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Campus & Community

Austin Peña Crosses Boundaries Within Architecture to Build Community

Monday, January 24, 2022, By Ellen de Graffenreid

Austin Peña doesn’t like boundaries. He chose Syracuse University for graduate school because he wouldn’t be forced into a single educational track. “I question the traditional boundaries of architecture and it’s a very forward-thinking program. The faculty give us a…

Campus & Community

Forever Orange: The Campaign for Syracuse University Launches Faculty Excellence Program

Monday, January 24, 2022, By Ellen de Graffenreid

Syracuse University is entering the final push to achieve its ambitious goal of raising $1.5 billion as part of Forever Orange: The Campaign for Syracuse University. Today, the University officially launched the Forever Orange Faculty Excellence Program, an initiative focused…

Health & Society

Understanding COVID-19 Transmissions in Our Communities Through Wastewater Surveillance

Thursday, January 20, 2022, By John Boccacino

Back in the 1990s, as countries around the world contended with a spike in poliovirus cases, many nations turned to wastewater surveillance as an effective method for monitoring and tracking local transmission levels. Fast forward to 2022, and as the…

Campus & Community

Students Learn Craft of Creative Writing With Stellar Faculty, New Undergraduate Degrees

Tuesday, January 18, 2022, By News Staff

In a 2019 interview, National Public Radio’s Scott Simon asked Chanelle Benz G’12 a pointed, and timely, question about her debut novel, “The Gone Dead,” in which the lead character returns to the Mississippi Delta shack her father owned in the…

Campus & Community

Hoping for a ‘Robust Response,’ Operation Orange Warmup to Launch Saturday to Benefit Community Members in Need This Winter

Wednesday, January 12, 2022, By John Boccacino

The recent run of sub-freezing temperatures in Central New York serves as a crucial reminder of how important it is to wear proper clothing outdoors, such as winter coats, hats, boots, scarves and gloves. Unfortunately, there are members of the…

Campus & Community

Behind the Scenes, Facilities Dispatchers Keep the Lights On (and the Pipes Working) at Syracuse University

Thursday, December 16, 2021, By Jennifer DeMarchi

There are not many jobs on the Syracuse University campus where the office cheat sheet includes items like “clogged toilet,” “hot office,” “broken garbage disposal” and “Quad event set-up.” The list of potential mishaps is at least 10 pages long…

Jennifer Genovese

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New York Times

How Memes Invite Users To Share Their Experiences With Others

Friday, December 10, 2021, By Sophie Gomprecht

Whitney Phillips, assistant professor of communication and rhetorical studies in the College of Visual and Performing Arts, was quoted in the New York Times piece “‘The Feminine Urge’ Meme Explained.” With the rise in social media has come a rise…

STEM

Physicist and Chemist in College of Arts and Sciences Awarded NIH MIRA Grants

Tuesday, November 30, 2021, By Dan Bernardi

Researchers from the College of Arts and Sciences’ Department of Physics and Department of Chemistry have been awarded Maximizing Investigators’ Research Award (MIRA) grants from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The funding,…

Washington Examiner

Black Friday Deals Will Be Affected By the Supply Chain Crisis

Saturday, November 20, 2021, By Sophie Gomprecht

Ray Wimer, professor of retail practice in the Whitman School, was quoted in the Washington Examiner story, “Black Friday deals expected to be weaker this year amid supply chain problems.” Due to the rapidly growing supply chain issues, Black Friday…