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COVID-19 Public Health Update: Effective Tuesday, April 19, Masking at Level Blue
Dear Students, Faculty, Staff and Families: With less than four weeks to go in the spring semester, our campus is beginning to experience an uptick in COVID cases, a trend that is consistent with what is occurring across the country…
“Privacy vs. public safety”
Grant Reeher, professor of political science and director of the Campbell Public Affairs Institute in the Maxwell School, was interviewed for the Empire State Weekly news program “Privacy vs. public safety.” The segment addressed the fallout of Lieutenant Governor Brian Benjamin,…
Women’s Club Table Tennis Team Puts Up a Fight at National Collegiate Table Tennis Association Championships
On April 8, led by Team Captain Rachel Yang ’23 and Club President Xinyue Mao ’22, the University’s women’s table tennis team showed up to the Round Rock Sports Center, marking the first time the club team has ever participated…
Bellot, Geiss Named Class of 2023 Senior Class Marshals
Simone Bellot and Michael “MP” Geiss have been named the University’s Class of 2023 Senior Class Marshals. Bellot and Geiss will represent their graduating class and lead the student procession during the 2023 Commencement ceremony. Throughout their senior year, Bellot…
Chancellor Syverud Addresses April 13 Meeting of the University Senate
Thank you, Professor Stokes-Rees. I’ll be quick. As you heard, Provost Ritter isn’t able to join us today. She’s actually leading the accreditation or the evaluation of another great academic institution. And that’s a very important task. She asked me…
Social Differences, Social Justice Cluster Hosts Inaugural Research Symposium
On March 31, the Social Differences, Social Justice research cluster hosted its inaugural symposium, crossing interdisciplinary boundaries to showcase student and faculty research related to equity, social justice and global transformation. Co-sponsored by the College of Arts and Sciences, Humanities…
A&S Biologists Observe Molecular ‘Hand-off’ That Plays Key Role in Reproduction
Everyone considers sperm to be made exclusively by males. But did you know that females also make sperm? Well, it turns out that females also contribute to what makes a sperm a sperm. Nearly 20 percent of couples in the…
Former UN Special Prosecutor for International War Crimes Tribunal Releases New Report on War Crimes in Ukraine
Authored by David Crane, Syracuse University Distinguished Scholar in Residence, and Syracuse University College of Law students, a new white paper, “Russian War Crimes Against Ukraine. The Breach of International Humanitarian Law by the Russian Federation [PDF],” offers in-depth accounting…
‘Seeing Possibility For Myself’: SUSTAIN Program Continues to Cultivate, Support STEM Talent
In 2017, John Tillotson, associate professor and department chair of the Department of Science Teaching in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S), set out to improve upon the country’s retention rate of college science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) majors among underrepresented…
Schools Should Prioritize Desegregation, Consistent Policy and Better Social Services
Despite some improvements over the last decade, recent Census data shows that high percentages of American children are still living in communities with high concentrations of poverty. What sort of impact do these economic conditions have on the classroom? And…