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Campus & Community

COVID-19 Update: Important Information on Returning to Work on Jan. 4

Thursday, December 31, 2020, By News Staff

Dear Faculty and Staff: As 2020 comes to a close and with Orange Appreciation Days almost complete, many of you are beginning to think about your return to work on Jan. 4. At the same time, the prevalence of COVID-19…

Arts & Culture

Romita Ray’s Research on Tea Leads to Unexpected Connections and Personal Discovery

Tuesday, December 29, 2020, By Brandon Dyer

Associate professor of art history Romita Ray specializes in the art and architecture of the British Empire in India. With assistance from the University’s Proposal Support Services and internal grant funding, Ray is doing research she feels an intimate personal…

Campus & Community

Message from Dean of Students Marianne Thomson

Wednesday, December 23, 2020, By News Staff

Dear Students, Faculty and Staff: It is with great sadness I write today to share news of the passing of a member of our Syracuse University community. Yesterday, Laura Rodriguez, a senior in the College of Arts and Sciences, died…

Campus & Community

COVID-19 Update: Spring 2021 Testing | Contact Tracing | Stay Safe Pledge

Tuesday, December 22, 2020, By News Staff

Dear Students, Faculty, Staff and Families: Faculty and staff from across the University continue preparations to welcome students back to campus for the spring semester. As Chancellor Kent Syverud shared in a message yesterday, more details on our timeline and…

Campus & Community

Spring Semester New York City Program Update

Monday, December 21, 2020, By News Staff

Dear Students: I am writing today to provide you with an update on Syracuse University’s programs in New York City (NYC) for spring 2021. As Chancellor Kent Syverud noted in his message to the community, pandemic conditions are evolving. This…

Campus & Community

Spring Semester Update

Monday, December 21, 2020, By News Staff

Dear Students, Families, Faculty and Staff: Our preparations for the spring semester continue at a fast pace. At the same time, pandemic conditions are evolving around the country and across the globe. I write to you to share where we…

MSNBC

“Military families in need of food assistance amid pandemic.”

Sunday, December 20, 2020, By Lily Datz

Nicholas Armstrong, senior director for research and analytics in the Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF), was interviewed by MSNBC for the story “Military families in need of food assistance amid pandemic.” Armstrong, who is also an adjunct faculty…

Media, Law & Policy

‘Nasty, Brutish and Short’

Thursday, December 17, 2020, By Lily Datz

David Driesen, University Professor in the College of Law, authored an opinion piece for The Hill titled “Nasty, Brutish and Short.” Driesen is an expert on environmental law and economics. In the piece Driesen explains that before government use of…

STEM

Highly Competitive National Science Foundation Grants Bolster Research and Student Experiences

Wednesday, December 16, 2020, By Brandon Dyer

National Science Foundation’s (NSF’s) Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) Program is one of the largest annual funding programs in the country. The highly competitive grant provides 70% of the budget for new experimental equipment. Universities share 30% of the cost and…

Campus & Community

National Football Foundation Honors Don McPherson ’87 With 2020 Outstanding Contribution to Amateur Football Award

Wednesday, December 16, 2020, By News Staff

Former Syracuse Football All-American Don McPherson ’87, a College Football Hall of Fame inductee and long-time advocate for the prevention of gender-based violence, has received the 2020 National Football Foundation (NFF) Outstanding Contribution to Amateur Football Award. The award recognizes…