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Shumer Wins Campuswide InVenture Prize

Thursday, February 27, 2020, By Cristina Hatem

Matthew Shumer ’22, founder of Visos, the first virtual reality (VR) headset specifically designed for health care applications, has won Syracuse University’s InVenture Prize campus qualifier competition, sponsored by the Blackstone LaunchPad powered by Techstars at Syracuse University Libraries. He received…

Campus & Community

Monday Is Disability Day of Mourning

Thursday, February 27, 2020, By News Staff

On Monday, March 2, Disability Day of Mourning (DDoM) will be recognized at an event from 3 to 4 p.m. in 606 Bird Library (Hilyer Room). The Beyond Compliance Coordinating Committee and the Disability Cultural Center (DCC) will host the…

Campus & Community

Coronavirus Preparedness, Coordination and Planning Continues

Thursday, February 27, 2020, By News Staff

Dear Members of the Syracuse University Community: As I shared yesterday, Syracuse University has been working closely with health authorities—including the Onondaga County Health Department, New York State officials and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)—to prepare for…

J. Christopher Hamilton

Assistant Professor, Television, Radio & Film
Campus & Community

Statement from Sarah Scalese, SAVP for Communications, Regarding Recent Events

Wednesday, February 26, 2020, By News Staff

To be clear: A meeting for 4 p.m. today was never agreed to, scheduled or confirmed. We do, however, hope to continue dialogue with our students, which is why we participated in a two-and-a-half-hour meeting last night with the student…

Campus & Community

Important Coronavirus Update, Academic Program in Florence to Be Suspended

Wednesday, February 26, 2020, By News Staff

Dear Members of the Syracuse University Community: Syracuse University continues to track the global threat of the novel coronavirus, now known as COVID-19, and remains in close contact with local, regional and national public health experts. We have communicated frequently…

Campus & Community

Vital Health Message, Please Read: Coronavirus Preparedness, New Actions Underway

Wednesday, February 26, 2020, By News Staff

Dear Members of the Syracuse University Community: I write to you with urgent updates related to coronavirus. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated its guidance yesterday regarding the outbreak of the coronavirus known as COVID-19. Many…

STEM

Syracuse University and UC Berkeley Researchers Team Up to Develop 3D Human Heart Model Showing How Cardiac Cells Fail to Adapt to a Pathological Mechanical Environment

Tuesday, February 25, 2020, By Alex Dunbar

To better understand heart diseases, doctors and scientists are constantly trying to understand how cardiac tissue in the human heart is affected by its changing environment. Specifically, researchers have wanted to better understand how cardiac cells adjust themselves depending on…

STEM

M. Lisa Manning Named William R. Kenan, Jr., Professor of Physics

Tuesday, February 25, 2020, By Dan Bernardi

M. Lisa Manning, professor of physics and founding director of BioInspired Syracuse: Institute for Material and Living Systems, has been named the William R. Kenan, Jr., Professor of Physics. This highly selective professorship was established in 1971 by a grant from…

Campus & Community

Anne Rauh Promoted to Head of Collections and Research Services

Tuesday, February 25, 2020, By Cristina Hatem

Anne E. Rauh was recently promoted to head of collections and research services at Syracuse University Libraries, after serving in the role on an interim basis since April of 2019. In this position, Rauh reports to Associate Dean for Research…