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Campus & Community

Additional Information for Students and Families Impacted by NYS Travel Advisory

Tuesday, July 21, 2020, By News Staff

Dear Students and Families: As a follow-up to the messages Vice Chancellor Mike Haynie and I shared with our community in recent days, I am reaching out with additional details pertaining to New York State’s travel advisory for individuals traveling…

Associated Press

“Facebook’s voting labels on candidate posts sow confusion.”

Tuesday, July 21, 2020, By Lily Datz

Nina Brown, assistant professor of communications in the Newhouse School, was quoted in the Associated Press story, “Facebook’s voting labels on candidate posts sow confusion.” Facebook  recently announced that it would start adding adding “informational labels to all posts about…

Health & Society

‘Ventilators, Guidelines, Judgment, and Trust’

Tuesday, July 21, 2020, By News Staff

Samuel Gorovitz is a professor of philosophy and former dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. An authority in the field of medical ethics, he has authored several books, including “Drawing the Line: Life, Death, and Ethical Choices In…

Health & Society

‘ADA LIVE!’ Focuses on Future of Disability Rights

Monday, July 20, 2020, By News Staff

Lex Frieden, “chief architect” of the Americans with Disabilities Act, is the next guest of the “ADA LIVE!” podcast, available Friday, July 24, at 1 p.m. ET at SoundCloud “ADA Live!” Frieden will engage in a discussion of the past, present…

Arts & Culture

Light Work Receives National Endowment for the Arts CARES Act Grant

Monday, July 20, 2020, By Cjala Surratt

The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) has awarded Light Work a $50,000 grant as part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. Light Work is one of 855 organizations that the NEA selected from 3,100 applicants…

Campus & Community

Humanities New York Grant Supports Narratio Fellowship Work with Local Refugee Youths

Friday, July 17, 2020, By Dan Bernardi

Brice Nordquist, associate professor of writing studies, rhetoric and composition and Dean’s Professor of Community Engagement in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S), is a recipient of a Humanities New York (HNY) Action Grant that will fund this year’s…

WFYI Public Media

“Group Home Residents With Disabilities Live With Precautions To Keep COVID-19 At Bay.”

Thursday, July 16, 2020, By Lily Datz

Scott Landes, associate professor of sociology in the Maxwell School, was quoted by WFYI Public Media for the story, “Group Home Residents With Disabilities Live With Precautions To Keep COVID-19 At Bay.” Landes, an expert on the sociology of disability,…

Campus & Community

Libraries’ Updated Course Reserves Process

Wednesday, July 15, 2020, By Cristina Hatem

For the Fall 2020 semester, the Syracuse University Libraries will provide reserves materials electronically to ensure that all students, on and off campus, can access these materials easily and safely. All requests should be submitted through the Libraries’ reserves system….

Campus & Community

Staff, Faculty Invited to Symposium to Learn about Changes to Student Services, Spaces, Activities Due to COVID-19

Wednesday, July 15, 2020, By Kathleen Haley

Staff and faculty are invited to attend a virtual event to learn about what student services, resources, spaces and activities will look like for the Fall 2020 semester as new health and safety guidelines are in place for COVID-19. The…

Campus & Community

Fall 2020 Weekly Virtual Update Sessions to Continue on Friday, July 17

Tuesday, July 14, 2020, By News Staff

As Syracuse University prepares for the Fall 2020 semester, Vice Chancellor for Strategic Initiatives and Innovation J. Michael Haynie is hosting “SU Safe Weekly Roundup,” a series of virtual update discussions for University community members. The hour-long Zoom sessions are…