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Veterans

COVID One Year Later: Insights from the Military-Connected Community

Thursday, March 11, 2021, By Daryl Lovell

By Misty Stutsman Fox and Rosalinda Vasquez Maury, researchers with Syracuse University’s Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF) The changes our nation has experienced, both at home and abroad, are considerable and hastening. Economic conditions are uncertain, the federal…

Campus & Community

Anti-Asian Bias and Hate

Thursday, March 11, 2021, By News Staff

Dear Students, Faculty and Staff: Since the beginning of the pandemic, there has been a disturbing rise in anti-Asian bias and hate in our country. It is revealed in a variety of ways—verbal harassment, physical attacks and others. All of…

Campus & Community

New Red-Tailed Hawk Nest Cam Adds to Views of Soaring Raptors

Thursday, March 11, 2021, By Noah Lowy

A new nest camera following SU-Sue and Otto, the red-tailed hawks who’ve called Syracuse University home since 2012, is now live. The camera, donated by Anne Marie Patti Higgins ’76, G’90, is the newest of four cameras around campus that…

Veterans

Office of Veterans and Military Affairs Accepting Student Veteran Scholarship Applications

Wednesday, March 10, 2021, By Brandon Dyer

In pursuit of Syracuse University’s continuing commitment to be the best place for veterans, the Office of Veterans and Military Affairs (OVMA) is offering several donor-funded scholarship opportunities and programs for both veterans and military-connected students. Three new scholarships are…

Campus & Community

Falk College Hosts Inaugural Football Analytics Blitz Competition

Wednesday, March 10, 2021, By Margie Chetney

On Feb. 26, students in Falk College’s sport analytics program hosted the inaugural Football Analytics Blitz—a CASE competition for undergraduate college students from around the country. The virtual competition was led by sport analytics students Zak Koeppel ’21 and Ben…

Campus & Community

Anne Mosher Named Provost’s Faculty Fellow for Shared Competencies and High Impact Practices

Wednesday, March 10, 2021, By Ellen de Graffenreid

Interim Vice Chancellor and Provost John Liu has named Anne E. Mosher, associate professor of geography and the environment in the Maxwell School, a Provost’s Faculty Fellow. Her fellowship will focus on advancing the University’s work in implementing the Shared…

STEM

Professor Vir Phoha Examines Ethics of Facial Recognition Software

Wednesday, March 10, 2021, By Alex Dunbar

The use of facial recognition technology has been controversial and it has been criticized as being prone to misuse and reinforcing existing biases. Cities across the United States have been banning the use of facial recognition software and in the…

Media, Law & Policy

‘Partnerships Needed to Support the Military-to-Civilian Transition’

Wednesday, March 10, 2021, By Lily Datz

Nicholas Armstrong, managing director of research and data at the Institute for Veterans and Military Families, wrote an op-ed for The Hill titled “Partnerships needed to support the military-to-civilian transition.” Armstrong is also an adjunct professor of public administration and…

Campus & Community

Syracuse University Announces Updated Lacrosse Attendance Plan

Wednesday, March 10, 2021, By News Staff

On Saturday, March 6, Syracuse University became the first major college in New York State to pilot COVID prevention protocols designed to support safely reopening our stadium to fans, beginning first with Syracuse University students. As a result, nearly 250…

Arts & Culture

University Lectures Continue March 17 With Arts and Culture Agent Stephanie Johnson-Cunningham

Wednesday, March 10, 2021, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

The University Lectures continue its 20th season with a presentation by Stephanie Johnson-Cunningham, an agent for arts and culture, on Wednesday, March 17. Syracuse University’s premier speaker series, the University Lectures bring to Syracuse University audience members and the larger…