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Salon

“Are conservative policies shortening American lives?”

Wednesday, February 10, 2021, By Lily Datz

Research conducted by Jennifer Karas Montez, professor of sociology in the Maxwell School, was featured in the Salon story “Are conservative policies shortening American lives?” Montez, who specializes in social demography, led research that found that “states that implemented more…

Campus & Community

From the Testing Center to Your Inbox: How COVID-19 Samples Get Analyzed

Wednesday, February 10, 2021, By Ellen de Graffenreid

As Syracuse University gears up to double or triple the number of COVID-19 screening tests in the spring semester, the University’s Public Health Team had to do more than reconfigure the Stadium Testing Center. To get results from the stadium…

Elemental

“Experts Predict When You Can Have Your Maskless Wedding.”

Monday, February 8, 2021, By Lily Datz

Brooks Gump, Falk Family Endowed Professor in Falk College, was quoted in the Elemental story “Experts Predict When You Can Have Your Maskless Wedding.” Gump, an expert in epidemiology and public health, believes that people will need to continue to…

STEM

What Drugs Cause Birth Defects? Search for Answers Turbocharges Zhen Ma’s Bioengineering Lab

Monday, February 8, 2021, By Ellen de Graffenreid

Zhen Ma arrived at Syracuse University in 2016, fresh from a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of California at Berkeley, to set up his own lab. Appointed assistant professor of biomedical and chemical engineering and the Carol and Samuel Nappi…

Campus & Community

6 Things to Know About the Upgraded COVID-19 Stadium Testing Center

Friday, February 5, 2021, By Jen Plummer

The University conducted more than 100,000 COVID-19 tests in the fall semester. In the spring semester, the University’s Public Health Team expects to double, or even triple, that number. How will they do that? The team is expanding and optimizing…

Arts & Culture

School of Architecture Announces Spring 2021 Visiting Critics

Thursday, February 4, 2021, By Julie Sharkey

Each semester, upper-level architecture students participate in the visiting critic program that brings leading architects and scholars from around the world to the school. Four studios will be held on campus this spring. The School of Architecture is also offering…

STEM

Syracuse University’s Beloved Stadium to Serve as Campus’ Largest Classroom This Semester

Thursday, February 4, 2021, By Keith Kobland

Syracuse University’s beloved stadium has served as home for some of the region’s greatest sporting events, concerts and Commencement, the most important rite of passage for college students. Now, it will serve another purpose: as the University’s largest classroom ever….

STEM

GEM Program Provides Financing, Connections for Underrepresented Graduate Students in STEM

Thursday, February 4, 2021, By Brandon Dyer

The National Consortium for Graduate Degrees for Minorities in Engineering and Science (GEM) is a partnership between corporations, government laboratories, research institutions and universities that enables underrepresented students to pursue graduate education in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields….

Arts & Culture

VPA Graduate Student Finds Her Confidence in Central New York

Thursday, February 4, 2021, By Brandon Dyer

Jessica Montgomery is a graduate student pursuing dual degrees in voice performance and pedagogy in the College of Visual and Performing Arts. Originally from Pompano Beach, Florida, Montgomery completed her undergraduate degree at Florida State University in 2016. She mentions…

Institute for New Economic Thinking

“Epidemic of Despair Could Haunt America Long After COVID.”

Wednesday, February 3, 2021, By Lily Datz

Research by Shannon Monnat, associate professor of sociology in the Maxwell School and Lerner Chair for Public Health Promotion, was featured in the Institute for New Economic Thinking story “Epidemic of Despair Could Haunt America Long After COVID.” Monnat has…