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University Celebrates International Pronouns Day on Wednesday

Tuesday, October 20, 2020, By News Staff

Wednesday, Oct. 21, is International Pronouns Day, a global initiative established in 2018 that seeks to make respecting, sharing and educating about personal pronouns a common occurrence. For the third consecutive year, the University’s Pronoun, Gender, Preferred Name Advisory Council…

Media, Law & Policy

Cybersecurity Challenges Face Many Battleground States

Friday, October 16, 2020, By News Staff

Around half of states typically considered battleground states are facing cybersecurity challenges that put them at increased risk of a cybersecurity breach. Shiu-Kai Chin, Ph.D., is a professor of electrical engineering in the College of Engineering and Computer Science and…

Campus & Community

Public Health Update and Status of In-Person Activities

Thursday, October 15, 2020, By News Staff

Dear Students, Faculty, Staff and Families: Since early last week, when we first detected an emerging cluster of COVID-19 positive cases among students living off-campus, the Syracuse University Public Health Team and the Onondaga County Health Department have worked aggressively…

Campus & Community

Update on the Status of Our Investigation and Upcoming Town Halls from Loretta E. Lynch

Wednesday, October 14, 2020, By News Staff

Dear Members of the Syracuse University Community: I am writing to provide an update on our ongoing independent review of the Department of Public Safety (DPS). Community Review Board Framework and Town Halls As you may know, my team and…

Campus & Community

Message from Dean of Students Marianne Thomson

Tuesday, October 13, 2020, By News Staff

Dear Students, Faculty and Staff: It is with great sadness that I write to inform you about the tragic death of one of our students, Trevor Daley Pierce ’24. Trevor, a first-year student from Jaffrey, New Hampshire, was involved in…

Media, Law & Policy

‘Western Wildfires—There Is No ‘Silver Bullet,’ but There Are Things To Be Done’

Monday, October 12, 2020, By Lily Datz

Jacob Bendix, professor of geography and the environment in the Maxwell School, wrote an op-ed for The Hill titled “Western wildfires – there is no ‘silver bullet,’ but there are things to be done.” Bendix teaches pyrogeography, which refers to…

Health & Society

2020 Census Failure Is Failure For U.S., Says Lerner Center Director

Thursday, October 8, 2020, By Daryl Lovell

The Trump administration is seeking intervention by the U.S. Supreme Court in an effort to end the 2020 census counting, which would reverse a lower court’s decision to keep it going until the end of the month. Shannon Monnat is…

Campus & Community

Holding Each Other Accountable to Remain on Campus

Wednesday, October 7, 2020, By News Staff

Dear Students, Faculty, Staff and Families: By now, you are aware that the University is currently experiencing a concerning increase in COVID-19 cases within the campus community. Almost this entire increase in COVID-positive cases can be traced to one off-campus…

Campus & Community

Remembrance Begins With 35 Empty Chairs Display

Tuesday, October 6, 2020, By News Staff

Syracuse University’s 2020-21 Remembrance and Lockerbie Scholars are currently hosting the first Remembrance activity of this academic year. Thirty-five empty chairs have been placed in the area stretching from the Place of Remembrance to the Hall of Languages. The seats…

WSYR TV

“President Trump with COVID: What could transpire if his condition worsens?”

Friday, October 2, 2020, By Lily Datz

William Banks, professor of law emeritus in the College of Law, was interviewed for the WSYR TV story “President Trump with COVID: What could transpire if his condition worsens?” Professor Banks, an expert on the laws of emergency power, says…