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Arts & Culture

Libraries’ Chief Curator to Participate in Shakespeare Birthday Event

Wednesday, April 22, 2020, By Cristina Hatem

Colleen Theisen, Syracuse University Libraries’ Special Collections Research Center’s chief curator of exhibitions, programs and education, is participating in the Folger Shakespeare Library’s virtual birth/death day event in honor of William Shakespeare, Thursday, April 23, 2020. The event takes place…

STEM

Laurel White Selected as 2020 Goldwater Scholar

Wednesday, April 22, 2020, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Laurel White, a junior physics major and mathematics minor in the College of Arts and Sciences, has been named a 2020 Goldwater Scholar. The Goldwater Scholarship is the most prestigious undergraduate scholarship awarded in the natural sciences, engineering and mathematics…

Arts & Culture

Five School of Architecture Alumni Elevated to AIA College of Fellows

Tuesday, April 21, 2020, By Julie Sharkey

The American Institute of Architects (AIA) recently elevated member-architects, including five School of Architecture alumni, to its prestigious College of Fellows. Yanel de Angel Salas (M.Arch ’99), Kenneth J. Jandura (B.Arch ’76), Vivian Lee (M.Arch ’95), Sara Lopergolo (B.Arch ’89)…

Arts & Culture

Chronicling the ‘Pause’ in Arts and Culture

Monday, April 20, 2020, By Eileen Korey

It was the Friday before spring break, and Jim Shahin, associate professor of magazine, news and digital journalism in the Newhouse School, was driving from Syracuse to join his wife at their home in Washington, D.C. The call from his…

Arts & Culture

Although Physically Apart, Hendricks Chapel Choir, Setnor Sonority Come Together to Create Virtual Performances

Monday, April 20, 2020, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

When the Spring 2020 semester began, choirs and ensembles around the Syracuse University campus started working on the pieces they planned to perform during spring concerts. It takes weeks and weeks of preparation and practice to get the concerts—and the…

Campus & Community

Financial Impact of COVID-19

Monday, April 20, 2020, By News Staff

Dear Members of the Syracuse University Community: We recently shared our cautious optimism and expectation that our students will return to campus for fall 2020 to resume residential instruction. We are determined, like so many of you, that we enable…

Campus & Community

Coronavirus Update 4.18.20: Important Information for Students, Faculty and Staff

Saturday, April 18, 2020, By News Staff

Dear Students, Faculty and Staff: With less than two weeks until the start of final exams, Syracuse University students, faculty and staff continue to demonstrate strength and resilience in the face of the COVID-19 health emergency. Each member of our…

Health & Society

Falk Senior’s Teaching Fellowship Was ‘Unexpectedly Challenging, Tirelessly Engaging and Utterly Rewarding’

Friday, April 17, 2020, By News Staff

Tyler Ashley Smith ’20 thought Syracuse University was the perfect fit—but not for the reasons she was expecting. “When I was applying to colleges, I wanted to be close to a big city and figured that Syracuse University would be…

Houston, We Have Splashdown

Friday, April 17, 2020, By News Staff

April 17 is the 50th anniversary of the splashdown of Apollo 13 after the aborted mission to the moon. The event was watched by an estimated 40 million Americans. The Apollo 13 space mission was made famous for not landing…

Media Tip Sheets

Mercury Matters 2020: A Science Brief for Journalists

Thursday, April 16, 2020, By Ellen Mbuqe

MATS and Mercury in Context Coal-fired power plants are the largest source of mercury in the U.S., accounting for approximately 48% of mercury emissions in 20151. The Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) were finalized in 2012 to regulate emissions…