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Coronavirus Update 6.3.20: Return to Work, Health and Safety, Course Preparation and More
Dear Students, Families, Faculty and Staff: Today, we have welcomed a small group of faculty and staff back to campus, after nearly three months of transitioning to remote work as part of our response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The group…
Ariel Chu Named a 2020 Luce Scholar
In 1986, Ariel Chu’s parents immigrated from Taiwan to the United States. In Taiwan, her parents were both engaged in their passions—her father was a well-known programmer and her mother a beloved Chinese literature teacher. The political and economic uncertainty…
Bea González to Retire After 36 Years of Creating Opportunity for Syracuse University Students, Connecting the University with the Greater Community
When Bethaida “Bea” González came to Syracuse at age 3 from her birthplace of Cayey, Puerto Rico, her family settled in an apartment on Adams Street, on the periphery of the Syracuse University campus. She had no way to know…
Professor Karson Finds Important Connection Between Geological and Biological Processes
Did you know that over 70 percent of the Earth’s volcanic activity happens on the seafloor along underwater mountain ranges called mid-ocean ridges (MOR)? Lava flows are fed by subsurface magma chambers that heat the rocks and emit large amounts…
Libraries Announce 2020 Faculty Fellows
Syracuse University Libraries’ Special Collections Research Center (SCRC) announces two 2020 Faculty Fellows grant recipients: Joan Bryant, associate professor in African American Studies in the College of Arts and Sciences, and Kathryn Everly, professor of language, literature and linguistics in…
Syracuse University Begins Welcoming Phase One Faculty and Staff Back to Campus
Earlier today, Syracuse University began welcoming back members of its campus community, an important milestone to safely bring back students, faculty and staff after the monthslong work-from-home effort during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. As announced earlier this week…
Syracuse University Art Galleries Now Known as Syracuse University Art Museum
The Syracuse University Art Galleries has changed its name to the Syracuse University Art Museum. In order to communicate to the public a clearer sense of its identity and to draw attention to its arts holdings, this name change from…
Burton Blatt Institute, UK University Begin Study of Inclusive Public Spaces and Accessibility of Streets
The Burton Blatt Institute at Syracuse University has begun a collaboration with the University of Leeds in the United Kingdom focusing on groundbreaking research into the accessibility of public spaces and the social justice problems resulting from an exclusionary infrastructure….
Dean Van Slyke Appointed by US Secretary of Defense to Defense Business Board Task Force
As the first academic scholar appointed to the Defense Business Board, Maxwell Dean David M. Van Slyke joins a select group of business executives appointed by the U.S. Secretary of Defense to help make the department stronger and more efficient….
Syracuse University Artist in Residence Carrie Mae Weems Launches Project Addressing the Impact of COVID-19 on Black, Latino and Native Communities
A new project by Syracuse University Artist in Residence Carrie Mae Weems is raising public awareness about COVID-19 among people of color—who have been disproportionately impacted by the deadly virus—by promoting preventative measures and dispelling harmful falsehoods, while also paying…