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Campus & Community

COVID-19 Update: Reporting Violations | Accurate Testing | Latest Mask Guidance

Friday, February 19, 2021, By News Staff

Dear Students, Families, Faculty and Staff: Today we complete the second week of the spring semester. The news is mixed. The good news is that here in Onondaga County, COVID cases, hospitalizations and deaths are generally trending down. Further, most…

Arts & Culture

School of Architecture Professor Wins a 2021 Emerging Voices Award

Friday, February 19, 2021, By Julie Sharkey

Lori A. Brown, professor in the School of Architecture, is among the eight selected winners to receive a 2021 Emerging Voices award from The Architectural League of New York. Each year, the award spotlights individuals and firms based in the…

The New York Times

“What It Means to be Kind in a Cruel World.”

Friday, February 19, 2021, By Lily Datz

George Saunders, professor of English in the College of Arts and Sciences, was interviewed on The Ezra Klein podcast “What It Means to be Kind in a Cruel World.” Saunders, noted as one of “America’s greatest living authors,” was interviewed…

10 Tampa Bay

“Life after COVID: Will people still wear masks after the pandemic?”

Thursday, February 18, 2021, By Lily Datz

Shana Kushner Gadarian, associate professor of political science in the Maxwell School, was interviewed by CBS affiliate 10 Tampa Bay for the story “Life after COVID: Will people still wear masks after the pandemic?” Gadarian, who has researched political public…

Campus & Community

Syracuse University Named as One of Top Fulbright Award Producing Institutions in the US for 2020-21

Thursday, February 18, 2021, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Syracuse University has been included on the list of U.S. colleges and universities (doctoral institutions) that produced the most 2020-21 Fulbright U.S. students. The announcement is made annually by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs…

Campus & Community

Information Technology Services, Department of Public Safety Investigating Feb. 17 ‘Zoombombing’ Incident

Thursday, February 18, 2021, By News Staff

Syracuse University’s Information Technology Services (ITS) and the Department of Public Safety are investigating a reported “Zoombombing” incident that occurred on Wednesday, Feb. 17, during a virtual meeting of a student organization. A participant reported that an unknown individual hacked…

WPIX-TV (New York City)

“De Blasio gives “credit” to Democrat for not backing down from governor.”

Thursday, February 18, 2021, By Lily Datz

Nina Kohn, the David M. Levy Professor of Law and faculty director of online education in the College of Law, was interviewed by WPIX-TV (New York City) for the story “De Blasio gives “credit” to Democrat for not backing down…

STEM

Syracuse University Campus as a Laboratory Funding Now Available

Wednesday, February 17, 2021, By Melissa Cadwell

The Syracuse University Campus as a Laboratory for Sustainability (CALS) program is offering up to $75,000 for faculty or student projects that advance the University’s goals of reducing greenhouse gas emissions, directly or indirectly, or through raising awareness on campus…

Campus & Community

Message from Chancellor Kent Syverud

Wednesday, February 17, 2021, By News Staff

Dear Members of the Orange Community: We are not yet two weeks into the spring semester, and we already find ourselves approaching the threshold of 100 positive COVID-19 cases in a two-week period. When and if we do, the University…

Media Tip Sheets

Texas Power Grids, Extreme Weather and Changing Climate

Wednesday, February 17, 2021, By Daryl Lovell

The recent winter storm that led to massive power outages in several states including Texas, Mississippi and Kentucky has raised lots of questions with climate scientists and researchers who study electricity infrastructure. Is this linked to global warming, what may…