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Campus & Community

Coronavirus Update 7.31.20: Planning Progress, Dashboard, Virtual Sessions and More

Friday, July 31, 2020, By News Staff

Dear Members of the Syracuse University Community: We are weeks away from welcoming students back to campus, and consequently our efforts to deliver a robust academic experience and a safe residential experience are in high gear. To provide just a…

STEM

Professor Moves Renowned Cybersecurity Workshop Online

Thursday, July 30, 2020, By Chris Barbera

When his National Science Foundation grant expired, electrical engineering and computer science Professor Kevin Du figured his pioneering security education (SEED) cybersecurity workshop that he had run since 2015 had come to an end. Du had always intended the workshops…

STEM

Where Does the Water Go?

Wednesday, July 29, 2020, By Dan Bernardi

Beavers play an important role in maintaining the habitat around streams throughout the United States. Beaver dams slow water velocity, preventing stream banks from eroding. Without these dams, the rushing water and sediment cuts the stream channel deeper into the…

Campus & Community

Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and Three More States Added to New York Travel Advisory and Quarantine Order

Tuesday, July 28, 2020, By News Staff

Dear Members of the Syracuse University Community: Earlier today, the State of New York announced the addition of three states, Illinois, Kentucky and Minnesota, as well as Washington, D.C. and Puerto Rico, to the New York State Department of Health’s…

Business & Economy

Whitman Professor Burak Kazaz Unveils Wine Futures Report Calling 2019 Bordeaux an Excellent Investment Option

Tuesday, July 28, 2020, By News Staff

Researchers at Syracuse University’s Whitman School of Management and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute’s (RPI) Lally School of Management are out with their yearly assessment of wine futures and have determined the 2019 Bordeaux vintage to be an excellent investment option. “Futures…

Campus & Community

Important Information for Students Quarantining on Campus

Monday, July 27, 2020, By News Staff

Dear Students and Families: Later this week, you will officially join the Syracuse University family. I recognize the circumstances under which you are joining are not ideal, nor what you expected, but we are prepared to warmly welcome and help…

Media, Law & Policy

What shutdown of Dakota Access Pipeline means for Standing Rock Sioux tribe and environmental justice

Monday, July 27, 2020, By Lily Datz

Over the past three years, Native American tribes, indigenous rights groups, and environmental justice organizations have contested the Dakota Access Pipeline. The pipeline runs from North Dakota to Illinois, carrying oil between the two states, and in turn threatening the…

Campus & Community

SummerStart Goes Virtual This Year to Support 100 Incoming Students

Monday, July 27, 2020, By Jennifer Russo

Like many other educators and student support professionals, the staff of the Arthur O. Eve Higher Education Program (HEOP) and Student Support Services (SSS) faced unique challenges this summer of 2020. All incoming HEOP and SSS students typically attend a…

Media, Law & Policy

CBS News Journalist Brandi Kellam G’11: ‘Always Do More Than What’s Expected’

Monday, July 27, 2020, By Keith Kobland

For CBS News digital journalist Brandi Kellam G’11, reaching the end of her master’s degree studies at Newhouse was only the beginning of her career journey.  She wasn’t sure exactly where that journey would lead, and her message to students…

Jurist

Arlene Kanter writes, “Turning Their Back on People with Disabilities in the Name of Religious Freedom.”

Sunday, July 26, 2020, By Lily Datz

Arlene Kanter, professor in the College of Law and founder and director of the Disability Law and Policy Program, authored the Jurist op-ed titled, “Turning Their Back on People with Disabilities in the Name of Religious Freedom.” In the op-ed…