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Health & Society

97% of Faculty, Benefits-Eligible Staff and Nearly 90% of Students Fully Compliant with University’s COVID Vaccine Requirements

Wednesday, June 23, 2021, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Since the COVID-19 pandemic first arrived in Central New York in March 2020, Syracuse University students, faculty and staff have demonstrated a tremendous commitment to the health and safety of the campus and Syracuse communities. That commitment to public health…

Campus & Community

Disability External Review Concludes with Phase Two Recommendations

Wednesday, June 23, 2021, By News Staff

Syracuse University’s Disability External Review Committee has submitted its final report to Chancellor Kent Syverud, who has indicated his support for the implementation of the committee’s Phase Two recommendations beginning immediately. Due to the disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic,…

Media Tip Sheets

Syracuse University Experts on Vaccine Hesitancy

Wednesday, June 23, 2021, By Ellen Mbuqe

On Tuesday, Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, the top infectious disease expert in the US, said “The Delta variant is currently the greatest threat in the U.S. to our attempt to eliminate Covid-19.” The good news, he said, is that the…

Campus & Community

School of Architecture Remembers Former Career Services Director Connie Caldwell

Wednesday, June 23, 2021, By Julie Sharkey

Connie Caldwell, former director of Career Services in the School of Architecture, died on June 11 at her home in Cazenovia. She was 65. Born in West Chester, Pennsylvania, Caldwell moved to Nashua, New Hampshire, as a teen and later…

Campus & Community

Take Five: Syracuse Students Adapt Skillfully to Virtual ACC Meeting of the Minds

Tuesday, June 22, 2021, By Matt Michael

It’s not easy to condense a year’s worth of research into five to eight minutes, but five Syracuse University students with a variety of meaningful research projects were able to do just that and make the University proud with their…

Arts & Culture

Syracuse Stage Resumes Live Performance This Fall for 2021/2022 Season

Tuesday, June 22, 2021, By Joanna Penalva

Syracuse Stage has announced plans to resume live and in-person performance in the 2021/2022 season. Starting in October, the theater will present a six-show subscription season and offer a full schedule of educational, family and community-related programming, including the continuation of…

Campus & Community

Joanna Masingila to Conclude Tenure as Dean of the School of Education

Monday, June 21, 2021, By News Staff

Joanna Masingila today announced that she will soon conclude her tenure as dean of the School of Education and begin a one-year research leave effective Aug. 1 in anticipation of returning to the faculty with a dual appointment in the…

Media Tip Sheets

Sharp Drop in Asylum Seekers Allowed Into Country Under MPP, TRAC’s Data Show

Thursday, June 17, 2021, By News Staff

A new report from the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC), a research center at Syracuse University, shows that the number of immigrants whose cases transferred out of the Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP) dropped sharply in May. 4,476 MPP cases had been…

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Study Reveals COVID-19 Risk Factors for Those With IDD

Wednesday, June 16, 2021, By Lily Datz

A study of nearly 550 adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities receiving residential services in New York City found that age, larger residential settings, Down syndrome and chronic kidney disease were the most common risk factors for COVID-19 diagnosis, and…

Campus & Community

Raynor Avenue, Stadium Place Intersection to Temporarily Close for Utility Work

Wednesday, June 16, 2021, By News Staff

The intersection of Raynor Avenue and Stadium Place will be closed for about five days beginning Friday, June 18, due to planned utility work. [Update, June 18, 2021: The intersection will be closed until Wednesday, June 23, due to work…