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Syracuse University Experts: COVID-19

Monday, November 29, 2021, By Lily Datz

For members of the media looking for experts to comment on the complex and ever-changing issues around the COVID-19 pandemic, please see the Syracuse University faculty experts listed below. For additional media assistance, please contact: Ellen Mbuqe, Director of News…

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Dollar Tree Branches Out On Prices – Will Consumers Care?

Wednesday, November 24, 2021, By Daryl Lovell

Get ready to pay an extra quarter. Dollar Tree announced earlier this month that it will be raising prices on many of its goods from the established $1 price mark, which it has held for more than 30 years, to…

Arts & Culture

Carrie Mae Weems to Premiere New Multidisciplinary Commissions Reflecting on the Last Five Years in America

Wednesday, November 24, 2021, By News Staff

One of the most eminent image makers and social commentators in America, University Artist in Residence at Syracuse University Carrie Mae Weems returns to the Park Avenue Armory in New York City this fall with a major new commission and…

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Dean David Van Slyke on Recently Passed Infrastructure Bill

Monday, November 22, 2021, By Lily Datz

Reporters looking for expert insight on all issues regarding infrastructure, please see comments from David M. Van Slyke, Dean of the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University and the Louis A. Bantle Chair in Business-Government Policy. Van Slyke…

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Texas Mask Ban Violates the Americans with Disabilities Act

Monday, November 22, 2021, By Lily Datz

This week a federal judge has ruled that Texas’s ban on mask mandates in schools violates the Americans with Disabilities Act, according to court documents filed Wednesday in US District Court for the Western District of Texas. In part of the judge’s…

Washington Examiner

Black Friday Deals Will Be Affected By the Supply Chain Crisis

Saturday, November 20, 2021, By Sophie Gomprecht

Ray Wimer, professor of retail practice in the Whitman School, was quoted in the Washington Examiner story, “Black Friday deals expected to be weaker this year amid supply chain problems.” Due to the rapidly growing supply chain issues, Black Friday…

BBC News

Death Tolls Rise Due To Drug Overdoses Amidst COVID-19 Pandemic

Saturday, November 20, 2021, By Sophie Gomprecht

Shannon Monnat, associate professor of sociology in the Maxwell School and Lerner Chair for Public Health Promotion, was quoted by BBC News for the piece, “US annual drug overdose deaths hit record levels.” U.S. death tolls due to drug overdoses…

STEM

Arts and Sciences’ Physicists Part of Cosmic Explorer Project Deemed ‘Crucial’ by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine

Thursday, November 18, 2021, By Dan Bernardi

Physicists from the College of Arts and Sciences’ (A&S’) Gravitational-Wave Group are at the leading edge of exploring the universe with gravitational waves. From designing and building gravitational-wave observatories to studying the science of current detections from the Laser Interferometer…

Campus & Community

Chancellor Syverud Addresses Nov. 17 Meeting of the University Senate

Wednesday, November 17, 2021, By News Staff

In his remarks to the University Senate today, Chancellor Kent Syverud encouraged the campus community to get their flu shot, gave updates on key leadership searches and the DEIA Strategic Plan. The full text of his remarks is below. Thank…

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Psychology Professor Provides Tips To Navigate Holiday Season Stress

Wednesday, November 17, 2021, By Lily Datz

For many families, this holiday season will be the first that loved ones are gathering together again after a socially-distanced year apart. It will bring a sense of relief for many, but for others, a return of stress and anxiety…