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Were Tornadoes Caused By Climate Warming? Warming Likely Makes Storms More Intense
President Biden is visiting the state of Kentucky today, assessing damage from the weekend tornado outbreak that killed more than 80 people across several states. The brunt of the damage was in Kentucky where more than 70 people lost their…
Transforming Student Well-Being: Introducing the Dimensions of Wellness
Since fall of 2019, the dedicated Barnes Center at The Arch team has only gained momentum in enhancing the student experience through holistic health and wellness. From opening a state-of-the-art facility to supporting the campus community throughout the COVID-19 pandemic,…
Atmosphere’s Warming Increases Severity of Hurricanes, Says Syracuse Professor
Tripti Bhattacharya, Thonis Family Assistant Professor: Paleoclimate Dynamics in the College of Arts and Sciences was interviewed for the NPR story “84-Degree Ocean Waters Will Turn Sam Into A Major Hurricane On Saturday.” Bhattacharya spoke about the impending hurricane, saying, “It’s…
Lack of Data Available To Determine Booster Shot Efficacy
Brittany Kmush, assistant professor in the Department of Public Health at Falk College, was quoted in the Politico story “FDA panel votes against broad rollout of Pfizer booster shot, endorses narrower use.” Kmush commented on this controversy, saying, “I honestly don’t…
Nation’s First Offshore Windfarm Will Cool Warming Climate
Federal lawmakers have approved what will be the first American commercial scale offshore wind farm. The Vineyard Wind project will be located off the coast of Massachusetts and generate enough electricity to power 400,000 homes. It’s part of President Biden’s…
Over 8,000 Asylum Seekers Excluded Under the Trump Administration Permitted to Enter the Country Under Biden
New data from the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC) at Syracuse University shows that the Biden administration is allowing asylum-seekers into the United States. A Trump-era program known as the “Migrant Protection Protocols” (MPP) forced asylum-seekers along the U.S.-Mexico border to…
Syracuse University Diploma Symbolizes Decades of Sacrifice and Determination
Katherine O’Neil Veley graduated from Syracuse University in 2020 with a degree in creative leadership from University College (UC). Like the thousands of other students in the Class of 2020, Veley waited with excitement and anticipation for the day she…
Highlight the Heroes Part 3: Staff Members Display Ingenuity, Determination, Teamwork in Face of COVID-19 Pandemic
As the novel coronavirus took hold in the United States and locally over a year ago, many members of the campus community had to reimagine countless processes, solve new and challenging problems, work together in ways previously unheard of and…
Highlight the Heroes Part 2: Staff Members Display Ingenuity, Determination, Teamwork in Face of COVID-19 Pandemic
As the novel coronavirus took hold in the United States and locally nearly a year ago, many members of the campus community had to reimagine countless processes, solve new and challenging problems, work together in ways previously unheard of, and…
Highlight the Heroes Part 1: Staff Members Display Ingenuity, Determination, Teamwork in Face of COVID-19 Pandemic
As the novel coronavirus took hold in the United States and locally nearly a year ago, many members of the campus community have had to reimagine countless processes, solve new and challenging problems, work together in ways previously unheard of…