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English Professor Receives Mellon Foundation Grant

Friday, April 3, 2020, By Dan Bernardi

Chris Forster, associate professor of English, is the recipient of the prestigious New Directions Fellowship from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. He is the first Syracuse University faculty member to receive this award, which allows faculty members in the humanities…

Arts & Culture

Cruel April 2020: Point of Contact to Host Livestream Poetry Reading From Raquel Salas Rivera on April 9

Friday, April 3, 2020, By News Staff

Point of Contact will host a livestream reading from Raquel Salas Rivera on Thursday, April 9, at 6 p.m. EDT on the Point of Contact Gallery Facebook page. Raquel Salas Rivera is a Puerto Rican poet, translator and literary critic….

Arts & Culture

Light Work Presents ‘Pacifico Silano: The Eyelid Has Its Storms . . .’

Wednesday, April 1, 2020, By Cjala Surratt

Stay Connected! Visit  Light Work online to see The Eyelid Has Its Storms… , a solo exhibition of photographs by Brooklyn-based artist Pacifico Silano. Through the appropriation of photographs from vintage gay pornography magazines, Silano creates colorful collages that explore…

CDC Should Broaden Its Guidelines About Masks

Wednesday, April 1, 2020, By Hailey Womer

April 1, 2020- According to CDC and World Health Organization guidelines, only the sick and their caretakers should wear face masks. But the CDC is considering broadening its guidelines and should do so immediately, says public health expert Dr. David…

Campus & Community

Syracuse University Scholars Announced

Wednesday, April 1, 2020, By News Staff

Twelve seniors have been named as the 2020 Syracuse University Scholars, the highest undergraduate honor the University bestows. The Syracuse University Scholars Selection Committee, a Universitywide faculty committee, selected the 2020 scholars using criteria that included coursework and academic achievement,…

Campus & Community

Dean Frasciello Shares What It Takes for Students to Be Successful Online Learners

Tuesday, March 31, 2020, By Kathleen Haley

University College Dean Mike Frasciello has been at the forefront of online instruction for much of his University career—leading, teaching, developing and researching online programs. In this unprecedented time, he and collaborators across the University have been working to ensure…

Media, Law & Policy

‘Cool’ Relief for Migraine Sufferers: Innovation Law Center Helps Bring Wearable Tech to Market

Tuesday, March 31, 2020, By News Staff

Imagine having a migraine and reaching for an ice pack for relief. Sure, the cooling numbs the pain for a while—but 20 minutes later the relief ends as the ice pack reaches room temperature. But now the tedious process of…

Campus & Community

2020 Spring Student Competitions Reinvented Online

Tuesday, March 31, 2020, By Cristina Hatem

The School of Information Studies’ (iSchool) Raymond von Dran (RvD) Fund for Student Entrepreneurship pitch competition, the Hunter Brooks Watson Spirit of Entrepreneurship Award and the Compete CNY regional qualifier for the New York Business Plan Competition (NYBPC) have been…

Campus & Community

Coronavirus Update 3.31.20: Community Assistance Portal and Student, Faculty and Staff Resources

Tuesday, March 31, 2020, By News Staff

Dear Members of the Orange Community: Tomorrow we begin the final full month of the 2019-20 academic year. April is a month that traditionally goes by in the blink of an eye—occupied by end-of-year events, award ceremonies, a push to…

Health & Society

Phoebe Ambrose Named the University’s First Mount Vernon Leadership Fellow

Monday, March 30, 2020, By News Staff

Phoebe Ambrose, a sophomore majoring in citizenship and civic engagement in the Maxwell School and food studies in the Falk College, has been named a 2020 Mount Vernon Leadership Fellow. Ambrose was one of 14 fellows selected from among more…