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Campus & Community

Nontombi Naomi Tutu to Speak for Hendricks Chapel Conversation Series

Monday, October 18, 2021, By Delaney Van Wey

Rev. Nontombi Naomi Tutu, world-renowned advocate for truth and reconciliation, will be the next guest for “Matters that Matter: A Conversation Series from Hendricks Chapel.” She will join Hendricks Chapel Dean Brian Konkol for a live virtual conversation on Thursday,…

Campus & Community

Utility Repair at Booth Hall to Take Place This Week

Monday, October 18, 2021, By News Staff

Facilities Services and a local contractor will begin an emergency utility repair at Booth Hall, located at the west entrance to Booth, this week. During the repair, there are no planned interruptions to the building’s utility services (domestic water, sewer,…

Campus & Community

University Takes Steps to Strengthen Postdoctoral Training

Friday, October 15, 2021, By Ellen de Graffenreid

As part of Syracuse University’s ongoing efforts to boost scholarly research and increase faculty diversity, the Office of Research has announced recipients of the 2021 Postdoctoral Scholars Program awards. “Postdoctoral scholars make significant contributions to the University’s research, creative, scholarship…

Campus & Community

University Secretary Lisa Dolak to Leave Board Office Post, Return to College of Law Faculty

Thursday, October 14, 2021, By News Staff

Lisa Dolak has spent more than 35 years as a member of the Syracuse University campus community—first as a law student, then a professor in the College of Law and more recently as senior vice president and University secretary to…

Arts & Culture

Panelists to Discuss Aktion T4 and Contesting the Erasure of Disability History During Virtual Event Oct. 18

Sunday, October 10, 2021, By News Staff

Three queer Jewish disabled writers and artists each discuss their work on Aktion T4, a prime crucible of disability history, during a Zoom virtual event on Monday, Oct. 18, from 3-4:15 p.m. ET. Aktion T4 was a eugenics project in…

Health & Society

Make Your Flu Shot Appointment Today!

Thursday, October 7, 2021, By News Staff

Dear Students and Families: As shared last week, the Barnes Center at The Arch will host flu clinics throughout October. To provide students with convenient access to the flu vaccine, appointments will be available every weekday beginning Monday, Oct. 11,…

Veterans

Making a Difference on the Battlefield, in the Corporate World and at Syracuse University

Wednesday, October 6, 2021, By Eileen Korey

The incoming chair of the Office of Veteran and Military Affairs (OVMA) Advisory Board, Richard M. (Rich) Jones ’92, G’95, L’95, believes that President Abraham Lincoln’s second inaugural address provides us with a call to action. He says that the…

National Jurist

St. Mary’s to break new ground with fully online J.D. program

Wednesday, September 15, 2021, By Lily Datz

Nina Kohn, the David M. Levy Professor of Law in the College of Law, was interviewed by National Jurist for the piece “St. Mary’s to break new ground with fully online J.D. program.” Kohn, who also serves as the Faculty Director…

Fast Company

Has TikTok Reached Its Peak? Syracuse Professor Weighs In

Tuesday, August 31, 2021, By Sophie Gomprecht

Jennifer Grygiel, assistant professor of communications in the Newhouse School, was quoted in the Fast Company story “TikTok hits the big time: The MLA Handbook has decided how to cite it in academic” as well as an article for the…

STEM

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Ph.D. Student Awarded NSF INTERN Grant for Research at Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Tuesday, August 31, 2021, By Alex Dunbar

Mechanical and aerospace engineering Ph.D. student Sajag Poudel and Professor Shalabh Maroo in the College of Engineering and Computer Science were awarded a National Science Foundation (NSF) INTERN grant to support Poudel’s research internship at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory for the Fall 2021…