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Biology Professor Investigates Polar Bear Paw Design Principles
Using the solutions observed in nature to address global challenges in health, medicine and materials innovation is at the heart of research by BioInspired Syracuse. Austin Garner, assistant professor of biology and member of BioInspired, specializes in functional morphology—studying the form…
Former Syracuse University Athletic Trainer Credited With Performing Life-Saving CPR on Buffalo Bills’ Damar Hamlin
Former Syracuse University football athletic trainer Denny Kellington is being praised for helping save the life of Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin after Hamlin collapsed on the field in the first quarter of a “Monday Night Football” game vs. the…
Nature-Inspired Designs Could Offer Solutions for Global Challenges
Bioinspired research draws from the natural world to develop solutions for global challenges. But it can be difficult to turn these research ideas into actual materials and methods that can be applied to real world problems in areas like construction,…
Need to Have a Conversation With Opposing Views, Strong Emotions or High Stakes? This Workshop Is for You
Crucial Conversations, a popular professional development workshop series for faculty and staff, will be offered over multiple weeks beginning Jan. 20. What Is a Crucial Conversation? Crucial conversations take place in organizations every day. They include: Conversations where stakes are…
Can Kelp Help? Research Examines Dairy Farmer, Dairy Nutritionist Attitudes on Adding Feed Additive to Cut Methane Emissions
While the majority of climate change research focuses on reducing and capturing carbon dioxide, less attention has been paid to methane emissions, despite the gas having 30 times the warming effect. Over a quarter of the United States’ total methane…
Labor Expert Reacts to New Warehouse Worker Protection Act
This week, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed the Warehouse Worker Protection Act which will require major warehouse companies to give its new and current employees clear documentation about productivity work speed quotas and expectations. Gretchen Purser, associate professor of…
A&S Alumni Making a Difference at Moderna
When Amy Rabideau ’10 started working at Moderna in 2015, she never imagined that she would someday help fight one of the world’s deadliest viruses. Fresh out of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where she had received a Ph.D. in…
5 Faculty Awarded New York State Council on the Arts Grants
Five Syracuse University faculty members have won highly competitive awards from the New York State Council on the Arts—a record in the number of awards in a single year for Syracuse University in its 20 years of participation with the…
Biology Professor Reflects on 6 Decades at Syracuse University
Pursue your passion, and success and fulfillment will follow. This is a common aspiration for people when searching out a career, but also one that most would say is very difficult to attain. For Syracuse University biology Professor Thomas Fondy, he…
Blackboard Ultra Course Building Session on Wednesday, Jan. 4
Beginning with the Fall 2024 semester, all University Blackboard courses will be offered in Ultra Course View. To help instructors who use Blackboard prepare for the transition, the ITS Online Learning Services (OLS) team will host an Ultra Sprint training…