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Julia Riley is Awarded the 2020 Norma Slepecky Undergraduate Research Prize

Thursday, May 21, 2020, By News Staff

Women in Science and Engineering (WiSE) announces that Julia Riley ’20, a double major in biochemistry and neuroscience in the College of Arts and Sciences, recently received the first place award of the 2020 Norma Slepecky Undergraduate Research Prize. The…

Campus & Community

Fall Semester to Follow Accelerated Academic Calendar

Wednesday, May 20, 2020, By News Staff

Dear Members of the Syracuse University Community: Syracuse University is eager and excited to welcome students, faculty and staff back to campus in just a few short months for the start of the Fall 2020 semester. Subject to continuing and…

Health & Society

Five Strategies for Transitioning to a Plant-Based Diet

Wednesday, May 20, 2020, By Keith Kobland

As more consumers turn to a meatless diet due to meat shortages and concerns over the spread of COVID-19, Sudha Raj, teaching professor of nutrition and food studies in the Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics, has suggestions on…

National Geographic

“End-of-school-year celebrations are canceled. Here’s how your kid can bounce back.”

Wednesday, May 20, 2020, By Lily Datz

Xiaoyan (Amanda) Zhang, a doctoral student in the Department of Human Development and Family Science and Lerner Graduate Fellow, was interviewed by National Geographic for the article “End-of-school-year celebrations are canceled. Here’s how your kid can bounce back.” With COVID-19…

The Wall Street Journal

Mackenzie Mertikas (’20) featured in Wall Street Journal’s “Noted: Class of 2020”

Wednesday, May 20, 2020, By Lily Datz

Mackenzie Mertikas (‘20), the outgoing Student Association president, was included in the Wall Street Journal’s wrap-up of student graduation speeches in “Noted: Class of 2020”. Her virtual graduation speech, recorded on the Shaw Quad on campus, was featured alongside a…

Arts & Culture

Syracuse University/SUNY-ESF Team Earns Honorable Mention in Solar Decathlon Design Challenge

Monday, May 18, 2020, By Julie Sharkey

A team of students from Syracuse University and the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (SUNY-ESF) has placed among the top in this year’s U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon Design Challenge, a collegiate competition that inspires student teams…

WalletHub

“Best & Worst States for Military Retirees”

Monday, May 18, 2020, By Lily Datz

Mike Bianchi, senior director of education and career training for the Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF) at Syracuse University, was interviewed by WalletHub for the article “Best & Worst States for Military Retirees.” When asked what the best…

Campus & Community

Important Update about Retrieval of Students’ Belongings from Syracuse University

Friday, May 15, 2020, By News Staff

Dear Parents and Families: I recognize many of you, and your students, are anxious to return to campus to retrieve belongings from residence halls. And although phase one of the reopening of New York state is now underway, at this…

Media, Law & Policy

‘China and US Must Cooperate to Lead World Out of Coronavirus Danger’

Friday, May 15, 2020, By News Staff

James B. Steinberg is a University Professor of social science, international affairs and law, and former dean of the Maxwell School. He is also a former U.S. deputy secretary of state. “The international response to the COVID pandemic is a…

Health & Society

‘Why the Coronavirus Appears Tied to Fewer Heart Attacks’

Friday, May 15, 2020, By News Staff

Brooks B. Gump is the Falk Family Endowed Professor of Public Health in the Falk College. Kevin Heffernan is the Dean’s Associate Professor in the School of Education and director of Syracuse University’s Human Performance Lab. In an opinion piece…