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Threats to Environmental Law with Upcoming Supreme Court Hearing

Monday, November 22, 2021, By Lily Datz

Last week, the Supreme Court agreed to hear a set of cases challenging the Environmental Protection Agency’s authority to regulate greenhouse gases. The justices’ decision in this pending case, West Virginia v. EPA, would have a huge impact on environmental law…

Campus & Community

Graduate School BIPOC Alliance Virtual Event Offers Students Mentoring Advice

Monday, November 22, 2021, By News Staff

The Graduate School’s BIPOC Alliance for Excellence (GSBA) hosted a virtual panel, “Navigating Mentorship as a BIPOC Graduate Student,” featuring four faculty members of color who offered students timely advice on mentorship and building alliances as Black, Indigenous and other…

Campus & Community

Syracuse Athletics Announces $150M Fundraising Initiative to Create Unsurpassed Student-Athlete Experience

Monday, November 22, 2021, By News Staff

Two years ago, Syracuse University launched Forever Orange: The Campaign for Syracuse University, a $1.5 billion fundraising campaign that recently exceeded $1.052 billion in funds raised. Capitalizing on that momentum, Syracuse University’s Department of Athletics today announced it will seek…

BBC News

Death Tolls Rise Due To Drug Overdoses Amidst COVID-19 Pandemic

Saturday, November 20, 2021, By Sophie Gomprecht

Shannon Monnat, associate professor of sociology in the Maxwell School and Lerner Chair for Public Health Promotion, was quoted by BBC News for the piece, “US annual drug overdose deaths hit record levels.” U.S. death tolls due to drug overdoses…

Campus & Community

Syracuse Abroad Fall 2022 Application Cycle Is Now Open

Friday, November 19, 2021, By Ashley Barletta

Syracuse University students interested in studying abroad during the Fall 2022 semester can now apply to Syracuse Abroad programs. Each year, nearly 2,000 students choose to study abroad at Syracuse University Centers or with affiliated partner programs around the globe….

STEM

Arts and Sciences’ Physicists Part of Cosmic Explorer Project Deemed ‘Crucial’ by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine

Thursday, November 18, 2021, By Dan Bernardi

Physicists from the College of Arts and Sciences’ (A&S’) Gravitational-Wave Group are at the leading edge of exploring the universe with gravitational waves. From designing and building gravitational-wave observatories to studying the science of current detections from the Laser Interferometer…

Campus & Community

New Members of the Task Force on Sexual and Relationship Violence Announced

Thursday, November 18, 2021, By News Staff

Chancellor Kent Syverud has announced the new members of the Task Force on Sexual and Relationship Violence for 2021-22. Robert D. Hradsky, vice president for the student experience and dean of students, and Diane Lyden Murphy, dean of the Falk…

Campus & Community

Graduate Student Mental Health Workshop for Faculty Dec. 3

Wednesday, November 17, 2021, By News Staff

Even before the COVID-19 outbreak, researchers reported rates of anxiety and depression among graduate students that are substantially higher than the general population. As the pandemic has heightened anxiety and stress among graduate students, faculty are finding new challenges in…

Campus & Community

Students, Faculty, Alumni Make Expedition to Iconic Volcanic Hotspot

Monday, November 15, 2021, By Dan Bernardi

On any given day, the Earth’s crust violently ruptures and heals scores of times all across the planet, though most of us would never know it. That’s because it generally takes place deep underwater in a band running around the…

Campus & Community

Legette-Jack’s Jersey Retired in Historic Moment for University and Athletics

Monday, November 15, 2021, By News Staff

In a historic day for Syracuse University and the Department of Athletics, women’s basketball standout Felisha Legette-Jack ’89 had her jersey retired in the stadium on Sunday, Nov. 14. As Legette-Jack’s jersey was raised to the rafters at halftime of…