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US Intelligence Warns of Foreign Election Interference
With less than 100 days to go before the U.S. election, U.S. intelligence officials are warning of attempted interference by Russia, China and Iran, according to an update from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence. Corri Zoli is an Associate…
What shutdown of Dakota Access Pipeline means for Standing Rock Sioux tribe and environmental justice
Over the past three years, Native American tribes, indigenous rights groups, and environmental justice organizations have contested the Dakota Access Pipeline. The pipeline runs from North Dakota to Illinois, carrying oil between the two states, and in turn threatening the…
SummerStart Goes Virtual This Year to Support 100 Incoming Students
Like many other educators and student support professionals, the staff of the Arthur O. Eve Higher Education Program (HEOP) and Student Support Services (SSS) faced unique challenges this summer of 2020. All incoming HEOP and SSS students typically attend a…
Syracuse Stage Receives Mellon Foundation Grant for National Work on Housing Insecurity in the US
Syracuse Stage has received a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation in support of “Exiled in America,” an original work rooted in an examination of housing insecurity and homelessness in the United States. The project, originated by Los Angeles…
Biomedical and Chemical Engineering Faculty Member Receives Grant to Research the Potential of Laser Technology for Printing Lung Interfaces
Human lungs are intricate 3D structures with air sacs surrounded by blood vessels with a gap between them that can be less than one micrometer (as a frame of reference, human hair is about 100 micrometers wide). This minuscule gap/membrane…
This Family Bleeds Orange
Mary Welker ’20 is a mom, a role model to her four daughters, a full-time Syracuse University staff member, an Alumni Scholar and a recipient of the Nancy Gelling Award given to a student for high academic achievement. In May,…
“Virus Surge Brings Calls for Trump to Invoke Defense Production Act”
The Hon. James Baker, professor of law and director of the Institute for Security Policy and Law, was quoted in the New York Times story, “Virus Surge Brings Calls for Trump to Invoke Defense Production Act.” The story discusses how…
Light Work Receives National Endowment for the Arts CARES Act Grant
The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) has awarded Light Work a $50,000 grant as part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. Light Work is one of 855 organizations that the NEA selected from 3,100 applicants…
Staff, Faculty Invited to Symposium to Learn about Changes to Student Services, Spaces, Activities Due to COVID-19
Staff and faculty are invited to attend a virtual event to learn about what student services, resources, spaces and activities will look like for the Fall 2020 semester as new health and safety guidelines are in place for COVID-19. The…
University Team Receives Department of Energy Award to Develop Next Generation Retrofit Solutions to Reduce Energy Bills
A multidisciplinary team of Syracuse University researchers recently received a $625,000 contract from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Building Technologies Office (BTO) to research, develop and test advanced building construction technologies and practices…