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“End-of-school-year celebrations are canceled. Here’s how your kid can bounce back.”
Xiaoyan (Amanda) Zhang, a doctoral student in the Department of Human Development and Family Science and Lerner Graduate Fellow, was interviewed by National Geographic for the article “End-of-school-year celebrations are canceled. Here’s how your kid can bounce back.” With COVID-19…
Extended Summer Health and Wellness Services
As Syracuse University continues to monitor, assess and respond to developments associated with the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the Barnes Center at The Arch has extended summer services and programs to increase student-centered health and wellness support. Even when off campus,…
Students Release Inaugural Newhouse 44 New Voices List
In an effort to identify and amplify the voices of today’s media trailblazers, a group of Syracuse University students has launched Newhouse 44 New Voices in Journalism and Civic Engagement, a project of the Center for Digital Media Entrepreneurship in…
Syracuse University/SUNY-ESF Team Earns Honorable Mention in Solar Decathlon Design Challenge
A team of students from Syracuse University and the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (SUNY-ESF) has placed among the top in this year’s U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon Design Challenge, a collegiate competition that inspires student teams…
Important Update about Retrieval of Students’ Belongings from Syracuse University
Dear Parents and Families: I recognize many of you, and your students, are anxious to return to campus to retrieve belongings from residence halls. And although phase one of the reopening of New York state is now underway, at this…
‘China and US Must Cooperate to Lead World Out of Coronavirus Danger’
James B. Steinberg is a University Professor of social science, international affairs and law, and former dean of the Maxwell School. He is also a former U.S. deputy secretary of state. “The international response to the COVID pandemic is a…
‘Why the Coronavirus Appears Tied to Fewer Heart Attacks’
Brooks B. Gump is the Falk Family Endowed Professor of Public Health in the Falk College. Kevin Heffernan is the Dean’s Associate Professor in the School of Education and director of Syracuse University’s Human Performance Lab. In an opinion piece…
‘The Pandemic Exposed A Painful Truth: America Doesn’t Care About Old People’
Nina Kohn is the David M. Levy L’48 Professor of Law in the College of Law. “Across America—and beyond—we are losing our elders not only because they are especially susceptible [to COVID-19]. They’re also dying because of a more entrenched…
Increases to SNAP Funding Left Out of Current Aid Bill
Colleen Heflin, Professor of Public Administration and International Affairs in the Maxwell School, was interviewed by North Country Public Radio (NPR): SNAP increases, left out of current aid bill, could reduce food insecurity and help economy Heflin encourages policymakers to…
The U.S. Postal Service: An Essential Service
Osamah Khalil, Associate Professor of History in the Maxwell School, co-authored an opinion piece for The Hill “The postal service is essential to national security.” In the article, Khalil discusses the functions of the U.S.Postal Service and its role in…