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Activities for the Weekend of March 11-14
Dear Students and Families: It’s beginning to feel a bit like spring here in Central New York. With warmer weather, there are even more opportunities to get outside and explore all our campus, the City of Syracuse and Onondaga County…
COVID One Year Later: Insights from the Military-Connected Community
By Misty Stutsman Fox and Rosalinda Vasquez Maury, researchers with Syracuse University’s Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF) The changes our nation has experienced, both at home and abroad, are considerable and hastening. Economic conditions are uncertain, the federal…
New Red-Tailed Hawk Nest Cam Adds to Views of Soaring Raptors
A new nest camera following SU-Sue and Otto, the red-tailed hawks who’ve called Syracuse University home since 2012, is now live. The camera, donated by Anne Marie Patti Higgins ’76, G’90, is the newest of four cameras around campus that…
Additional Guidance on Vaccine Eligibility
Dear Members of the Syracuse University Community: I am writing as a follow up to the message I shared Tuesday regarding New York State’s expansion of vaccine eligibility. We have secured further guidance from the state’s Department of Health related to those…
“In Australia, Hollywood Stars Have Found an Escape From the Virus. Who’s Jealous?”
Robert Thompson, Trustee Professor of television, radio and film and director of the Bleier Center for Television and Popular Culture in the Newhouse School, was interviewed by The New York Times for the story “In Australia, Hollywood Stars Have Found…
Professor Vir Phoha Examines Ethics of Facial Recognition Software
The use of facial recognition technology has been controversial and it has been criticized as being prone to misuse and reinforcing existing biases. Cities across the United States have been banning the use of facial recognition software and in the…
‘Partnerships Needed to Support the Military-to-Civilian Transition’
Nicholas Armstrong, managing director of research and data at the Institute for Veterans and Military Families, wrote an op-ed for The Hill titled “Partnerships needed to support the military-to-civilian transition.” Armstrong is also an adjunct professor of public administration and…
Syracuse University Announces Updated Lacrosse Attendance Plan
On Saturday, March 6, Syracuse University became the first major college in New York State to pilot COVID prevention protocols designed to support safely reopening our stadium to fans, beginning first with Syracuse University students. As a result, nearly 250…
Sen. Cory Booker to Offer Keynote Remarks for Virtual Toner Prizes Celebration March 26
U.S. Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey will deliver keynote remarks for the virtual ceremony honoring the winners of the 2021 Toner Prizes for Excellence in Political Reporting. The prerecorded ceremony will be available for viewing March 26 starting at…
Inaugural Lender Faculty Symposium Highlights Social Justice #Hashtag Project
The inaugural Lender Center for Social Justice Faculty Symposium was held on Thursday, March 4, in a Zoom format. The symposium is the culmination of a two-year research project by the first Lender Faculty Fellow, Casarae Abdul-Ghani. Abdul-Ghani, who is…