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Campus & Community

Coronavirus Update 5.4.20: Virtual Degree Conferral, Planning for Returning to Campus Underway and Other Important Updates

Monday, May 4, 2020, By News Staff

Dear Students, Faculty and Staff: This week we conclude the 2019-20 academic year at Syracuse University. It is true that our end-of-semester activities and traditions will look and feel different this year. However, I am convinced that what will come…

STEM

Professor Emeritus Klaus Schroder Endows Professorship in College of Engineering and Computer Science

Monday, May 4, 2020, By Alex Dunbar

Professor Emeritus Klaus Schroder is grateful for the support Syracuse University has provided for his career, his research and the opportunity to help mentor future engineers. Now that he is retired, he is providing opportunities for future generations of engineering…

Campus & Community

Join Us on Sunday, May 10, at 10 a.m. for a Virtual Degree Conferral

Monday, May 4, 2020, By News Staff

You’re Invited to a Celebration of Our Graduating Students with a Special Virtual Degree Conferral! Commencement is a milestone moment. And although Commencement 2020 will not occur as originally planned on Sunday, Syracuse University will still use this special day…

Health & Society

Award Will Help School of Design Examine Students’ Attitudes Toward Sustainable Materials

Monday, May 4, 2020, By News Staff

A research project by a team from the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ School of Design is the recipient of one of two $5,000 awards from the New York State Association for Reduction, Reuse and Recycling (NYSAR3) and the…

Center for Strategic & International Studies

Is There a “Right” Way to Decide A Quarantine Strategy?

Friday, May 1, 2020, By Hailey Womer

Gladys McCormick, associate professor of history in the Maxwell School and Edwin Ackerman, assistant professor of sociology in the Maxwell School, authored an opinion piece for the Center for Strategic & International Studies, “Quarantine Is Not One Size Fits All:…

CNN

Closing Meat Processing Plans Might Mean Less Food and Less Variety

Friday, May 1, 2020, By Hailey Womer

Julie Niederhoff, associate professor of Supply Chain Management at Whitman, was interviewed by CNN for the story, “Meat processing plants across the US are closing due to the pandemic. Will consumers feel the impact?” In the story, Niederhoff addresses the…

Campus & Community

COVID-19 Impacts American Experience for International Students

Friday, May 1, 2020, By Eileen Jevis

They traveled to the United States from seven different countries to learn English in an academic setting at Syracuse University’s English Language Institute (ELI). Socialization and cultural immersion are a significant part of the program, but beginning on March 23,…

Campus & Community

Brice Nordquist Named Dean’s Professor of Community Engagement

Friday, May 1, 2020, By Dan Bernardi

The College of Arts and Sciences (A&S) has announced the appointment of Brice Nordquist as Dean’s Professor of Community Engagement. The appointment is a milestone in the college’s ongoing plan to increase the number of curricular and co-curricular learning opportunities…

Law Professor: Executive Order Does Not Relieve Suffering

Friday, May 1, 2020, By Hailey Womer

Syracuse University Constitutional Law Professor Jennifer Breen questions the need to place limitations on green cards and contends there is no evidence to suggest immigrants are contributing to growing national unemployment. If you are reporting on this subject, please consider Prof. Breen’s…

Yingyi Ma

Associate Professor of Sociology; Director of Asian/Asian American Studies; Senior Research Associate, Center for Policy Research