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Arts and Sciences Biologists Win the Thomas Henry Huxley Award for Their Creation of an Evolutionary Learning Module

Tuesday, July 7, 2020, By Dan Bernardi

Researchers from the Department of Biology in the College of Arts and Sciences are winners of the Society for the Study of Evolution’s (SSE’s) prestigious Thomas Henry Huxley Award. This marks the first time a team from Syracuse University has…

STEM

Biomedical and Chemical Engineering Ph.D. Student Awarded Optics and Photonics Education Scholarship

Tuesday, July 7, 2020, By Alex Dunbar

Zheng Xiong, a biomedical and chemical engineering Ph.D. student in the College of Engineering and Computer Science, has been awarded a 2020 Optics and Photonics Education Scholarship by SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics, for his potential contributions…

STEM

A&S Researchers Study the Amount of Carbon Dioxide Released at the East African Rift System

Tuesday, July 7, 2020, By Dan Bernardi

Calculating Earth’s carbon budget is vitally important in the effort to track global warming and climate change. The carbon budget is the cumulative amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions permitted over a period of time to keep the Earth’s atmosphere…

Arts & Culture

The Stand Photo Contest Seeks Images of Syracuse and Its Residents at This Unique Moment in Time

Tuesday, July 7, 2020, By News Staff

Each summer, The Stand newspaper sponsors its annual Photo Walk, encouraging community members to explore, meet neighbors and document the South Side in photos. This summer, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, photographers will not come together in person but will…

Media, Law & Policy

American Bar Association Approves Expansion of College of Law’s Online JDinteractive Program

Tuesday, July 7, 2020, By Robert Conrad

The American Bar Association has granted the Syracuse University College of Law permission to expand its innovative online law degree program. JDinteractive (JDi) is a fully interactive program that combines live online class sessions with self-paced class sessions, residential courses…

Campus & Community

Chancellor Syverud, University Leaders Announce Changes and Updates to Key Administrative, Academic Units

Monday, July 6, 2020, By News Staff

As Syracuse University continues to advance its strategic priorities, Chancellor Kent Syverud and other University leaders today announced changes and updates to key academic and administrative units. They include University College, the Office of Academic Affairs, the Department of Athletics…

The Dallas Morning News

“Masks are now required in Texas. What if you can’t wear one because of a medical condition?”

Sunday, July 5, 2020, By Lily Datz

Doron Dorfman, associate professor in the College of Law, was interviewed by Dallas Morning News for the story “Masks are now required in Texas. What if you can’t wear one because of a medical condition?” Professor Dorfman, an expert on…

Business & Economy

Trump’s Removal of Hong Kong’s Special Status Hurts the US More Than China

Thursday, July 2, 2020, By News Staff

Mary Lovely is a professor of economics in the Maxwell School. In a commentary for CNN Business, Lovely says that President Trump’s intention to eliminate Hong Kong’s special status under U.S. law will do little to pressure China to maintain…

Health & Society

America is Epically Failing in Combating COVID-19

Thursday, July 2, 2020, By News Staff

Brooks B. Gump is the Falk Family Endowed Professor of Public Health in the Falk College. In an opinion piece for U.S. News & World Report, Gump writes that the best way to control the pandemic is through the tried-and-true…

Campus & Community

Effect of New York State Travel Advisory on Move-In

Wednesday, July 1, 2020, By News Staff

Dear Students and Families: Last week, New York State Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that individuals traveling to New York from eight states experiencing high infection rates of COVID-19 are required to self-quarantine for 14 days. Yesterday, Gov. Cuomo announced that…