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Veterans

Alumnus’s Journey into a Combat Engineer’s Traumatic Memories Featured in Wordgathering

Thursday, January 7, 2021, By Martin Walls

As a Marine combat engineer with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, John Gibson’s job was to identify improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and mines, place and clear obstacles, lay out concertina wire and build bunkers. This essential, physical and tactile combat…

Media, Law & Policy

Roy Gutterman: First Amendment Doesn’t Protect Capitol Riots, Violence

Wednesday, January 6, 2021, By Daryl Lovell

The U.S. Capitol descended into chaos on Jan. 6 as pro-Trump demonstrations and protests turned into violent riots. Peaceful protest is protected under the First Amendment, but where do today’s events stand? Roy Gutterman is an expert on communications law,…

Health & Society

Ph.D. Student in Clinical Psychology Works with Non-Profit to Fill Unmet Need in Asian Community

Wednesday, January 6, 2021, By Brandon Dyer

Jin Zhao is a fourth year Ph.D. student working toward his career goal of becoming a practicing psychologist. His qualifying exam project is researching Asian college students and how their experiences of microaggression are related to their attitudes about going…

Health & Society

‘2020 Was Broken and Beautiful. 2021 Needs Grace and Grit.’

Wednesday, January 6, 2021, By Lily Datz

The Reverend Brian E. Konkol, Ph.D., dean of Hendricks Chapel, wrote an op-ed for Syracuse.com titled “2020 was broken and beautiful. 2021 needs grace and grit.” The Rev. Konkol leads religious and spiritual life both at the University and across…

Health & Society

Student Gets Dose of ‘Hope, Optimism and Relief’ with COVID-19 Vaccine

Wednesday, January 6, 2021, By Matt Michael

Louis Smith was thrilled when he was named valedictorian of his class at Mynderse Academy in Seneca Falls, about 50 miles west of Syracuse. A lifelong Syracuse University sports fan, Smith was ecstatic when he received his acceptance letter from…

Campus & Community

University Provides COVID Testing Support to Syracuse Community

Wednesday, January 6, 2021, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

In late November, New York state designated many parts of Onondaga County as COVID-19 “orange zones,” geographic areas experiencing a growing COVID-19 positivity rate. The designation forced the Syracuse City School District (SCSD) to suspend in-person instruction, creating significant challenges…

STEM

Professor Shikha Nangia Selected as Associate Editor for ACS Applied Bio Materials Journal

Wednesday, January 6, 2021, By Alex Dunbar

Biomedical and chemical engineering Professor Shikha Nangia was selected as the associate editor for the ACS Applied Bio Materials journal. ACS Applied Bio Materials is an interdisciplinary journal publishing original research covering all aspects of biomaterials and biointerfaces including and beyond…

Campus & Community

Applications Open for 2021 ACC InVenture Prize Competition

Tuesday, January 5, 2021, By Cristina Hatem

Blackstone LaunchPad & Techstars at Syracuse University Libraries (LaunchPad) is accepting applications through Jan. 20 for the 2021 Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) InVenture Prize. The ACC InVenture Prize is a televised “shark tank” competition open to student startup teams from…

Campus & Community

In a Semester Unlike Any Other, Auxiliary Services Adjusts to Meet the Needs of Its Community

Tuesday, January 5, 2021, By Jennifer DeMarchi

Throughout the fall semester, members of Auxiliary Services stepped up and adapted quickly to public health guidelines, continuing to ensure quality service. A Quiet Semester in the Adirondacks In a typical year, theUniversity’s Minnowbrook Conference Center in Blue Mountain Lake,…

China Daily

“Hope jostles with fear in US”

Tuesday, January 5, 2021, By Lily Datz

William Banks, Professor of Law Emeritus in the College of Law, was interviewed for the China Daily story “Hope jostles with fear in US.” Banks, an expert on emergency power and national security law, says that 2020 can be summed…