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Campus & Community

Important Dates and Guidelines for Choosing Spring 2021 Teaching Modalities

Tuesday, September 29, 2020, By News Staff

Dear Faculty and Instructors, As we plan for the Spring 2021 semester, I am writing to share important information about instructional planning. This information is meant to assist deans, department chairs, program leaders and instructors with a general set of…

Campus & Community

COVID-19 Update: Daily Dashboard Tracking | Expanded Testing | Flu Shot Clinic

Tuesday, September 29, 2020, By News Staff

Dear Students, Faculty, Staff and Families: This week, we will mark two milestones in our collective efforts to sustain Syracuse University’s residential campus in the face of the COVID-19 health emergency. The first is to record the 50,000th COVID test…

STEM

Medical Ransomware Attack Could Spell Disaster, Deaths During Pandemic

Tuesday, September 29, 2020, By Daryl Lovell

Universal Health Services is working to get back online after facing what could be the largest medical system cyberattack in U.S. history. UHS officials have not confirmed it was ransomware but did issue a statement that its system is currently…

Campus & Community

Chancellor Syverud Addresses University Senate’s Sept. 23 Meeting

Wednesday, September 23, 2020, By News Staff

In his remarks to the University Senate meeting, held virtually, Chancellor Kent Syverud addressed the University’s COVID response, plans for the Spring Semester and progress on equity, diversity and inclusion. He also provided updates on enrollment, the University budget and…

Veterans

Ten People on Campus Helping Student Veterans Succeed

Tuesday, September 15, 2020, By News Staff

For new and returning student veterans alike, learning about all the resources available as a student veteran here at Syracuse University (and online) can seem overwhelming. But all across campus, there are people here to help, available any time to…

Media, Law & Policy

Shubha Ghosh and Lauryn Gouldin Appointed as Crandall Melvin Professors

Monday, September 14, 2020, By Robert Conrad

Recognizing their significant scholarship and thought leadership, as well as their excellence in teaching, Dean Craig M. Boise has re-appointed Professor Shubha Ghosh as Crandall Melvin Professor of Law and appointed Professor Lauryn Gouldin as Crandall Melvin Associate Professor of…

Health & Society

A New Tool to Fight Alcohol and Opioid Deaths

Monday, September 14, 2020, By Dan Bernardi

Joseph Ditre, associate professor of psychology in the College of Arts and Sciences, has received a $1.3 million grant to develop a program to target interrelations between pain, hazardous drinking and the use of prescription opioid medications. When it comes…

Campus & Community

Syracuse University Partners with Advance Media NY to Expand Access to News and Community Information

Thursday, September 3, 2020, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Beginning today, all Syracuse University students, faculty and staff with a University email account (syr.edu) will have access to the depth and breadth of news coverage available on syracuse.com/The Post-Standard, an Advance Media NY news and information source. Syracuse University…

Veterans

University Welcomes Military-Connected Students with Various Initiatives

Wednesday, September 2, 2020, By Leah Lazarz

As part of Syracuse University’s enduring commitment to veteran and military-connected students, the Office of Veteran and Military Affairs (OVMA) hosted a virtual welcome orientation prior to the start of the fall semester. Hosted on Zoom, the orientation included a…

STEM

Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Faculty Awarded NSF Research Grants

Wednesday, September 2, 2020, By Alex Dunbar

Electrical engineering and computer science (EECS) faculty members Bryan Kim, Endadul Hoque, and Ferdinando Fioretto all received notable awards from the National Science Foundation (NSF). All three are new faculty members who started at Syracuse University in the 2019-2020 academic…