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Forensics and National Security Sciences Institute Develops DNA Tool

Thursday, November 14, 2019, By News Staff

DNA is everywhere—not just in bodily fluids, such as blood or saliva, but also in traces left by the touch of a finger. If more than one person has been sitting at the same table, for example, traces of each…

Campus & Community

Karen Davis ’83, G’90 Named to Permanent Role as Assistant Dean for Inclusive Excellence

Wednesday, November 13, 2019, By Alex Dunbar

The College of Engineering and Computer Science (ECS) has announced Karen Davis ’83, G’90 will be in a permanent role as assistant dean for inclusive excellence. Davis has been leading the Office of Inclusive Excellence in an interim role since…

Campus & Community

Social Work Students Explore Lead Poisoning of Children at Policy Forum

Wednesday, November 6, 2019, By Michele Barrett

On Nov. 1, students in the School of Social Work in Falk College explored one of today’s major public health threats: lead poisoning of children in New York state and specifically, in Syracuse. Each year an estimated 1,800 children are…

Arts & Culture

Tips for Capturing All Your Favorite Holiday Memories

Tuesday, October 29, 2019, By Kathleen Haley

Holiday times with family and friends can go so quickly. How can you make sure you capture all the special moments? Professional photographer Ross Knight, director of photography in the Division of Marketing and Communications, knows a thing or two…

Campus & Community

Breaking Down Barriers

Tuesday, October 29, 2019, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Tula Goenka, professor of television, radio and film in the Newhouse School, is the producer and director of “TitBits: Breast Cancer Stories,” an original documentary theater piece that will have a cold reading in the Joyce Hergenhan Auditorium of Newhouse…

STEM

First-Year Bioengineering Students Build Assistive Technology Devices

Friday, October 25, 2019, By Alex Dunbar

At first glance it looked like first-year bioengineering major Olivia Kmito ’23 and her partner Kevin Place ’23 were just playing the video game Tetris in their ECS 101 class, but if you looked closely you could see they were…

Campus & Community

Syracuse All-time Leading Rusher Joe Morris Named ACC Football Legend

Wednesday, October 23, 2019, By News Staff

School rushing king Joe Morris has been selected as Syracuse University’s representative in the 2019 ACC Football Legends Class, the Atlantic Coast Conference announced on Wednesday, Oct. 23. Morris will join 13 other greats as honorees during the ACC Night of Legends…

Campus & Community

New Award Fund Honors Former Syracuse Architecture Career Services Director

Wednesday, October 23, 2019, By Julie Sharkey

A generous gift by the deGraffenried Foundation, spearheaded by four Syracuse University alumni, has established the Connie Caldwell Summer Internship Award in honor of Syracuse Architecture’s former director of Career Services. Supporting Caldwell’s commitment to students and alumni, the fund…

Social Media: Its Effect On Human Health and Politics

Friday, October 18, 2019, By Hailey Womer

Jennifer Grygiel, Assistant Professor of Communications in the Newhouse School, was interviewed for the Business Insider article “Unlicensed medical ‘cures’ are flourishing in closed Facebook groups, where cancer treatments – and even surgery – are sold beyond the reach of…

Education News

Grocery Store Closings Create Challenges For Rural Citizens

Friday, October 18, 2019, By Hailey Womer

Evan Weissman, assistant professor of food studies at Falk College, was quoted in the Education News article “As rural grocery stores fade away, lawmakers wonder whether to act.” In the article, Weissman touches on the difficulties rural citizens, especially senior…