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Health & Society

‘Too Early to Celebrate Africa’s Low COVID-19 Case Numbers’

Wednesday, April 22, 2020, By News Staff

Jok Madut Jok is a professor of anthropology in the Maxwell School. Some global leaders have issued dire warnings about Africa’s impending COVID-19 crisis. However, at the same time they have downplayed the fact that the virus has not made significant impact…

Campus & Community

Writer, Professor, TV Host Melissa Harris-Perry Will Discuss Equity during Virtual Presentation April 24

Tuesday, April 21, 2020, By News Staff

American writer, professor and television host Melissa Harris-Perry will discuss her reflections on equity, especially during this time of a global pandemic, during a virtual presentation with the campus community on Friday, April 24, from 3:30 to 5 p.m. Harris-Perry…

Arts & Culture

Chronicling the ‘Pause’ in Arts and Culture

Monday, April 20, 2020, By Eileen Korey

It was the Friday before spring break, and Jim Shahin, associate professor of magazine, news and digital journalism in the Newhouse School, was driving from Syracuse to join his wife at their home in Washington, D.C. The call from his…

Arts & Culture

Although Physically Apart, Hendricks Chapel Choir, Setnor Sonority Come Together to Create Virtual Performances

Monday, April 20, 2020, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

When the Spring 2020 semester began, choirs and ensembles around the Syracuse University campus started working on the pieces they planned to perform during spring concerts. It takes weeks and weeks of preparation and practice to get the concerts—and the…

Campus & Community

Financial Impact of COVID-19

Monday, April 20, 2020, By News Staff

Dear Members of the Syracuse University Community: We recently shared our cautious optimism and expectation that our students will return to campus for fall 2020 to resume residential instruction. We are determined, like so many of you, that we enable…

Campus & Community

Coronavirus Update 4.18.20: Important Information for Students, Faculty and Staff

Saturday, April 18, 2020, By News Staff

Dear Students, Faculty and Staff: With less than two weeks until the start of final exams, Syracuse University students, faculty and staff continue to demonstrate strength and resilience in the face of the COVID-19 health emergency. Each member of our…

Houston, We Have Splashdown

Friday, April 17, 2020, By News Staff

April 17 is the 50th anniversary of the splashdown of Apollo 13 after the aborted mission to the moon. The event was watched by an estimated 40 million Americans. The Apollo 13 space mission was made famous for not landing…

Media Tip Sheets

Mercury Matters 2020: A Science Brief for Journalists

Thursday, April 16, 2020, By Ellen Mbuqe

MATS and Mercury in Context Coal-fired power plants are the largest source of mercury in the U.S., accounting for approximately 48% of mercury emissions in 20151. The Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) were finalized in 2012 to regulate emissions…

Campus & Community

Campus Community Is Invited to an Orange Night In

Thursday, April 16, 2020, By Joyce LaLonde

Orange alumni, students, staff, faculty and friends all around the world are spending more nights in lately, and now, they can make those nights a little more Orange. Last week, the Office of Alumni Engagement launched Orange Night In, a…

Arts & Culture

Urban Video Project features Doireann O’Malley Exhibition and Limited-Time Screening of ‘Prototypes’ Online

Wednesday, April 15, 2020, By Cjala Surratt

Explore gender, technology, and extinction with Berlin-based artist Doireann O’Malley. Light Work’s Urban Video Project (UVP) is presenting Doireann O’Malley: New Maps of Hyperspace_Test_01. Light Work commissioned O’Malley’s new work for an exhibition at UVP as the third and final…