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Health & Society

Ten Syracuse University Students, Alumni Receive 2020-21 Fulbright Student Awards

Monday, April 27, 2020, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Next year, Emma Ettinger ’17 plans to work on a master’s degree in Shakespeare and creativity in the United Kingdom. Gwendolyn Burke ’20 plans to teach English and American culture to students in Vietnam. Leah Garlock ’16 hopes to encourage…

Campus & Community

Coronavirus Update 4.24.20: Social Distancing Vigilance, New Resources and Expanded Support

Friday, April 24, 2020, By News Staff

Dear Members of the Syracuse University Community: For so many, the evolving nature of the COVID-19 health emergency has imposed new and changing constraints on the activities of daily living. That said, I continue to be amazed by the resilience,…

Business & Economy

‘Fan Bases are Shifting Under a Demographic Wave of Esports’

Friday, April 24, 2020, By News Staff

Rick Burton is the David B. Falk Endowed Professor of Sport Management in the Falk College. Will pro sports continue to earn fans from younger generations? Or are they still catering to baby boomers and unwilling to learn how to…

Campus & Community

Career Services Offers Virtual Coffee Chats, Interactive Webinars with Alumni

Thursday, April 23, 2020, By News Staff

Syracuse University Career Services is dedicated to providing students with seamless support throughout their career development journey. One of its newest ways of offering students guidance and assistance is virtually. “During this quickly evolving time and through a variety of…

Media, Law & Policy

‘COVID-19 May Help Lift FDA Policy on Gay Blood Donors’

Thursday, April 23, 2020, By News Staff

Doron Dorfman is an associate professor of law in the College of Law. In an op-ed piece for Law 360, Dorfman writes that the coronavirus might be the catalyst for lifting an outdated and controversial health law policy: the FDA’s…

Business & Economy

‘What Trump Can Do Now to Rescue America’s Factories and Farms’

Thursday, April 23, 2020, By News Staff

Mary Lovely is a professor of economics in the Maxwell School. As federal, state and local officials race to contain the spread of COVID-19, intense efforts have begun to address the mounting economic damage of the virus, including a $2…

Campus & Community

Get Your Game On In a Virtual Community

Wednesday, April 22, 2020, By Eileen Korey

When the esports gaming room first opened in the Barnes Center at The Arch, one of the goals was to bring together the increasingly large number of students who loved to play video games but tended to do so in…

Media, Law & Policy

‘It’s High Time We Fought This Virus the American Way’

Wednesday, April 22, 2020, By News Staff

James E. Baker is a professor of law in the College of Law and director of the Institute for Security Policy and Law. In an op-ed piece for The New York Times, Baker writes that while President Trump has invoked…

STEM

Laurel White Selected as 2020 Goldwater Scholar

Wednesday, April 22, 2020, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Laurel White, a junior physics major and mathematics minor in the College of Arts and Sciences, has been named a 2020 Goldwater Scholar. The Goldwater Scholarship is the most prestigious undergraduate scholarship awarded in the natural sciences, engineering and mathematics…

Health & Society

‘Too Early to Celebrate Africa’s Low COVID-19 Case Numbers’

Wednesday, April 22, 2020, By News Staff

Jok Madut Jok is a professor of anthropology in the Maxwell School. Some global leaders have issued dire warnings about Africa’s impending COVID-19 crisis. However, at the same time they have downplayed the fact that the virus has not made significant impact…