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Health & Society

To Establish a Meditation Practice, Find Community and Be Curious

Tuesday, December 15, 2020, By Kathleen Haley

Meditation is not something you get better at or perfect. It’s a lifelong commitment to curiosity and persistence, says JoAnn Cooke, Buddhist chaplain at Hendricks Chapel. Cooke ’81 leads meditation sessions for the campus community during the week, along with…

Campus & Community

Ideas to Counter Isolation Fatigue

Tuesday, December 15, 2020, By Roxanna Carpenter

Got the isolation blues? To ease the fatigue so prevalent during these pandemic times, to get the better of boredom, you might try a change of perspective or a change of pace. Here are some suggestions. First and foremost, step…

Campus & Community

Carebridge Faculty and Staff Assistance Program Offers Support, Stress Relief Opportunities This Holiday Season

Tuesday, December 15, 2020, By News Staff

Carebridge offers free, confidential assistance with a wide range of support and services to employees and their families 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Their team can be reached at 800.437.0911 (TTY: 711). If you are struggling with…

Campus & Community

A Passion for Leadership and Teamwork: Custodial Manager Annette Statum

Tuesday, December 15, 2020, By Jen Plummer

Annette Statum vividly recalls the hot summer day in 1994 when she walked down Ainsley Drive to the Commissary because she’d heard the University was hiring. Busy raising her children at the time, Statum was looking for part-time work. After…

Campus & Community

Virtual Pan Am 103 Memorial Service to Be Held Dec. 21

Monday, December 14, 2020, By News Staff

Syracuse University will host a virtual Pan Am Flight 103 Memorial Service on Monday, Dec. 21, at 2:03 p.m. ET. This is the exact time that Pan Am Flight 103 was destroyed by a terrorist bomb over Lockerbie, Scotland, on…

Health & Society

Mascots Consign Indigenous Peoples to Fabled Past

Monday, December 14, 2020, By Daryl Lovell

As soon as this week, officials for Cleveland’s baseball team are expected to announce official plans to change the team’s name. Fans, Native American groups and activists and have protested the name for years calling it racist and considered the…

Campus & Community

COVID-19 Update: Virus Transmission | Staying Healthy | Testing | Flu Vaccine

Friday, December 11, 2020, By News Staff

Dear Students, Faculty, Staff and Families: Three weeks from today we will ring in the new year. We remain hopeful that 2021 will bring continued scientific progress that helps us overcome the COVID-19 pandemic. Until then, we will continue to…

Campus & Community

Nicolae Babuts, Professor Emeritus of French Language and Literature, Dies

Friday, December 11, 2020, By News Staff

Nicolae Babuts, Ph.D.,  professor emeritus of French language and literature in the College of Arts and Sciences, died on Oct. 14, 2020. He taught for over 30 years in the areas of French literature and language and authored six books,…

Veterans

Syracuse University Press Seeking Submissions for 2021 Veterans Writing Award

Thursday, December 10, 2020, By Cristina Hatem

Syracuse University Press, in cooperation with the Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF), is now accepting entries for its 2nd Veterans Writing Award. All entries must be submitted between Dec. 15, 2020, and Feb. 15, 2021, via mail or…

STEM

Electrical Engineering Alumnus Works at the Heart of Human Exploration

Wednesday, December 9, 2020, By Chris Barbera

When Ed Swallow ’80 first visited the Syracuse University campus, he was not certain what engineering major he would pursue with his Air Force ROTC scholarship. Following a meeting with the electrical engineering program director, Swallow learned something he thought…