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Health & Society

New Research Shows Pain-Relieving Effects of CBD

Sunday, April 25, 2021, By Keith Kobland

It’s been hailed as a wonder drug and it’s certainly creating wonder profits. By some estimates, the cannabidiol (or CBD) market could be worth $20 billion dollars by 2024. While users tout its effectiveness in pain relief, up until now…

Media, Law & Policy

College of Law Faculty Place Scholarship in Top Law Journals

Sunday, April 25, 2021, By Martin Walls

Reaffirming the College of Law’s position as a leader in cutting-edge legal research, several top 50 law journals have accepted or published Syracuse Law faculty articles during 2020-2021. Addressing a spectrum of topics—including criminal justice reform, disability, health care, long-term…

Campus & Community

Watch Pomp and Ceremony of the 104th Chancellor’s Review Award Ceremony Live on April 23

Wednesday, April 21, 2021, By Brandon Dyer

The 104th Chancellor’s Review Award Ceremony will be streamed live at 2:30 p.m. April 23. The review is an annual tradition that showcases Army and Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) cadets from Syracuse University and its partner schools…

Health & Society

Falk Professor Advocates for Including Autistic Adults in Research That Shapes Their World

Monday, April 19, 2021, By Matt Michael

Katherine McDonald, Ph.D., was in a brainstorming session with other editors from the innovative journal Autism in Adulthood and jokingly says that “I made the mistake of having a good idea for a special issue.” The result: McDonald, a professor…

Campus & Community

Libraries Receive Two Access and Digitization Grants

Sunday, April 18, 2021, By Cristina Hatem

Cross-campus collaborations led by Syracuse University Libraries’ Digital Library Program has resulted in two Central New York Library Resources Council (CLRC) access and digitization grants. One grant is for $1,000 to create metadata for 200 objects from the collection of…

Media, Law & Policy

‘Putin’s Rules of the Game’

Tuesday, April 13, 2021, By Lily Datz

Brian Taylor, professor of political science in the Maxwell School, wrote an op-ed for Foreign Affairs titled “Putin’s Rules of the Game.” Taylor is an expert on Russian politics and recently authored “The Code of Putinism,” published by Oxford University…

Arts & Culture

LLL Provides Students a Virtual Taste of Italian Food and Culture

Monday, April 12, 2021, By Dan Bernardi

When Syracuse University students finish up the fall semester and travel home for Winterlude, they may be left missing the sense of community and intellectual nourishment they get from classes and their friends. To provide students with a unique learning…

Campus & Community

COVID-19 Update: Get Vaccinated! | Submit Proof of Vaccination | Testing Center Hours

Friday, April 9, 2021, By News Staff

Dear Students, Families, Faculty and Staff: In recent days, there has been a renewed and palpable sense of energy on our campus. Many of us are feeling optimistic for the future, especially as more and more members of our community…

Campus & Community

Get Vaccinated | Activities for the Weekend of April 8-11 | Cautious Optimism

Thursday, April 8, 2021, By News Staff

Dear Students and Families: With just over 40 days until the last day of the semester, it’s really starting to feel like spring on the Syracuse campus. Warmer and dryer weather brings more opportunity to get outside, enjoy the fresh…

STEM

Talking Trash With Laura Markley, Waste and Plastics Researcher in the College of Engineering and Computer Science

Sunday, April 4, 2021, By Jen Plummer

 Laura Markley is a scientist and a communicator who has been weaving these two skillsets together throughout her academic career. Currently a Ph.D. candidate in civil and environmental engineering in the College of Engineering and Computer Science (ECS), Markley…