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Dana Olwan Receives 2020 Mellon Emerging Faculty Leaders Award
The last decade has marked a period of rapid political and economic change in the Middle East and North Africa. Among those are growing demands for marriage rights for women in Arab and Muslim cultures. Until recently, the right to…
“Syracuse University, ESF will test sewage dorm-by-dorm to track coronavirus spread”
David Larsen, an Associate Professor of Public Health in Falk College, was quoted in the Syracuse.com article “Syracuse University, ESF will test sewage dorm-by-dorm to track coronavirus spread” In addition to testing students on their return to campus in the…
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…
Social Distancing Campaign Student Survey Deadline Is June 12
Within a brief Social Distancing Campaign Student Survey, students are invited and encouraged to share their experience on social distancing practices. Working in partnership with Syracuse University student leadership, this survey will collect anonymous feedback to help guide student communications….
The Physics Behind Tissue Flow in the Embryo
A group of physicists from Syracuse University recently teamed up with researchers from Columbia University’s Department of Mechanical Engineering to study the developing tissue flow in an embryo that has many similar genes and cell behaviors to that of a…
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…
Mark Nevitt writes “The President and the Domestic Deployment of the Military: Answers to Five Key Questions.”
Mark Nevitt, associate professor in the College of Law at Syracuse University, wrote an op-ed for Just Security titled “The President and the Domestic Deployment of the Military: Answers to Five Key Questions.” In the piece, Nevitt, who specializes in…
Important Update for 2020 Flexible Spending Accounts
Original expectations about your health and dependent care expenses for 2020 may have significantly changed due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) global pandemic. As a result, you may want to change your Flexible Spending Account (FSA) elections for 2020. Effective immediately,…