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STEM

Professor and Ph.D. Student Receive NSF Grant for Business Focusing on 3D Printing of Microfluidic Devices

Wednesday, June 24, 2020, By Alex Dunbar

Too small to be seen even with standard microscopes, microfluidics research looms large over many aspects of biochemistry, nanotechnology and biotechnology research. Precision microfluidics involve a device that has channels allowing a flow of just 50 microns or less. A…

Media, Law & Policy

‘ADA Live!’ Celebrates 30th Anniversary of ADA with the Honorable Tony Coelho

Wednesday, June 24, 2020, By News Staff

On Wednesday, July 1, at 1 p.m. ET, the “ADA Live!” podcast will feature an interview with the Honorable Tony Coelho, the chief sponsor of the ADA bill in the House of Representatives. The podcast will be available at SoundCloud “ADA…

Campus & Community

Associate Provost LaVonda Reed Offers Resources for Juneteenth Reflection

Thursday, June 18, 2020, By News Staff

Juneteenth, celebrated on June 19, commemorates when slaves in Texas received word of their freedom from bondage—more than two years after slavery officially ended. Since then, much has been written about the Black experience and the struggle for freedom, equality,…

Campus & Community

Reflection, Education and Action on Juneteenth

Wednesday, June 17, 2020, By News Staff

Dear Members of the Syracuse University Community: Juneteenth commemorates the ending of slavery in the United States. While slavery had officially ended nearly two and a half years prior, it was not until June 19 of 1865 that those enslaved…

Arts & Culture

Libraries Acquire Major Collections from Adam Matthew Digital and Bloomsbury

Wednesday, June 17, 2020, By Cristina Hatem

Syracuse University Libraries has acquired access to the entirety of Adam Matthew Digital’s online primary source archives and nine collections from Bloomsbury Digital Resources. These new holdings expand campus support for teaching and research across humanities, social sciences, architecture, visual…

Campus & Community

Full Public Health Framework Now Available for Review

Tuesday, June 16, 2020, By News Staff

Dear Students, Faculty, Staff and Families: Since early April, the Public Health and Emergency Management Subcommittee of the Fall 2020 Open Working Group has been engaged in an effort to develop processes, protocols, policies and procedures appropriate to ensure that…

Campus & Community

Statement from Chancellor Kent Syverud

Monday, June 15, 2020, By News Staff

Today, the United States Supreme Court ruled that lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) Americans are protected from employment discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. We applaud this decision, while recognizing that it does…

Media, Law & Policy

Newhouse School Announces Winners in the 2020 Mirror Awards Competition

Friday, June 12, 2020, By Wendy S. Loughlin

The Newhouse School has announced the winners in the 2020 Mirror Awards competition for excellence in media industry reporting. Chosen by a group of journalists and journalism educators, the winners are: Best Single Article/Story Jane Mayer for The New Yorker:…

Health & Society

Barnes Center Staff Therapist Helps Students Gain Insight Through Mindfulness

Wednesday, June 10, 2020, By Kathleen Haley

Mansi Brat teaches students how to embrace the present moment and find serenity with one’s thoughts—an often elusive ideal to grasp in the anxieties of today’s perfectionism-driven world. A staff therapist with the Barnes Center at The Arch and facilitator…

Campus & Community

Confronting Anti-Black Racism in Our Community

Tuesday, June 9, 2020, By News Staff

Dear Members of the Syracuse University Community: These last two weeks have revealed hard truths about ourselves, our institutions and our country. These are truths that Black Americans know all too well. Anti-Black racism has created economic disparity, health inequity,…