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Campus & Community

Esports Offers Both Recreational and Educational Opportunities for Students

Friday, October 23, 2020, By Noah Lowy

Earlier this year, at the Adirondack Bank Center in Utica, New York, Alpha North Esports and Entertainment hosted the “Battle of the Colleges” esports tournament. Syracuse University’s Rocket League team competed in the tournament and had reached the third-place match….

Health & Society

WAER 88.3 FM Launches ‘City Limits: Winds of Change’

Friday, October 23, 2020, By News Staff

Following the special reporting project “City Limits, a Poverty Project,” by WAER, the next installment, “City Limits: Winds of Change,” will explore a range of social justice issues, including unconscious bias, police reform and what is being done to combat…

Media, Law & Policy

Newhouse School Establishes Scholarship Program in Memory of Late Dean Lorraine Branham

Friday, October 23, 2020, By Wendy S. Loughlin

Mark J. Lodato, dean of the Newhouse School, announced the establishment of the Lorraine Branham Scholarship Program. Used primarily to recruit and support Newhouse students from socioeconomically disadvantaged populations and other underrepresented groups, the program will provide under-resourced, talented students…

Campus & Community

University’s ROTC Cadets Bring the Fight to COVID-19

Thursday, October 22, 2020, By Brandon Dyer

On Oct. 6, the University’s Public Health Team identified an emerging cluster of positive COVID-19 cases on campus. Testing revealed more than 60 new cases over the next four days. After consulting with the Onondaga County Health Department, the University…

Campus & Community

Alumnus Thom Filicia ’93 Is the Next Guest of the University Lectures Series

Wednesday, October 21, 2020, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

The University Lectures series continues its 20th season with a virtual presentation by alumnus Thom Filicia ’93 (“Queer Eye for the Straight Guy”) on Tuesday, Oct. 27, at 7:30 p.m. ET. Registration is required to attend the virtual lecture. Filicia’s…

Health & Society

Wellness Initiative Offers Expanded Health and Wellness Offerings for Faculty and Staff

Wednesday, October 21, 2020, By Rob Enslin

The Syracuse University Wellness Initiative supports faculty and staff wellness in a variety of ways. In addition to lifestyle change programs such as the virtual Diabetes Prevention Program, the initiative offers activities infusing participants with happiness, gratitude, positivity and mindfulness….

Campus & Community

Access Counselor Ensures Students with Disabilities Have Proper Accommodations for Academic Success

Tuesday, October 20, 2020, By Kathleen Haley

As someone born with significant hearing loss, Michael Mazzaroppi G’14 says it was inevitable that he would become an advocate for others with disabilities. After working abroad at a school for the Deaf and an agency for the Deaf, and…

Campus & Community

STOP Bias Gains Traction, Helps Individuals ‘Be the Change’

Tuesday, October 20, 2020, By Eileen Korey

Recognizing bias, how it manifests itself, how it impacts communities, how to report it and how to stop it is what the STOP Bias initiative is all about. “Whether it’s a single individual or multiple people impacted by one incident,…

Arts & Culture

Syracuse University Press and Sound Beat: Access Audio Partner to Produce Audiobooks

Sunday, October 18, 2020, By Cristina Hatem

Syracuse University Press and Sound Beat: Access Audio, which is produced at Belfer Audio Laboratory and Archive at Syracuse University Libraries, have partnered to produce audiobooks. Their first two audiobooks, “Reservoir Year: A Walker’s Book of Days” by Nina Shengold…

CBS News

“YouTube cracks down on QAnon conspiracy theory videos, citing real-world violence”

Friday, October 16, 2020, By Lily Datz

Whitney Phillips, assistant professor of communication and rhetorical studies in the College of Visual and Performing Arts, was interviewed by CBS News for the story “YouTube cracks down on QAnon conspiracy theory videos, citing real-world violence.” Phillips, an expert on…