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Arts & Culture

Libraries Acquire Major Collections from Adam Matthew Digital and Bloomsbury

Wednesday, June 17, 2020, By Cristina Hatem

Syracuse University Libraries has acquired access to the entirety of Adam Matthew Digital’s online primary source archives and nine collections from Bloomsbury Digital Resources. These new holdings expand campus support for teaching and research across humanities, social sciences, architecture, visual…

Campus & Community

ITS Offers Support for Faculty and Staff Online and On Campus

Monday, June 15, 2020, By Eric Ferguson

Information Technology Services (ITS) offers a robust suite of resources for faculty and staff. As the Syracuse University community prepares for the fall semester, ITS is working with partners across campus to ensure a smooth transition. Faculty Communications, Consultation and…

Arts & Culture

Rethinking Our Built and Open Spaces After a Pandemic

Friday, June 12, 2020, By Kathleen Haley

Keep 6 feet away from others. Avoid crowds. Stay home. In this time of a pandemic, social distancing guidelines promote separation to avoid catching and slow the spread of the virus that causes COVID-19. As local and state governments begin…

Campus & Community

Virtual Support Sessions to Provide Space for Processing Racism and Anti-Black Violence

Thursday, June 11, 2020, By News Staff

Dear Students: Recent events have caused—and for our Black community members, resurfaced—feelings of pain, anger, sadness, frustration and exhaustion as we have witnessed more acts of police brutality and racial violence against Black individuals. As millions come together, nationally and…

Health & Society

Barnes Center Staff Therapist Helps Students Gain Insight Through Mindfulness

Wednesday, June 10, 2020, By Kathleen Haley

Mansi Brat teaches students how to embrace the present moment and find serenity with one’s thoughts—an often elusive ideal to grasp in the anxieties of today’s perfectionism-driven world. A staff therapist with the Barnes Center at The Arch and facilitator…

Arts & Culture

School of Architecture Professor Awarded Fellowship at the Getty Research Institute

Monday, June 8, 2020, By Julie Sharkey

The Getty Research Institute (GRI) recently announced its incoming scholars in residence for 2020-21, including Lawrence Chua, assistant professor in the School of Architecture. Chua has been awarded a Getty Scholar Grant for his research focusing on transregional histories of…

STEM

SyracuseCoE Innovation Fund Awards $20,000 to Local Companies

Monday, June 8, 2020, By Kerrie Marshall

Syracuse Center of Excellence in Environmental and Energy Systems (SyracuseCoE) has announced that two Upstate New York companies have been awarded funding through the SyracuseCoE 2020 Innovation Fund amounting to $20,000. The Innovation Fund is funded by the SyracuseCoE Partner…

Media, Law & Policy

‘Why Twitter Finally Decided to Label Trump’s Tweets as Misinformation’

Thursday, June 4, 2020, By News Staff

Jennifer Grygiel is an assistant professor of communications in the Newhouse School. In a landmark action, Twitter has for the first time attached independent fact-checking information directly to two tweets from President Donald Trump. The president’s tweets make false claims…

STEM

‘SpaceX’s Mission: A New Chapter in Space Exploration—and in Humanity’s Age-Old Quest’

Thursday, June 4, 2020, By News Staff

Sean O’Keefe is a University Professor and the Howard G. and S. Louise Phanstiel Chair in Strategic Management and Leadership in the Maxwell School. O’Keefe served as administrator of NASA during the George W. Bush Administration. In a recent op-ed…

Campus & Community

Coronavirus Update 6.3.20: Return to Work, Health and Safety, Course Preparation and More

Wednesday, June 3, 2020, By News Staff

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…