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The Daily Beast

“Is Double Masking Worth It? If You’re Already Masking Correctly, Probably Not.”

Tuesday, February 2, 2021, By Lily Datz

David Larsen, associate professor of public health in Falk College, was quoted in the Daily Beast story “Is Double Masking Worth It? If You’re Already Masking Correctly, Probably Not.” Larsen, an epidemiologist, says that double masking is not worth pushing…

Campus & Community

‘A Crip Reckoning’ to Reflect on the 30th Anniversary of the ADA

Wednesday, January 27, 2021, By Martin Walls

Burton Blatt Institute’s (BBI) Office of Interdisciplinary Programs and Outreach (OIPO) series (Dis)courses: Interdisciplinary Disability Dialogues continues on Feb. 2 at 7:30 p.m. ET with “A Crip Reckoning: Reflections on the ADA@30.” Join a distinguished panel of thought leaders and…

Arts & Culture

Special Collections Research Center Launches Latin American 45s Digital Collection

Saturday, January 23, 2021, By Cristina Hatem

Syracuse University Libraries’ Special Collections Research Center (SCRC), working in partnership with the Digital Library Program (DLP), recently launched the Belfer Latin American 45s Digital Collection. The digital collection will eventually provide access to over 12,000 recordings that date from…

Media, Law & Policy

College of Law Adds Vincent H. Cohen ’92, L’95 to Board of Advisors

Wednesday, January 20, 2021, By Martin Walls

Syracuse University College of Law is pleased to announce the addition of Vincent H. Cohen ’92, L’95—Partner at Dechert LLP, based in Washington, DC—to its Board of Advisors. Cohen is widely recognized and honored for his work in high-stakes litigation…

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…

Campus & Community

New Measures Regarding Paid Sick Time, Unused Vacation Take Effect on Jan. 1, 2021

Wednesday, December 16, 2020, By News Staff

Two new measures will go into effect Friday, Jan. 1, 2021, including New York State’s new paid sick leave law and revisions to how the University handles the payout of unused vacation time. New York State Paid Sick Leave Law…

Veterans

Stories of Service: Shanon Meeks and Jennifer Vollbrecht

Thursday, November 19, 2020, By News Staff

In celebration of veterans, the University recognizes the experiences and stories of student, faculty, staff and alumni veterans. These stories are just some of the many from among the veteran and military-connected community members on campus whom the University is…

Business & Economy

LaunchPad Startup OthersideAI Receives $2.6 Million in Seed Funding

Monday, November 16, 2020, By Cristina Hatem

Syracuse LaunchPad startup OthersideAI announced on Nov. 12 that it received $2.6 million in seed funding from Madrona Venture Group, and joined Active Capital, Hustle Fund, Chapter One and top angel investors in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Software as a…

Campus & Community

New App Allows Students to Optimize Their Class Schedule

Monday, November 16, 2020, By Brandon Dyer

Syracuse University students now have a powerful new tool available to them. Schedule Builder, an online application that interfaces with the PeopleSoft course catalog, will allow students to plan out their schedule more efficiently than ever before. Schedule Builder makes…

Campus & Community

Orange Alert System Test Scheduled for Thursday, Nov. 19

Monday, November 16, 2020, By Christine Grabowski

The Department of Public Safety (DPS) will conduct a test of the Orange Alert Campus Crisis Alert Notification System on Thursday, Nov. 19, at 10:55 a.m. It will be a full test of the system, which includes notifications sent via…