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Campus & Community

Remote Tutoring Program Offers a Valuable Virtual Learning Experience for K-12, Early College Students in CNY

Wednesday, March 3, 2021, By Dan Bernardi

From fully virtual to part-time in-person and socially distanced, students have persevered through the challenges of learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. But for some, limited access to technology, unreliable internet connectivity and a lack of quiet, designated spaces to work…

Campus & Community

Four School of Architecture Alumni Elevated to AIA College of Fellows

Wednesday, March 3, 2021, By Julie Sharkey

The American Institute of Architects (AIA) recently elevated member-architects, including four School of Architecture alumni, to its prestigious College of Fellows. Sherif W. Anis ’90 (B.Arch.), Jayesh Hariyani ’99 (M.Arch. II), Alice J. Raucher ’86 (M.Arch.) and Hilary M. Sample…

Media Tip Sheets

Amazon Union Efforts Part of Bigger Conversation of Racial, Economic Reckoning Facing US

Wednesday, March 3, 2021, By Daryl Lovell

Nearly 6,000 workers at an Amazon fulfillment center in Bessemer, AL are voting this month on whether they want to join the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union. It could be the first Amazon warehouse union in the country. Lynne…

Campus & Community

Wellness Initiative Celebrates National Nutrition Month With Faculty and Staff Programs

Wednesday, March 3, 2021, By News Staff

What we eat matters! The food we consume has an impact on how we look and feel—our mood, energy levels, skin and hair—as well as how we age. Throughout the month, faculty and staff are invited to join programs from…

Media, Law & Policy

‘Is Election Disinformation Free Speech or Defamation? Courts Will Decide’

Tuesday, March 2, 2021, By Lily Datz

Roy Gutterman, associate professor of magazine, news and digital journalism and director of the Tully Center for Free Speech in the Newhouse School, wrote an op-ed for Syracuse.com titled “Is election disinformation free speech or defamation? Courts will decide.” Gutterman,…

Campus & Community

First-Years, Seniors Invited to Complete Student Engagement Survey

Monday, March 1, 2021, By Shannon Andre

The National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) will launch on Wednesday, March 3. All students with first-year and senior standing are invited to complete the survey, which will be emailed directly to their Syracuse University email. The survey, administered every…

Vice

“‘We Are So Happy’: Migrants Stranded by Trump Are Finally Entering the US.”

Friday, February 26, 2021, By Lily Datz

Austin Kocher, research assistant professor in the Newhouse School with the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC), was quoted in the Vice story “‘We Are So Happy’: Migrants Stranded by Trump Are Finally Entering the US.” Kocher, who researches U.S. immigration,…

ABC News

“COVID devastated New York, but here’s why it fared better in the fall surge”

Friday, February 26, 2021, By Lily Datz

David Larsen, associate professor of public health in Falk College, was quoted in the ABC News story “COVID devastated New York, but here’s why it fared better in the fall surge.” Larsen, an epidemiologist who studies infectious disease, attributes much…

Campus & Community

COVID-19 Update: New York State Guidance | Mandatory Testing | Vaccine Eligibility

Friday, February 26, 2021, By News Staff

Dear Students, Families, Faculty and Staff: The landscape of federal, state and local policy guidance related to the COVID health emergency continues to evolve at a rapid pace. We are following these policy changes and amended public health guidelines very…

Campus & Community

Important Update for Flexible Spending Accounts

Friday, February 26, 2021, By News Staff

Recent COVID-19 relief legislation has allowed the University to continue to offer faculty and staff flexibility in managing their 2020 and 2021 Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs). Effective immediately, faculty and staff have additional options for their FSAs including the ability…