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Campus & Community

Public Health Message From Dr. Karen Nardella

Thursday, October 24, 2024, By News Staff

Dear Students, Faculty and Staff: As we head into the cold and flu season, we are seeing an increase in cases of various respiratory illnesses and other seasonal ailments. These include COVID, strep throat, atypical pneumonia “walking pneumonia,” sinus infections,…

Media Tip Sheets

Experts on Halloween Candy Cost and Health

Thursday, October 24, 2024, By Vanessa Marquette

If you are doing a story on Halloween candy prices and/or nutrition, I have two faculty experts you may want to consider speaking with. You can view their names and information below. If you’d like to schedule an interview, please…

Campus & Community

Mark Your Calendar—Open Enrollment for Faculty and Staff Begins Monday, Oct. 28

Thursday, October 24, 2024, By News Staff

Open Enrollment, the annual period when eligible employees reflect on their benefit options for the coming year, begins Monday, Oct. 28, and continues through Friday, Nov. 8. This is the one time of year when University faculty and staff may…

Media Tip Sheets

How to Build a Better Sourdough Starter

Thursday, October 24, 2024, By Ellen Mbuqe

In a newly-published paper, “Genomics and synthetic community experiments uncover the key metabolic roles of acetic acid bacteria in sourdough starter microbiomes,” researchers at Syracuse University College of Arts and Science examine how certain strains of bacteria, and specifically the…

Campus & Community

Grab a Bite On Campus: New Dining Options for Faculty and Staff Members

Wednesday, October 23, 2024, By Jennifer DeMarchi

Campus Dining is excited to announce a series of initiatives and brand-new dining options aimed at faculty and staff members, in an effort to make dining on campus as easy (and delicious!) as possible for all University community members. Table…

Campus & Community

Illuminating the Lives of the Pyramid Builders With Egyptologist Mark Lehner at the Phanstiel Lecture Nov. 1

Tuesday, October 22, 2024, By Kathleen Haley

In the sands of the Sahara, preeminent Egyptologist Mark Lehner has spent four decades helping to uncover the mysteries of the pyramids of Giza, the Sphinx and their surroundings. Whether it’s the ancient remains of plant life or a pyramid…

Arts & Culture

Artist in Residence Carrie Mae Weems H’17 Receives National Medal of Arts Today From President Joseph R. Biden Jr. L’68

Monday, October 21, 2024, By News Staff

Internationally renowned artist and Syracuse University Artist in Residence Carrie Mae Weems H’17 received the National Medal of Arts from President Joseph R. Biden Jr. L’68 at a White House ceremony on Monday. “Carrie Mae Weems’ commitment to telling the…

Health & Society

Can Folic Acid Supplementation During Pregnancy Help Prevent Autism and Schizophrenia?

Thursday, October 17, 2024, By Dan Bernardi

The neocortex, or “thinking brain,” accounts for over 75% of the brain’s total volume and plays a critical role in humans’ decision-making, processing of sensory information, and formation and retrieval of memories. Uniquely human traits such as advanced social behavior…

Campus & Community

Design Students Receive Honors at Creative Conscience Awards

Monday, October 14, 2024, By Mikayla Heiss

Tackling social and environmental issues through design, College of Visual and Performing Arts students in Creative Problem Solving won an award and commendation in the global Creative Conscience Awards. Creative Conscience is a global not-for-profit organization that believes that creative…

STEM

Secrets Behind Our Universe’s Existence Revealed

Monday, October 14, 2024, By Dan Bernardi

It takes sophisticated technology to study the behavior of invisible particles like neutrinos and cosmic rays, which pass through our bodies every second before zooming back off into the universe without us even knowing. While they might be tiny, these…