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Veterans

Alumnus’s Journey into a Combat Engineer’s Traumatic Memories Featured in Wordgathering

Thursday, January 7, 2021, By Martin Walls

As a Marine combat engineer with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, John Gibson’s job was to identify improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and mines, place and clear obstacles, lay out concertina wire and build bunkers. This essential, physical and tactile combat…

Campus & Community

Statement from Chancellor Kent Syverud Regarding the Events in Washington, D.C.

Wednesday, January 6, 2021, By News Staff

Like many Americans, I have been watching in horror the events unfolding in Washington, D.C. I am disgusted by the violence taking place at the U.S. Capitol, and by the words of President Trump and others who incited them. Acts of destruction…

Media, Law & Policy

Roy Gutterman: First Amendment Doesn’t Protect Capitol Riots, Violence

Wednesday, January 6, 2021, By Daryl Lovell

The U.S. Capitol descended into chaos on Jan. 6 as pro-Trump demonstrations and protests turned into violent riots. Peaceful protest is protected under the First Amendment, but where do today’s events stand? Roy Gutterman is an expert on communications law,…

Health & Society

Ph.D. Student in Clinical Psychology Works with Non-Profit to Fill Unmet Need in Asian Community

Wednesday, January 6, 2021, By Brandon Dyer

Jin Zhao is a fourth year Ph.D. student working toward his career goal of becoming a practicing psychologist. His qualifying exam project is researching Asian college students and how their experiences of microaggression are related to their attitudes about going…

Campus & Community

Syracuse University Appoints Kelly Campbell as University Registrar

Wednesday, January 6, 2021, By Brandon Dyer

Kelly Campbell has been appointed University Registrar effective January 19, 2021. Currently director of operations in advising at Syracuse University’s College of Arts and Sciences and Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Campbell has over a decade of experience…

Campus & Community

University Provides COVID Testing Support to Syracuse Community

Wednesday, January 6, 2021, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

In late November, New York state designated many parts of Onondaga County as COVID-19 “orange zones,” geographic areas experiencing a growing COVID-19 positivity rate. The designation forced the Syracuse City School District (SCSD) to suspend in-person instruction, creating significant challenges…

Arts & Culture

Architecture Students Help Design Street Renovation Project in China

Tuesday, January 5, 2021, By Julie Sharkey

Since April 2020, a team of students from the School of Architecture have been working on a master plan to transform a street scape in the future city of Xiong’an New Area in China’s Hebei province. After a long delay…

Campus & Community

Applications Open for 2021 ACC InVenture Prize Competition

Tuesday, January 5, 2021, By Cristina Hatem

Blackstone LaunchPad & Techstars at Syracuse University Libraries (LaunchPad) is accepting applications through Jan. 20 for the 2021 Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) InVenture Prize. The ACC InVenture Prize is a televised “shark tank” competition open to student startup teams from…

Campus & Community

In a Semester Unlike Any Other, Auxiliary Services Adjusts to Meet the Needs of Its Community

Tuesday, January 5, 2021, By Jennifer DeMarchi

Throughout the fall semester, members of Auxiliary Services stepped up and adapted quickly to public health guidelines, continuing to ensure quality service. A Quiet Semester in the Adirondacks In a typical year, theUniversity’s Minnowbrook Conference Center in Blue Mountain Lake,…

Campus & Community

COVID-19 Update: Important Information on Returning to Work on Jan. 4

Thursday, December 31, 2020, By News Staff

Dear Faculty and Staff: As 2020 comes to a close and with Orange Appreciation Days almost complete, many of you are beginning to think about your return to work on Jan. 4. At the same time, the prevalence of COVID-19…