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NSF Grant Funds Research of Curvature and Symmetry
What does the surface of a desk and the surface of a beach ball or bagel have in common? The answer is, if you zoom in close enough on each item, they all look flat. Of course, we all know…
Zoom Information for Faculty Listening Sessions
Dear Colleagues, I am writing to provide the Zoom information for the faculty listening sessions with me and my team to inform our thinking about the upcoming academic year. Specifically, I want to check in with you to see how…
How to Request a Mail-In COVID-19 Test Kit and Submit Results
Dear Students and Families: We are writing today to update you on pre-arrival COVID-19 testing protocols and expectations. As a reminder: All Syracuse University undergraduate and graduate students are required to provide proof of a negative COVID-19 test result before…
Coronavirus Update 7.31.20: Planning Progress, Dashboard, Virtual Sessions and More
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…
Spontaneous Seed Deliveries Unlikely Harmful
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is investigating reports of unsolicited packages of seeds arriving at U.S. residents’ doorsteps via the mail. Officials urge recipients not to plant them, but to contact their state plant regulatory officials instead. Jason Fridley is…
Invitation to Listening Session with Academic Affairs
Dear Colleagues, I am writing to invite you to a listening session with me and my team to inform our thinking about the upcoming academic year. Specifically, I want to check in with you to see how you are doing…
Important Information for Students Quarantining on Campus
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…
SummerStart Goes Virtual This Year to Support 100 Incoming Students
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…
Graduate student Carolyn Garland writes “After Little Sisters v. Pennsylvania, employers have a choice they might not recognize.
Carolyn Garland, a graduate student in philosophy in the College of Arts and Sciences, wrote commentary for syracuse.com, “After Little Sisters v. Pennsylvania, employers have a choice they might not recognize.” The recent court case resulted in the high court…
‘Ventilators, Guidelines, Judgment, and Trust’
Samuel Gorovitz is a professor of philosophy and former dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. An authority in the field of medical ethics, he has authored several books, including “Drawing the Line: Life, Death, and Ethical Choices In…