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Death Tolls Rise Due To Drug Overdoses Amidst COVID-19 Pandemic
Shannon Monnat, associate professor of sociology in the Maxwell School and Lerner Chair for Public Health Promotion, was quoted by BBC News for the piece, “US annual drug overdose deaths hit record levels.” U.S. death tolls due to drug overdoses…
Thanksgiving Meals Will Be More Expensive Than Ever This Year
Chef Mary Kiernan, Associate Teaching Professor in Falk College was interviewed by The Cortland Standard for the piece, “Put on a spread without sparing.” Kiernan discusses the rise in prices for Thanksgiving meals in 2021 due to supply chain issues among a…
Syracuse University Basketball Legend Legette-Jack Inspires Children to ‘Make a Change for Greatness’
It may have been one of basketball coach Felisha Legette-Jack’s best pre-game speeches. Only this time it wasn’t delivered to her players, but to a group of nearly 50 girls from the Syracuse chapter of the Police Athletic/Activities League (PAL)….
Chancellor Syverud Addresses Nov. 17 Meeting of the University Senate
In his remarks to the University Senate today, Chancellor Kent Syverud encouraged the campus community to get their flu shot, gave updates on key leadership searches and the DEIA Strategic Plan. The full text of his remarks is below. Thank…
University Shows Its Support for Domestic Violence Awareness Month
University units and departments showed their support in purple in honor of National Domestic Violence Awareness Month in October. The Barnes Center at The Arch sponsored the “SU Goes Purple” decorating contest, in which offices were invited to decorate their…
Legette-Jack’s Jersey Retired in Historic Moment for University and Athletics
In a historic day for Syracuse University and the Department of Athletics, women’s basketball standout Felisha Legette-Jack ’89 had her jersey retired in the stadium on Sunday, Nov. 14. As Legette-Jack’s jersey was raised to the rafters at halftime of…
Will Those Against the COVID Vaccine Ever Get It? Syracuse Professor Weighs In
Rebecca Ortiz, assistant professor of advertising in the Newhouse School, was quoted in the Huffington Post article “COVID Vaccine Holdouts Say Nothing Will Change Their Minds. Now What?” Ortiz, researcher of health communication and social marketing, discussed why it may…
VPA Student Team Wins Silver in International Creative Solution Competition
A student team from the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ course DES 204: Creative Problem Solving in the School of Design won a silver award in the Creative Conscious Competition, an international platform that allows students to compete by…
Office of the University Ombuds Releases Annual Report
The Office of the University Ombuds has released its annual report [PDF], covering the period from July 1, 2020 to June 30, 2021. The ombuds is an informal, confidential, impartial and independent resource for faculty, staff and graduate students. The…
Two Syracuse University Seniors Named as Finalists for Prestigious Marshall Scholarship
Syracuse University seniors Gretchen Coleman and Ifeyinwa Ojukwu have been named finalists for the Marshall Scholarship, one of the United States’ most prestigious nationally competitive scholarships. The Marshall Scholarships finance young Americans of high ability to study for a graduate…