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Health & Society

How to Stay Cool When the Summer Heats Up

Tuesday, July 16, 2019, By News Staff

With high heat and humidity predicted later this week, it’s a good idea to review the warning signs of heat illness and take precautions to avoid heat exhaustion or heat stroke. What is heat illness? When you get warm, your…

Arts & Culture

Campus Community Invited to Wacheva’s 10th Anniversary Open House July 20

Tuesday, July 16, 2019, By Rob Enslin

Members of the campus community are helping Wacheva Cultural Arts mark its 10th anniversary in Syracuse with a special open house fundraiser on Saturday, July 20, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. They include Latin dance instructors Samantha Marji ’13,…

Campus & Community

Volunteers Sought to Host International Students for a Meal

Tuesday, July 16, 2019, By Eileen Jevis

The English Language Institute (ELI) is seeking volunteers to invite international students to share a meal in their homes. The students, hosted by University College, are Fulbright scholars from Asia, Africa, Central America, South America and Eastern Europe who will…

Veterans

IVMF’s Maureen Casey Testifies before U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Veteran Affairs

Tuesday, July 16, 2019, By Leah Lazarz

On July 10, Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF) Chief Operating Officer Maureen Casey testified before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Veteran Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity in Washington, D.C. The testimony marks the second time in…

Health & Society

Free ‘Cripping’ the Comic Con Accessible Technologies Webinar Available Thursday

Tuesday, July 16, 2019, By News Staff

The Southeast ADA Center, a project of the Burton Blatt Institute at Syracuse University (BBI), is co-hosting the free Accessible Technology Webinar Series. The next webinar, “(Dis)abling Comics, ‘Cripping’ the Comic Con, and Accessible Technologies,” is Thursday, July 18, from 2…

Arts & Culture

Professor to Co-Present Restoration Shakespeare Showcase at London’s Globe Theatre July 17

Monday, July 15, 2019, By Rob Enslin

London-based students, faculty, staff and alumni are invited to a showcase of Restoration Shakespeare at the historic Globe Theatre, co-led by Amanda Eubanks Winkler, associate professor of music history and cultures in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S). The…

Campus & Community

Volunteers Needed for Syracuse Welcome Starting Aug. 20

Monday, July 15, 2019, By Gabrielle Lake

Some of the earliest memories of joining the Orange family begin the day new students move onto campus. During Syracuse Welcome 2019, faculty and staff are invited to join the Orientation Leaders, Goon Squad and the Office of First-Year and…

CNN Health

Summer Camps Requiring Vaccinations for Children

Sunday, July 14, 2019, By Sean Dorcellus

Brittany Kmush, assistant professor in Falk College, was quoted in the CNN article “Summer camps are requiring children get vaccinated amid measles fears.” In the article, Kmush explains that “if one child comes to a camp with the measles virus…

Democrat & Chronicle

The Impact of New Farm Worker Rights on New Yorkers

Friday, July 12, 2019, By Sean Dorcellus

Rick Welsh, Falk Family Endowed Professor in Falk College, was quoted in the Democrat and Chronicle article “Five ways a new bill of rights for farm workers will impact New Yorkers.” In the article, Welsh called the recently passed legislation…

Campus & Community

Garden Planted to Provide Fresh Vegetables for Campus Food Pantry

Friday, July 12, 2019, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

 Hendricks Chapel Garden from Syracuse University on Vimeo. A group of volunteers gathered on South Campus on a sunny morning last month. The skies that had finally turned blue were the perfect backdrop under which to plant Syracuse University’s…