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Health & Society

97% of Faculty, Benefits-Eligible Staff and Nearly 90% of Students Fully Compliant with University’s COVID Vaccine Requirements

Wednesday, June 23, 2021, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Since the COVID-19 pandemic first arrived in Central New York in March 2020, Syracuse University students, faculty and staff have demonstrated a tremendous commitment to the health and safety of the campus and Syracuse communities. That commitment to public health…

Campus & Community

Disability External Review Concludes with Phase Two Recommendations

Wednesday, June 23, 2021, By News Staff

Syracuse University’s Disability External Review Committee has submitted its final report to Chancellor Kent Syverud, who has indicated his support for the implementation of the committee’s Phase Two recommendations beginning immediately. Due to the disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic,…

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Syracuse University Experts on Vaccine Hesitancy

Wednesday, June 23, 2021, By Ellen Mbuqe

On Tuesday, Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, the top infectious disease expert in the US, said “The Delta variant is currently the greatest threat in the U.S. to our attempt to eliminate Covid-19.” The good news, he said, is that the…

Campus & Community

School of Architecture Remembers Former Career Services Director Connie Caldwell

Wednesday, June 23, 2021, By Julie Sharkey

Connie Caldwell, former director of Career Services in the School of Architecture, died on June 11 at her home in Cazenovia. She was 65. Born in West Chester, Pennsylvania, Caldwell moved to Nashua, New Hampshire, as a teen and later…

Campus & Community

Take Five: Syracuse Students Adapt Skillfully to Virtual ACC Meeting of the Minds

Tuesday, June 22, 2021, By Matt Michael

It’s not easy to condense a year’s worth of research into five to eight minutes, but five Syracuse University students with a variety of meaningful research projects were able to do just that and make the University proud with their…

Campus & Community

Former HEOP Director JoAnn K. May Remembered

Tuesday, June 22, 2021, By News Staff

JoAnn K. May, former director of Syracuse University’s Higher Education Opportunity Program (HEOP) passed away Feb. 14. May was born in Jacksonville, Florida, the daughter of Mary and Thaddeus Kennerly. She was a proud historically Black colleges and universities alumna,…

Campus & Community

COVID Testing Center to Operate 8 a.m to Noon Monday Through Friday Beginning June 28

Tuesday, June 22, 2021, By News Staff

Effective Monday, June 28, the COVID Testing Center at Kimmel Dining Hall will update its hours of operation to better serve the testing needs of the campus community. The Testing Center will be open 8 a.m. to noon Monday through…

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To Tackle Veteran PTSD, Get To People Before They Join the Military

Tuesday, June 22, 2021, By Daryl Lovell

June 27 is annually recognized as PTSD Awareness Day, a yearly event to help raise awareness about post-traumatic stress disorder. It also serves as a reminder that treatments, resources and help are available for those experiencing it and for caregivers. This…

Arts & Culture

Syracuse Stage Resumes Live Performance This Fall for 2021/2022 Season

Tuesday, June 22, 2021, By Joanna Penalva

Syracuse Stage has announced plans to resume live and in-person performance in the 2021/2022 season. Starting in October, the theater will present a six-show subscription season and offer a full schedule of educational, family and community-related programming, including the continuation of…

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Sharp Drop in Asylum Seekers Allowed Into Country Under MPP, TRAC’s Data Show

Thursday, June 17, 2021, By News Staff

A new report from the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC), a research center at Syracuse University, shows that the number of immigrants whose cases transferred out of the Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP) dropped sharply in May. 4,476 MPP cases had been…