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STEM

A&S Researchers Awarded $2.1M Grant to Study Causes of Congenital Heart Defects

Wednesday, January 13, 2021, By Dan Bernardi

Congenital heart defects are the most common type of birth defect, affecting nearly 1 percent of births in the United States each year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Doctors have been unable to lower that number…

Campus & Community

Syracuse University Welcomes Ruby Bridges for the 2021 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration

Monday, January 11, 2021, By Delaney Van Wey

Ruby Bridges, a civil rights icon, activist, author and speaker, will serve as keynote speaker for the 36th annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration at Syracuse University. The event, known as the largest of its kind on any…

Arts & Culture

College of Visual and Performing Arts Flexes Creative Muscle to Address the COVID-19 Pandemic

Monday, January 11, 2021, By Ellen de Graffenreid

“Visual and Performing Arts students wouldn’t have a reason to be here if they couldn’t sing or hold an instrument or act onstage or spend time in the studio.  The arts are a social activity, not something that lends itself…

Arts & Culture

Special Collections Research Center Receives Grant to Process Forrest J. Ackerman Papers

Monday, January 11, 2021, By Cristina Hatem

The Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation is providing Syracuse University Libraries’ Special Collections Research Center (SCRC) with a $17,000 grant to process the Forrest J. Ackerman Papers. Ackerman was a popular American science fiction author, editor, agent, collector and fan. His…

WAER

“What Can Come From DC Protests, for the White House, the GOP, the Nation? More Protest Reactions.”

Thursday, January 7, 2021, By Lily Datz

William Banks, Professor of Law Emeritus in the College of Law, was interviewed for the WAER story “What Can Come From DC Protests, for the White House, the GOP, the Nation? More Protest Reactions.” Banks, an expert on emergency power…

NPR

“On Far-Right Websites, Plans To Storm Capitol Were Made In Plain Sight.”

Thursday, January 7, 2021, By Lily Datz

Whitney Phillips, assistant professor of communication and rhetorical studies in the College of Visual and Performing Arts, was interviewed for the NPR story “On Far-Right Websites, Plans To Storm Capitol Were Made In Plain Sight.” Phillips, who studies misinformation and…

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…

Campus & Community

Syracuse University Appoints Kelly Campbell as University Registrar

Wednesday, January 6, 2021, By Brandon Dyer

Kelly Campbell has been appointed University Registrar effective January 19, 2021. Currently director of operations in advising at Syracuse University’s College of Arts and Sciences and Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Campbell has over a decade of experience…

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,…

Campus & Community

COVID-19 Testing Opening to Family Members of Faculty and Staff

Tuesday, January 5, 2021, By News Staff

Dear Colleagues: As the prevalence of COVID-19 continues to rise here in Onondaga County, timely access to testing remains critically important. Our community’s capacity to quickly test, trace and isolate COVID-19 infections is central to mitigating spread of the virus,…