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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…
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…
Lifetime Achievement Honor for Mark Monmonier, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Geography and the Environment
Mark Monmonier, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Geography and the Environment in the Maxwell School, has received the American Association of Geographers’ (AAG) Lifetime Achievement Honor. Monmonier has made “outstanding contributions to geographic research, most notably in the fields of cartography…
Learn Skills for Loving the Body You’re in With The Body Project Virtual Workshop
The prevalence of diagnosed eating disorders, including anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa and binge eating disorder, are on the rise in the U.S., as Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital reports that as many as 30 million Americans have an eating disorder. Many…
Women in Leadership Hosting Digital Communication Talk With Erica Dhawan Feb. 10
Are you undermining your own presentations or even emails and texts, without knowing it? The Women in Leadership Initiative is pleased to bring leadership expert, global speaker and author Erica Dhawan to the University for a talk on body language…
School of Architecture Faculty Member Honored With Best of Design Award
The Architect’s Newspaper (AN) recently announced the winners of its 10th annual Best of Design Awards, a unique project-based awards program that showcases great buildings, unbuilt proposals, interiors and installations. Iman Fayyad, assistant professor in the School of Architecture, won…
Motivated by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Visits to Syracuse University, Rev. Phil Turner Hopes to Inspire Agents of Change in Local Community
During a life cut short by an assassin’s bullet, the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. addressed Syracuse University students and faculty on two separate occasions, displaying both his trademark oratorical prowess and his innate drive to give every person…
Important Reminders for Faculty
Dear Colleagues: I hope you’ve had an enjoyable winter break, with some time spent with loved ones and friends. Thank you all for everything you did to make the fall semester a successful one for our students. The energy on…
In Memoriam: Life Trustee Walter Broadnax G’75
“Public service isn’t about something you do today and then you’re done. It’s about improving our society, improving the world…for the people that live in it.” Words attributed to Walter Broadnax G’75 that defined the way he approached life, education,…
A Dedicated Space for Faculty Dining
Beginning Tuesday, Jan. 17, Sitrus on the Hill, located inside the Sheraton Syracuse University Hotel & Conference Center, will provide a new option for faculty during lunch hours, from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Located to the left of the…