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Syracuse Abroad Students Make Headlines in Spain
Syracuse University students currently studying in Madrid, Spain made their way onto the local news earlier this month. During their first week in Spain, while participating in the Syracuse Madrid Marine Ecology Signature Seminar, students partook in a unique activity…
Navigating Healthy Relationships This Valentine’s Day
It’s hard to miss the approach of Valentine’s Day if you step into most U.S. stores this time of year. Products and advertisements are blanketed in pink and red, reminding customers of all the merchandise they can buy to demonstrate…
Balloting for Provost’s Advisory Committee on Promotion and Tenure Underway
The electronic balloting process for Syracuse University faculty to select candidates to serve on the Provost’s Advisory Committee on Promotion and Tenure began on Tuesday, Jan. 17. Ballots will be distributed to all eligible voters. This includes tenured and tenure-track…
Prof. Ortiz Offers Expertise On The Recent Change In Television’s Representation Of Childbirth
Rebecca Ortiz, associate professor of advertising in the Newhouse School, was quoted in the Salon article “How TV has embraced the traumatic side of the “dangerous miracle” of childbirth.” The article describes the transition of how giving birth is represented…
Annual Summer Study Abroad Fair to Be Held Jan. 26
On Jan. 26, students, faculty and staff are invited to the annual Summer Study Abroad Fair, to be held from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Miron Learning Commons at Bird Library. Students will have the opportunity to meet…
How Exactly Did ‘The Harlem Shake’ Get So Big?
Bill Werde, director of the Bandier Program at Newhouse, was interviewed for the MTV News article “What Makes A Hit? The Legacy Of ‘Harlem Shake’ And No. 1 Memes.” This article highlights the tendency of songs that trend across a…
‘Ultra’ Strength: ITS Online Learning Services Helps Ease Transition to New Blackboard Version
Beginning with the Fall 2024 term, all University Blackboard courses will be offered in Ultra Course View, an entirely redesigned approach to Blackboard courses both for instructors and for students. Ultra Course View includes a clean, modern look and a…
Sad News About Red-Tailed Hawk SU-Sue
Syracuse University’s resident female red-tailed hawk SU-Sue has died. Several people reported to the Department of Public Safety that a hawk was on the ground near Huntington Beard Crouse Hall on Friday, Jan. 13, around 5 p.m. Soon thereafter, SU-Sue…
2023 ‘Understanding Islam’ Series Being Held in Bird Library
Muslim Student Life, Hendricks Chapel and the Muslim Students Association are hosting a six-week lecture and discussion series titled “Understanding Islam” beginning Tuesday, Jan. 31, through Tuesday, March 7, from 6:30 to 7:45 p.m. in Bird Library, Peter Graham Scholarly…
Getting to the ‘Point’: Powerful Computing Helps Identify Potential New Treatments for Coronaviruses
Coronaviruses, such as the one that causes COVID-19, have numerous protruding spikes salting their surfaces. When a coronavirus raises one of these spike proteins—like opening a finger to full length—it becomes capable of invading a human cell. The pointed spike…