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Campus & Community

Residential Instruction Suspended Effective End of Day Friday, March 13; University to Transition to Online Learning

Tuesday, March 10, 2020, By News Staff

Dear Students, Faculty and Staff: Syracuse University continues to monitor and assess guidelines from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the World Health Organization (WHO), and New York State and Onondaga County health officials related to the…

Campus & Community

Mechanical Engineering Student Helps Start ‘A Hand for Wuhan’ Fundraiser

Monday, March 9, 2020, By Chris Barbera

After learning from Chinese social media about a shortage of medical supplies in the Chinese province at the center of the coronavirus outbreak, mechanical engineering student Ruohan Xu did what good engineers do when they see a problem: He designed…

Health & Society

Campus Meditation and Mindfulness Opportunities

Saturday, March 7, 2020, By News Staff

The Barnes Center at The Arch consistently remains innovative with its holistic health offerings. One of its newest services, Virtual Reality Meditation, offers students a chance to experience immersive meditation with the HTC Vive Pro. This virtual reality (VR) assisted…

Arts & Culture

Communications Design Students Selected as Graphic Design USA ‘Students to Watch’

Saturday, March 7, 2020, By Erica Blust

Fatima Al Khaldi and Sarah Noll, senior communications design majors in the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ School of Design, were selected and featured as 2020 “Students to Watch” in Graphic Design USA (GDUSA) Magazine. Each year, GDUSA selects…

Campus & Community

Creating Just Futures with Restorative Justice

Saturday, March 7, 2020, By Dan Bernardi

Update: The remainder of the March 9-13 public activities have been canceled in response to emerging COVID-19 precautions and advisories. The notion of restorative justice has a long legacy that traces back to Native and Afrocentric communities. The process involves…

Media, Law & Policy

Forensics Student Takes a Stand Against Homeschool Neglect

Saturday, March 7, 2020, By Dan Bernardi

When you think of forensics, chances are you think of it as a scientific means to solve crimes through things like DNA and fingerprints. That is true. But Kate Corbett Pollack G’17, a master’s student in the forensic sciences program…

Campus & Community

Extensive Discussions Conclude in Crouse-Hinds Hall

Saturday, March 7, 2020, By News Staff

Dear Students, Faculty and Staff: Last night, University leaders and the students protesting in Crouse-Hinds Hall completed the last of four agreed upon engagement sessions, which accounted for more than 14 hours of dialogue beginning on Monday, March 2. Although…

Campus & Community

Coronavirus Update: New Travel Guidance and Ongoing Preparedness Planning

Friday, March 6, 2020, By News Staff

Dear Students, Faculty and Staff: The spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to evolve quickly in the United States and abroad, with new information and new cases confirmed daily. Syracuse University continues to vigorously monitor and respond to these…

STEM

3.14 Is A Great Day To Get Silly And Goof Around With Math

Wednesday, March 4, 2020, By Daryl Lovell

Pi Day will be celebrated on March 14. Pi (Greek letter “π”) is the symbol used in mathematics to represent a constant — the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter — which is approximately 3.14159. Graham…

Business & Economy

Jeff Rich ’67 Contributes to LaunchPad Innovation Fund

Wednesday, March 4, 2020, By Cristina Hatem

Jeffrey Rich ’67, partner at Rich Michaelson Magaliff LLP, and a member of the Syracuse University Libraries Advisory Board, has made a multi-year pledge of $25,000 per year for five years to Syracuse University Libraries. The total pledge of $125,000,…