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Coronavirus Update 7.9.20: Engagement Opportunities, Mask Guidance and Travel Restrictions

Thursday, July 9, 2020, By News Staff

Dear Students, Faculty, Staff and Families, This is a critical time of preparation as many faculty and staff return to campus this summer, and as we plan to welcome back thousands of students next month. You will continue to see…

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Impact of Immigration and Customs Enforcement Policy on International Students

Wednesday, July 8, 2020, By News Staff

Dear Students, Faculty and Staff: This week, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) provided guidance in advance of publication of a final rule that will affect the method of instruction our international students can engage in during the fall 2020…

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Sororities Come Together to Raise Money for People Impacted by COVID-19 

Thursday, July 2, 2020, By Lisa Maresca

Greek life organizations have a long history of incorporating philanthropic work into their missions. That certainly was the case this March, when 13 sororities of the Panhellenic Council at Syracuse University banded together to raise more than $5,700 for people…

The Wall Street Journal

New York City Considers Testing Sewage for Coronavirus

Wednesday, July 1, 2020, By Lily Datz

David Larsen, associate professor of public health in Falk College, was quoted in The Wall Street Journal article titled “New York City Considers Testing Sewage for Coronavirus.” Larsen, an expert on global health and sanitation, leads the University’s waste water…

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Nine Faculty Members Honored with Teaching Recognition Award

Wednesday, July 1, 2020, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Nine faculty members were announced in May as recipients of the 2019-20 Meredith Teaching Recognition Award. Seven faculty members were awarded in the Early Performance category: Walter Freeman, Juliet Golden, Jennifer Grygiel, Fatma Sonmez-Leopold, Shannon Sweeney, Po Tung (Douglas) Yung…

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Staff, Faculty Members, Along with International Students and Families, Support Essential Workers through Fundraising Effort

Wednesday, July 1, 2020, By Kathleen Haley

When a group of local Chinese American community members, including University faculty and staff, heard about the devastating impact of COVID-19 on China’s people and its health care system earlier this year, they recognized what could happen in the United…

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Coronavirus Update 6.25.20: New York Travel Restrictions, Fall 2020 Website, Subcommittee Reports

Thursday, June 25, 2020, By News Staff

Dear Students, Faculty, Staff and Families: Summer is officially here, and our preparations to welcome thousands of students, faculty and staff back to campus are well underway. In normal times, a tremendous amount of work goes on behind the scenes…

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Fall 2020 Calendar, Academic Strategy/Contingency Subcommittee Report and FAQ

Tuesday, June 23, 2020, By News Staff

Dear Colleagues, I know that many of you are working hard individually and at the department, program, school and college level to deliver summer courses online, support our students and prepare for the fall. I continue to hear from many…

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Syracuse University Libraries Resumes Limited Access to Physical Collections

Monday, June 22, 2020, By Cristina Hatem

Beginning today, Syracuse University Libraries has resumed limited access to physical collections as part of a gradual, phased reopening for members of the campus community. The Libraries provides electronic delivery of articles scanned from print journals as well as book…

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Associate Provost LaVonda Reed Offers Resources for Juneteenth Reflection

Thursday, June 18, 2020, By News Staff

Juneteenth, celebrated on June 19, commemorates when slaves in Texas received word of their freedom from bondage—more than two years after slavery officially ended. Since then, much has been written about the Black experience and the struggle for freedom, equality,…