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Lawfare

The Long Road Ahead To Meet The Paris Climate Accord’s Goals

Wednesday, November 3, 2021, By Sophie Gomprecht

Mark Nevitt, associate professor in the College of Law, wrote commentary for Lawfareblog, “What You Need to Know About the New Climate Security Reports.” In Nevitt’s commentary, he discusses new climate security reports and the current issues with the Paris…

Campus & Community

Transforming Student Well-Being: Introducing the Dimensions of Wellness

Monday, November 1, 2021, By Gabrielle Lake

Since fall of 2019, the dedicated Barnes Center at The Arch team has only gained momentum in enhancing the student experience through holistic health and wellness. From opening a state-of-the-art facility to supporting the campus community throughout the COVID-19 pandemic,…

Campus & Community

First-Year Seminar Home College Experience Helps Students Find Belonging

Monday, November 1, 2021, By Ellen de Graffenreid

Engineering and computer science students learned about the cultures and traditions of their faculty and fellow students. Students in the School of Information Studies toured campus and got professional headshots. Whitman School of Management students explored clubs and resources. These…

Media Tip Sheets

Amazon Sticks to Its Playbook in Latest Unionization Push in NYC

Monday, November 1, 2021, By Lily Datz

Organizers from Staten Island’s Amazon facilities have filed a petition with the National Labor Relations Board to form a union. They’ve collected roughly 2,000 signatures. It’s the latest in a series of similar moves by other Amazon warehouse workers to…

Medpage Today

Lawmakers Split Over COVID Vaccine Mandate for Workers

Wednesday, October 27, 2021, By Lily Datz

Doron Dorfman, associate professor of law in the College of Law, was quoted in the Medpage Today article titled, “Lawmakers Split Over COVID Vaccine Mandate for Workers.” Doron, an expert on public health law and anti-discrimination and equity law, explains…

Arts & Culture

Architecture Students Awarded Inaugural Gensler Rising Black Designers Scholarships

Wednesday, October 27, 2021, By Julie Sharkey

Two School of Architecture students have received a prestigious national scholarship for young Black designers by Gensler, one of the world’s largest design and architecture firms. Krystol Austin G’22 (M.Arch.) and Coumba Kanté ’22 (B.Arch.) were named two of the…

Campus & Community

Disability Justice Advocate Eli Clare Is CNY Humanities Corridor’s 2021 Distinguished Visiting Collaborator

Monday, October 25, 2021, By Dan Bernardi

The Syracuse University Humanities Center, in partnership with the Cornell Society for the Humanities, welcomes author and social justice educator, Eli Clare, as a Distinguished Visiting Collaborator in the Central New York Humanities Corridor. A leading thinker at the intersection of queerness, race and…

STEM

A&S Physicists Develop One of the First Models Capturing Dynamics of Confined Cell Movement

Wednesday, October 20, 2021, By Dan Bernardi

The process of normal cell division in the human body is quite simple: start dividing in response to a signal, such as a wound, and stop when enough cells have been produced and the skin is healed. But cancerous cells…

Shobha K. Bhatia

Laura J. and L. Douglas Meredith Professor of Teaching Excellence Civil & Environmental Engineering
Campus & Community

Activities for the Weekend of Oct. 14-17

Thursday, October 14, 2021, By News Staff

Dear Students and Families: This is a most extraordinary time of year to be engaged in outdoor activities, with the fall foliage painting our campus and the Central New York community. This weekend also brings plenty of offerings for indoor…