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Dean Van Slyke Appointed by US Secretary of Defense to Defense Business Board Task Force

Wednesday, May 27, 2020, By Jessica Smith

As the first academic scholar appointed to the Defense Business Board, Maxwell Dean David M. Van Slyke joins a select group of business executives appointed by the U.S. Secretary of Defense to help make the department stronger and more efficient….

Health & Society

Syracuse University Artist in Residence Carrie Mae Weems Launches Project Addressing the Impact of COVID-19 on Black, Latino and Native Communities

Tuesday, May 26, 2020, By Kevin Morrow

A new project by Syracuse University Artist in Residence Carrie Mae Weems is raising public awareness about COVID-19 among people of color—who have been disproportionately impacted by the deadly virus—by promoting preventative measures and dispelling harmful falsehoods, while also paying…

Campus & Community

Removing Belongings from On-Campus Housing

Friday, May 22, 2020, By News Staff

Dear Students, As developments surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic continue to evolve, I know retrieval of belongings has been top-of-mind for many of you. I write to share that we have received further guidance pertaining to travel and can now begin…

STEM

Julia Riley is Awarded the 2020 Norma Slepecky Undergraduate Research Prize

Thursday, May 21, 2020, By News Staff

Women in Science and Engineering (WiSE) announces that Julia Riley ’20, a double major in biochemistry and neuroscience in the College of Arts and Sciences, recently received the first place award of the 2020 Norma Slepecky Undergraduate Research Prize. The…

Campus & Community

University Honors Cadets as They Make the Commitment to Serve

Wednesday, May 20, 2020, By Leah Lazarz

Twenty-three U.S. Army and six U.S. Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) cadets were recognized virtually this week as they became the next generation of military leaders. While Syracuse University usually holds an annual commissioning ceremony, this year’s event…

Campus & Community

Fall Semester to Follow Accelerated Academic Calendar

Wednesday, May 20, 2020, By News Staff

Dear Members of the Syracuse University Community: Syracuse University is eager and excited to welcome students, faculty and staff back to campus in just a few short months for the start of the Fall 2020 semester. Subject to continuing and…

STEM

Ph.D. Student Wins American Chemical Society Award for Blood-Brain Barrier Research

Wednesday, May 20, 2020, By Alex Dunbar

Nandhini Rajagopal, a biomedical and chemical engineering doctoral student in Professor Shikha Nangia’s research group in the College of Engineering and Computer Science, has won the American Chemical Society’s prestigious Chemical Computing Group Research Excellence Award. This award recognizes exceptional…

Arts & Culture

Syracuse University/SUNY-ESF Team Earns Honorable Mention in Solar Decathlon Design Challenge

Monday, May 18, 2020, By Julie Sharkey

A team of students from Syracuse University and the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (SUNY-ESF) has placed among the top in this year’s U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon Design Challenge, a collegiate competition that inspires student teams…

Campus & Community

Important Update about Retrieval of Students’ Belongings from Syracuse University

Friday, May 15, 2020, By News Staff

Dear Parents and Families: I recognize many of you, and your students, are anxious to return to campus to retrieve belongings from residence halls. And although phase one of the reopening of New York state is now underway, at this…

Health & Society

‘Why the Coronavirus Appears Tied to Fewer Heart Attacks’

Friday, May 15, 2020, By News Staff

Brooks B. Gump is the Falk Family Endowed Professor of Public Health in the Falk College. Kevin Heffernan is the Dean’s Associate Professor in the School of Education and director of Syracuse University’s Human Performance Lab. In an opinion piece…