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Campus & Community

Virtual Career and Internship Fair Welcomes All

Monday, March 15, 2021, By News Staff

Students are invited to register for the annual All Majors Career and Internship Fair on Thursday, March 25, from 3 to 7 p.m. ET. Within a virtual setting, students will be provided the same level of support and guidance with…

Media, Law & Policy

‘Biden Ends Policy Forcing Asylum-Seekers to ‘Remain in Mexico’–But for 41,247 Migrants, It’s Too Late

Monday, March 15, 2021, By Lily Datz

Austin Kocher, research associate professor with the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC), wrote an op-ed for The Conversation titled “Biden ends policy forcing asylum-seekers to ‘remain in Mexico’ – but for 41,247 migrants, it’s too late.” TRAC uses Freedom of Information…

STEM

Giving Back to Honor a Great Mentor

Monday, March 15, 2021, By Dan Bernardi

Peter Robison G’78 (Ph.D.) remembers joining professor emeritus of biology Richard Levy’s lab in 1974 during a particularly tumultuous time in our nation’s history. Richard Nixon had resigned from the presidency due to the Watergate scandal and students were feeling…

Media, Law & Policy

Rasmussen Discusses the Founding Fathers’ Concern for America’s Future

Sunday, March 14, 2021, By News Staff

In his new book, “Fears of a Setting Sun: The Disillusionment of America’s Founders” (Princeton University Press), Syracuse political science professor Dennis Rasmussen examines why many of America’s founding fathers—George Washington, John Adams and Thomas Jefferson, to name a few—were…

Campus & Community

COVID-19 Update: Exercise Vigilance | Vaccine Eligibility | Travel Reminder

Friday, March 12, 2021, By News Staff

Dear Students, Families, Faculty and Staff: This time of year, as temperatures rise and the sun shines, there is always a palpable energy on our campus. Of course, this is Central New York. In other words, for those first-year students…

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…

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…

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…

Campus & Community

Inaugural Lender Faculty Symposium Highlights Social Justice #Hashtag Project

Tuesday, March 9, 2021, By Ellen de Graffenreid

The inaugural Lender Center for Social Justice Faculty Symposium was held on Thursday, March 4, in a Zoom format. The symposium is the culmination of a two-year research project by the first Lender Faculty Fellow, Casarae Abdul-Ghani. Abdul-Ghani, who is…

Health & Society

Graduate Student Works With Food Policy Council to Combat Rising Food Scarcity Due to COVID

Monday, March 8, 2021, By Brandon Dyer

Nel Gaudé worked in kitchens for a decade before now pursuing a master’s degree in food studies. This tangible professional cooking experience gives them insight and allows them to think creatively about issues related to their coursework. After Gaudé was…