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Campus & Community

Hendricks Chapel, Chaplains Find Virtual Ways to Provide Spiritual Nourishment and Connection

Thursday, April 30, 2020, By News Staff

Hendricks Chapel launched a new ministry, Music and Message, last year. The popular weekly gatherings feature musical performances and spoken reflections from a diversity of religious and spiritual perspectives. When on-campus activities were suspended in March due to the COVID-19…

Health & Society

School of Architecture Student Composes Original Song Supporting Fight Against COVID-19

Thursday, April 30, 2020, By Julie Sharkey

When Chengdu native Yajie (Lannie) Lan ’24 (B.Arch) heard about the wide-spreading coronavirus outbreak affecting her home country, she was deeply concerned and wanted to support the fight against the epidemic in her own way. Lan reached out to two…

Health & Society

Student Entrepreneurs Successful at Techstars Startup Weekend Remote USA and Hult Prize Regional Competitions

Wednesday, April 29, 2020, By Cristina Hatem

A group of five Syracuse University students and one alumni, all active members of the Blackstone LaunchPad powered by Techstars at Syracuse University Libraries (LaunchPad), were selected as a top ten team in the east division at the Techstars Startup…

Campus & Community

Navigating Remote Fitness with the Movement Challenge

Tuesday, April 28, 2020, By News Staff

The Barnes Center at The Arch invites the campus community to participate in the health and wellness Movement Challenge. Participants have the opportunity to choose their navigation style, complete challenges from any location, track weekly results and contribute to a…

STEM

Physicist Eric A. Schiff Appointed Syracuse Center of Excellence Interim Executive Director

Tuesday, April 28, 2020, By News Staff

To support a smooth transition in leadership at the Syracuse Center of Excellence in Environmental and Energy Systems (SyracuseCoE), Interim Vice President for Research Ramesh Raina has appointed Eric A. Schiff, chair of the Department of Physics in the College…

Health & Society

Ten Syracuse University Students, Alumni Receive 2020-21 Fulbright Student Awards

Monday, April 27, 2020, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Next year, Emma Ettinger ’17 plans to work on a master’s degree in Shakespeare and creativity in the United Kingdom. Gwendolyn Burke ’20 plans to teach English and American culture to students in Vietnam. Leah Garlock ’16 hopes to encourage…

Campus & Community

Important Flexible Spending Account Reminder for Faculty and Staff

Monday, April 27, 2020, By News Staff

Health Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs) offer a great way to save money by allowing you to contribute pre-tax dollars into an account (avoiding federal and state income tax, as well as FICA) that you can use to pay for…

Campus & Community

Coronavirus Update 4.24.20: Social Distancing Vigilance, New Resources and Expanded Support

Friday, April 24, 2020, By News Staff

Dear Members of the Syracuse University Community: For so many, the evolving nature of the COVID-19 health emergency has imposed new and changing constraints on the activities of daily living. That said, I continue to be amazed by the resilience,…

Media, Law & Policy

Newhouse Professor’s Sound Recordings Featured on New App Soundscapes

Thursday, April 23, 2020, By Wendy S. Loughlin

Sound designer, composer and Newhouse faculty member Doug Quin is among the artists whose work is featured on the new iOS app Soundscapes. The app invites users to reconnect with nature through a collection of soundscapes captured in locations all…

Media, Law & Policy

‘COVID-19 May Help Lift FDA Policy on Gay Blood Donors’

Thursday, April 23, 2020, By News Staff

Doron Dorfman is an associate professor of law in the College of Law. In an op-ed piece for Law 360, Dorfman writes that the coronavirus might be the catalyst for lifting an outdated and controversial health law policy: the FDA’s…