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Arts & Culture

Syracuse Stage Receives Mellon Foundation Grant for National Work on Housing Insecurity in the US

Monday, July 27, 2020, By Joanna Penalva

Syracuse Stage has received a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation in support of “Exiled in America,” an original work rooted in an examination of housing insecurity and homelessness in the United States. The project, originated by Los Angeles…

STEM

Biomedical and Chemical Engineering Faculty Member Receives Grant to Research the Potential of Laser Technology for Printing Lung Interfaces

Friday, July 24, 2020, By Alex Dunbar

Human lungs are intricate 3D structures with air sacs surrounded by blood vessels with a gap between them that can be less than one micrometer (as a frame of reference, human hair is about 100 micrometers wide). This minuscule gap/membrane…

“Putting a Panic Into Perspective.”

Wednesday, July 22, 2020, By Lily Datz

Carl Schramm, University Professor in the iSchool, was interviewed by Philanthropy Magazine for the story “Putting a Panic Into Perspective.” The interview was a discussion with eight leaders in philanthropy, medicine, and national governance. Schramm, an expert in healthcare, innovation…

Health & Society

National Institute on Aging Funds Multi-University Aging and Policy Center

Tuesday, July 21, 2020, By Jessica Smith

A consortium of three upstate New York universities has received a five-year, $1.5 million grant from the National Institute on Aging (NIA) to fund the Center for Aging and Policy Studies (CAPS), headquartered at Syracuse University. The NIA, part of…

Associated Press

“Facebook’s voting labels on candidate posts sow confusion.”

Tuesday, July 21, 2020, By Lily Datz

Nina Brown, assistant professor of communications in the Newhouse School, was quoted in the Associated Press story, “Facebook’s voting labels on candidate posts sow confusion.” Facebook  recently announced that it would start adding adding “informational labels to all posts about…

syracuse.com

Paula Johnson writes “Rep. John Lewis, Rev. C.T. Vivian: men of principle and sacrifice.”

Tuesday, July 21, 2020, By Lily Datz

Paula Johnson, a professor in the College of Law and co-director of the Cold Case Justice Initiative, wrote a commentary for syracuse.com titled “Rep. John Lewis, Rev. C.T. Vivian: men of principle and sacrifice.” The commentary honors the late Rep….

Arts & Culture

Light Work Receives National Endowment for the Arts CARES Act Grant

Monday, July 20, 2020, By Cjala Surratt

The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) has awarded Light Work a $50,000 grant as part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. Light Work is one of 855 organizations that the NEA selected from 3,100 applicants…

The Washington Post

“William Barr cites Disney, Apple in speech accusing U.S. companies of ‘kowtowing’ to China.”

Thursday, July 16, 2020, By Lily Datz

Mary Lovely, professor of economics in the Maxwell School and an expert on U.S.-China economics, was interviewed by The Washington Post for the story, “William Barr cites Disney, Apple in speech accusing U.S. companies of ‘kowtowing’ to China.”    

Campus & Community

ICE Rescinds Directive Affecting International Students

Tuesday, July 14, 2020, By News Staff

Dear Students, Faculty and Staff: Earlier today, we received notice that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has rescinded its July 6 directive that international students who planned to enroll only in online classes would not be permitted to remain…

STEM

University Team Receives Department of Energy Award to Develop Next Generation Retrofit Solutions to Reduce Energy Bills

Monday, July 13, 2020, By Julie Sharkey

A multidisciplinary team of Syracuse University researchers recently received a $625,000 contract from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Building Technologies Office (BTO) to research, develop and test advanced building construction technologies and practices…