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Campus & Community

University Receives National Award for Training Central New York Teachers in Virtual Learning Environment Best Practices

Wednesday, October 27, 2021, By News Staff

Syracuse University received the 2021 Engagement Award for the Mid-Atlantic Region that was presented by the University Professional and Continuing Education Association (UPCEA) during its recent annual Regions Week National Conference. The award recognizes the K-12 teacher engagement and development…

Fortune

4 potential pitfalls lie ahead for OSHA’s vaccine mandate, say experts

Wednesday, October 27, 2021, By Lily Datz

Doron Dorfman, associate professor of law in the College of Law, was quoted in the Fortune article “4 potential pitfalls lie ahead for OSHA’s vaccine mandate, say experts.” Dorfman, an expert on health law and employment law, comments on how…

Medpage Today

Lawmakers Split Over COVID Vaccine Mandate for Workers

Wednesday, October 27, 2021, By Lily Datz

Doron Dorfman, associate professor of law in the College of Law, was quoted in the Medpage Today article titled, “Lawmakers Split Over COVID Vaccine Mandate for Workers.” Doron, an expert on public health law and anti-discrimination and equity law, explains…

Health & Society

Public Housing Violence Research Earns Top Honor for Maxwell Doctoral Student

Wednesday, October 27, 2021, By News Staff

Madeleine “Maddy” Hamlin ’17 M.A./M.P.A. says a books-for-inmates program she was involved in as a high school student in Urbana, Illinois, was the early spark that ultimately led to research focusing on urban issues ranging from public housing to mass…

Arts & Culture

Architecture Students Awarded Inaugural Gensler Rising Black Designers Scholarships

Wednesday, October 27, 2021, By Julie Sharkey

Two School of Architecture students have received a prestigious national scholarship for young Black designers by Gensler, one of the world’s largest design and architecture firms. Krystol Austin G’22 (M.Arch.) and Coumba Kanté ’22 (B.Arch.) were named two of the…

Media, Law & Policy

Real Chemistry Emerging Insights Lab Dedicated at the Newhouse School

Tuesday, October 26, 2021, By Wendy S. Loughlin

Newhouse School alumnus Jim Weiss ’87, chairman, founder and CEO of global health innovation company Real Chemistry, and his wife, Audra Weiss ’89, visited campus Oct. 15 to dedicate the Real Chemistry Emerging Insights Lab (EIL) at the Newhouse School. Established…

USA Today

Backlog of Ships Stuck At U.S. Ports in Los Angeles and Long Beach

Tuesday, October 26, 2021, By Sophie Gomprecht

Patrick Penfield, professor of supply chain practice and director of Executive Education in the Whitman School, was interviewed by USA Today, Albany Times Union and CNYCentral about the supply chain issues that continue to plague businesses and industries. With the current backlog of shipping containers…

Reuters

U.S. Kids Now Being Vaccinated. What Do We Know?

Tuesday, October 26, 2021, By Sophie Gomprecht

Brittany Kmush, assistant professor in the Department of Public Health at Falk College, was quoted in the Reuters article “Explainer: COVID-19 vaccines for U.S. kids: Here’s what you need to know.” It was also republished by Yahoo! News. Kmush discusses how…

STEM

Physicist Stefan Ballmer Named APS Fellow

Tuesday, October 26, 2021, By Dan Bernardi

Stefan W. Ballmer, professor of physics in the College of Arts and Sciences, has been named a Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS). He joins 23 previous University faculty members to receive the distinction during the 100 years the award…

Health & Society

NIH Awards $1.95M to Study State-Level COVID Policies, Mental Health

Monday, October 25, 2021, By Jessica Youngman

Shannon Monnat, associate professor of sociology and Lerner Chair for Public Health Promotion, is the principal investigator for a five-year research project that will examine the impacts of state COVID-19 mitigation policies on adult psychological health, drug overdose and suicide….