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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

Behind the Scenes, Facilities Dispatchers Keep the Lights On (and the Pipes Working) at Syracuse University

Thursday, December 16, 2021, By Jennifer DeMarchi

There are not many jobs on the Syracuse University campus where the office cheat sheet includes items like “clogged toilet,” “hot office,” “broken garbage disposal” and “Quad event set-up.” The list of potential mishaps is at least 10 pages long…

Campus & Community

Take Action Today: Submit Vaccination or Medical/Religious Exemptions Documentation

Tuesday, December 14, 2021, By News Staff

Dear Faculty and Staff Colleagues: The electronic form for faculty and staff to submit COVID-19 vaccination and exemption documentation is now available in the MySlice portal. This can be completed on a laptop or desktop computer with the best results…

Campus & Community

Multi-Factor Authentication Coming to Blackboard

Monday, December 6, 2021, By Eric Ferguson

Beginning Monday, Dec. 20, at 8 a.m. ET, Blackboard will be secured with Microsoft multi-factor authentication (MFA) to coincide with the end of the Fall 2021 term and the beginning of Winterlude classes. Instructors should note that MFA will be…

Campus & Community

Option to Display Personal Pronouns Now Available on Zoom

Wednesday, December 1, 2021, By News Staff

If you have selected your personal pronouns in MySlice, you now have the option to display them when using Zoom at Syracuse University. After logging in to your Zoom account, you will see your profile information. To choose how often…

STEM

Physicist and Chemist in College of Arts and Sciences Awarded NIH MIRA Grants

Tuesday, November 30, 2021, By Dan Bernardi

Researchers from the College of Arts and Sciences’ Department of Physics and Department of Chemistry have been awarded Maximizing Investigators’ Research Award (MIRA) grants from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The funding,…

Media Tip Sheets

Texas Mask Ban Violates the Americans with Disabilities Act

Monday, November 22, 2021, By Lily Datz

This week a federal judge has ruled that Texas’s ban on mask mandates in schools violates the Americans with Disabilities Act, according to court documents filed Wednesday in US District Court for the Western District of Texas. In part of the judge’s…

Syracuse.com

The Veterans Resource Center Honors Those Who Have Served Our Country

Friday, November 12, 2021, By Sophie Gomprecht

Mike Haynie, Vice Chancellor for Strategic Initiatives and Innovation and IVMF founder and executive director, wrote the Syracuse.com op-ed “Syracuse University veterans center fulfills our duty to those who have borne the cost of war.” Vice Chancellor Haynie wrote in…

Campus & Community

Faculty and Staff Open Enrollment Ends Today

Friday, November 12, 2021, By News Staff

Each year, Open Enrollment provides eligible faculty and staff with the opportunity to: Reflect on how they can make the most of benefits offered by the University. Connect with benefit professionals and resources to get their questions answered. Enroll and…

Campus & Community

Reminder: Review the DEIA Draft Strategic Plan and Complete the Survey

Monday, November 8, 2021, By News Staff

Dear Members of the Syracuse University Community: We are writing today to remind and encourage you to review the draft of the Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility (DEIA) Strategic Plan and complete the accompanying survey by Monday, Nov. 15. In…