 21, 2022, By News Staff

Dear Students, Faculty and Staff: Winter break is concluding, and soon the Spring 2022 semester will be underway. Over the last several weeks, the University continued to advance our early efforts to transform the Goldstein Alumni and Faculty Center and…

Health & Society

Virtual Field Experiences Boost Social Work Students’ Confidence

Friday, January 21, 2022, By Ellen de Graffenreid

Spurred on by the global pandemic, the School of Social Work in the Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics has piloted virtual field experiences for master of social work (M.S.W.) students. Tracy Walker, director of field education, says, “The…

NPR

Computer science professor comments on 5G tech rollout

Thursday, January 20, 2022, By Lily Datz

M. Cenk Gursoy, professor of electrical engineering and computer science in the College of Engineering & Computer Science, spoke with several outlets about the recent rollout of 5G technology including NPR, USA Today, The Dallas Morning News, Yahoo! Finance, Network…

Health & Society

Understanding COVID-19 Transmissions in Our Communities Through Wastewater Surveillance

Thursday, January 20, 2022, By John Boccacino

Back in the 1990s, as countries around the world contended with a spike in poliovirus cases, many nations turned to wastewater surveillance as an effective method for monitoring and tracking local transmission levels. Fast forward to 2022, and as the…

Campus & Community

New Committee Appointed to ‘Refresh’ the Campus Framework

Thursday, January 20, 2022, By News Staff

For the last seven years, the Campus Framework has served as a “living roadmap,” a 20-year guide for enhancing the University’s physical landscape in alignment with the Academic Strategic Plan and the vision for an unmatched student experience. This week,…

Arts & Culture

Light Work to Receive $25K Grant From National Endowment for the Arts

Wednesday, January 19, 2022, By Cjala Surratt

The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) has approved Light Work for a $25,000 Grants for Arts Projects (GAP) award in the Visual Arts category. Light Work, an artist-run, non-profit organization housed in the Robert B. Menschel Media Center at…

Arts & Culture

Syracuse Stage Receives Grant to Address Housing Insecurity

Wednesday, January 19, 2022, By Joanna Penalva

Thanks to a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts, Syracuse Stage will be hosting an immersive performance addressing housing insecurity, an issue that impacts millions of Americans. Syracuse Stage will receive a $20,000 Grants for Arts Projects award to…

Campus & Community

Welcome Back, Responding to Challenges

Wednesday, January 19, 2022, By News Staff

Dear Colleagues, Next Monday, Jan. 24, we begin the spring semester. This will be the fifth semester that we will be doing our work under the frustration and exhaustion that comes from enduring this seemingly never-ending pandemic. While I think…

Campus & Community

Important Reminders for Faculty

Wednesday, January 19, 2022, By News Staff

Dear Colleagues, I very much hope that you had an enjoyable winter break, with some time spent with loved ones and friends. The end of the fall semester wound up being a race against the omicron variant, and I know…

Media Tip Sheets

Lava Flow Explained – The Role of Water in Volcanic Eruptions

Tuesday, January 18, 2022, By Daryl Lovell

Scientists are still working to learn more about a massive underwater volcano eruption near the Pacific island of Tonga over the weekend that triggered tsunami waves and spilled ash across the entire island. Satellite images captured the eruption, which shot…