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University Lectures 20th Season Showcases Actor/Activist Wilmer Valderrama, ‘1619 Project’ Creator Nikole Hannah-Jones and Renowned Designer Thom Filicia

Wednesday, August 19, 2020, By Kevin Morrow

The University Lectures series celebrates its 20th season this fall with three stellar speakers: actor, producer, singer and activist Wilmer Valderrama (“That ’70s Show,” “NCIS”) on Sept. 22; Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones, creator of The New York Times’…

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Important Arrival Information for Off-Campus Students

Wednesday, August 19, 2020, By News Staff

Dear Students and Families: With the start of the Fall 2020 semester approaching, we look forward to welcoming you to campus soon. As you are a student living off campus, we write with important information related to your requirements prior…

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New Faculty Welcomed with Conversations Integral to an Environment of Diversity, Inclusion, Accessibility

Wednesday, August 19, 2020, By Brandon Dyer

Today, more than 60 faculty will participate in New Faculty Orientation hosted by the Faculty Affairs division within the Office of Academic Affairs. In addition to hearing presentations by senior leadership, the faculty will take part in “Workshop One,” a…

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Professor John Burdick Remembered for His Teaching and Advocacy

Tuesday, August 18, 2020, By News Staff

Throughout his life, and particularly in his work as a cultural anthropologist, John Burdick was a strong advocate for peace, social justice and social change. As a professor of anthropology in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs and…

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Giving Back and Creating Opportunities: Gifting Textbooks for First-Generation Students

Tuesday, August 18, 2020, By Eileen Korey

For Shelly Lotman Fisher ’80, a Syracuse University education came with lots of textbooks…and a whole lot more. “I loved every minute of my time there. I grew both educationally and as a person,” she explains. “It really helped give…

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Important Title IX Update

Tuesday, August 18, 2020, By News Staff

Dear Students, Faculty and Staff: As the fall semester gets underway—with so many changes in procedures for living and learning on campus—we would like you to be aware of important changes in the way Syracuse University must handle complaints of…

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Syracuse University Announces Leadership Transitions in Enrollment and the Student Experience

Monday, August 17, 2020, By News Staff

With the retirements of two longtime leaders at Syracuse University, Chancellor Kent Syverud today announced interim appointments in key positions, naming a diverse group of leaders who will provide seamless transitions in enrollment and the student experience. Amanda Nicholson is…

Media Tip Sheets

University Scientists Selected to Implement COVID-19 Early Warning System in Upstate New York

Monday, August 17, 2020, By Lily Datz

The New York State Department of Health has selected the SARS-CoV-2 Early Warning Wastewater Surveillance Platform (SARS2-EWSP) to pilot a statewide coronavirus transmission early warning system, New York Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo announced today. With $500,000 in state pilot funding,…

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University Scientists Selected to Implement COVID-19 Early Warning System in Upstate New York.”

Saturday, August 15, 2020, By Lily Datz

David Larsen, associate professor in the Department of Public Health at Falk College, was quoted by Business Insider for the story “University Scientists Selected to Implement COVID-19 Early Warning System in Upstate New York.” Professor Larsen has been leading the…

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Water Main Break near Holden Observatory to Be Repaired Aug. 15 and 16

Friday, August 14, 2020, By News Staff

On Saturday, Aug. 15, and Sunday, Aug. 16, Facilities Services and a local contractor will be making an emergency repair to a water main break located east of Holden Observatory. To complete the repair, domestic water service will be turned…