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Campus & Community

Important Information About Quarantine and Isolation

Monday, January 10, 2022, By News Staff

Dear Division Heads, Deans and Directors: We approach the start of the spring semester facing a new and different challenge related to operating the University during the COVID-19 pandemic—the highly infectious omicron variant of the virus that causes COVID-19 illness….

Campus & Community

University Monitoring Winter Weather and Travel Conditions for Monday, Jan. 10, and Tuesday, Jan. 11

Monday, January 10, 2022, By News Staff

Syracuse University is monitoring weather conditions pertaining to a Winter Weather Advisory, currently in place until 1 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 11, and a Wind Chill Advisory, which goes into effect tonight and is expected to remain in place through the…

Campus & Community

Syracuse University to Offer COVID Testing to Central New York Residents, Testing Will Continue for Campus Community

Monday, January 3, 2022, By News Staff

As announced a short time ago by New York State Gov. Kathy Hochul, Syracuse University, in partnership with New York State, will begin offering COVID testing to Central New York residents, free of charge, beginning Tuesday, Jan. 4, at the…

STEM

Jan. 19 Webinar to Explain How Wastewater Surveillance Will Slow Spread of COVID Statewide

Thursday, December 23, 2021, By Matt Michael

As the omicron variant of COVID-19 continues to spread quickly across New York State and the U.S., Syracuse University and the New York State Department of Health are partnering on a statewide wastewater surveillance network that will provide three to…

Campus & Community

Social Work Students Help Homeless ‘Rise Above the Streets’ This Holiday Season

Thursday, December 23, 2021, By Matt Michael

Falk College professor Jennifer Cornish Genovese first met Al-amin Muhammad in March 2018, when Muhammad gave the keynote address at Falk’s annual Dan and Mary Lou Rubenstein Social Justice Awards program. Muhammad is the founder of We Rise Above the…

Campus & Community

Shifting the Start of the Spring Semester

Wednesday, December 22, 2021, By News Staff

Dear Students, Families, Faculty and Staff: I write to you today to share important information regarding the Spring 2022 semester. Given the sharp increase in COVID cases, the rapid spread of the omicron variant and warnings from public health officials…

Campus & Community

Syracuse Community Invited to Donate Winter Wear to Local Residents in Need With Operation Orange Warmup Jan. 15-21

Tuesday, December 21, 2021, By News Staff

Continuing the spirit of giving after the holiday season, Syracuse University is partnering with several Central New York nonprofit organizations for Operation Orange Warmup, a collection drive for warm winter outdoor wear to help individuals and families in need in…

Health & Society

$1.5M Grant to Strengthen Indigenous Studies

Tuesday, December 21, 2021, By Ellen de Graffenreid

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded a grant of $1.5 million over three years to strengthen Indigenous studies at Syracuse University. The grant will enable the University to create the multi-disciplinary Center for Global Indigenous Cultures and Environmental Justice….

Health & Society

Future Medical Doctors Devoted to Health Equity

Thursday, December 16, 2021, By News Staff

Mohamed Khan ’22 is preparing for medical school by integrating natural and social sciences as a double major in public health and history. “As a first-generation college student and student of color, the most important thing I want to do…

Campus & Community

Chancellor Syverud Discusses Spring Semester 2022 and Progress Toward Strategic Goals

Wednesday, December 15, 2021, By News Staff

In his remarks to the University Senate today, Chancellor Kent Syverud discussed spring 2022 planning, academic year goals and leadership searches. The full text of his remarks is below. Good afternoon. Forty-eight hours until the end of the fall semester…