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Campus & Community

Members of the Council on Diversity and Inclusion Announced

Tuesday, November 3, 2020, By News Staff

Chancellor Kent Syverud today announced the 2020-21 members of the Council on Diversity and Inclusion. The council serves as a resource to our university on critical diversity and inclusion matters, including issues related to campus climate and elevating our inherent…

Campus & Community

Life Takes Aisha Huntley on a Winding, Rewarding Educational Journey

Monday, November 2, 2020, By Eileen Jevis

For many adults, it takes courage to walk through a door that can change the trajectory of their life. Oftentimes, that first step is taken with a mixture of hope and trepidation. Aisha Huntley ’05, G ’11 never imagined that…

STEM

Syracuse Biologists Publish Research on the Persistence of Mutualisms in ‘Science’

Monday, November 2, 2020, By Dan Bernardi

The sign of a healthy personal relationship is one that is equally mutual—where you get out just as much as you put in. Nature has its own version of a healthy relationship. Known as mutualisms, they are interactions between species…

Business & Economy

Applications Open for LaunchPad 2020 Impact Prize

Wednesday, October 28, 2020, By Cristina Hatem

Blackstone LaunchPad and Techstars at Syracuse University Libraries (LaunchPad) is accepting online applications now through Nov. 1 for the Impact Prize, a competition for social entrepreneurship.  The Impact Prize is open to Syracuse University and State University of New York…

Campus & Community

WellsLink Hosts 17th Annual Transitions Ceremony; Welcomes Annette Gordon-Reed as Keynote

Wednesday, October 28, 2020, By News Staff

On Friday, Nov. 6, at 4 p.m. (ET), the campus community is invited to the 17th annual WellsLink Transitions Ceremony, honoring the successful transition of WellsLink Scholars into their second year at Syracuse University. Registration is required for this first-ever…

Campus & Community

Special Collections Research Center to Receive Onondaga Historical Association 2020 Medal Award

Tuesday, October 27, 2020, By Cristina Hatem

The Syracuse University Libraries’ Special Collections Research Center (SCRC) will receive the Onondaga Historical Association’s (OHA) 2020 Medal Award at a virtual event on Thursday, Nov. 12. The OHA Medal Award is the organization’s highest honor for contributions made to…

Health & Society

Election Season Got You Down? Tips For Managing Your Mental Health

Monday, October 26, 2020, By Daryl Lovell

With a little more than a week to go until the Nov. 3 presidential election, stress and mental anxiety surrounding American politics are at an all-time high. According to the American Psychological Association, more than two-thirds of U.S. adults (68…

STEM

WiSE Launches Pilot Career Preparation Program

Sunday, October 25, 2020, By News Staff

Women in Science and Engineering (WiSE) has developed a new pilot program for women of color in STEM sophomores and juniors at the University. The Career Preparation Program (CPP) aims to provide these students with opportunities and resources for developing…

Media, Law & Policy

Newhouse School Establishes Scholarship Program in Memory of Late Dean Lorraine Branham

Friday, October 23, 2020, By Wendy S. Loughlin

Mark J. Lodato, dean of the Newhouse School, announced the establishment of the Lorraine Branham Scholarship Program. Used primarily to recruit and support Newhouse students from socioeconomically disadvantaged populations and other underrepresented groups, the program will provide under-resourced, talented students…

NBC News

“Inside the campaign to ‘pizzagate’ Hunter Biden.”

Thursday, October 22, 2020, By Lily Datz

Whitney Phillips, assistant professor of communication and rhetorical studies in the College of Visual and Performing Arts, was quoted in the NBC News story “Inside the campaign to ‘pizzagate’ Hunter Biden.” Phillips, an expert on disinformation and digital ethics, says…