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Campus & Community

Chancellor Remembers Community Members, Addresses Spring Planning, DPS Review in University Senate Remarks

Wednesday, October 21, 2020, By News Staff

In his remarks to the University Senate Meeting, held virtually, Chancellor Kent Syverud remembered campus community members who recently passed away and addressed the University’s COVID response, spring academic planning and the review of the Department of Public Safety. Thank…

Campus & Community

Krista Tippett, Creator of ‘On Being,’ to Join Special ‘After the Election’ Conversation

Wednesday, October 21, 2020, By Delaney Van Wey

Krista Tippett, a Peabody Award-winning broadcaster and creator of  “On Being,” will speak with the Syracuse University community for a special presentation of “Matters that Matter: A Conversation Series from Hendricks Chapel.” Tippett and Hendricks Chapel Dean Brian Konkol will…

Health & Society

Wellness Initiative Offers Expanded Health and Wellness Offerings for Faculty and Staff

Wednesday, October 21, 2020, By Rob Enslin

The Syracuse University Wellness Initiative supports faculty and staff wellness in a variety of ways. In addition to lifestyle change programs such as the virtual Diabetes Prevention Program, the initiative offers activities infusing participants with happiness, gratitude, positivity and mindfulness….

Campus & Community

STOP Bias Gains Traction, Helps Individuals ‘Be the Change’

Tuesday, October 20, 2020, By Eileen Korey

Recognizing bias, how it manifests itself, how it impacts communities, how to report it and how to stop it is what the STOP Bias initiative is all about. “Whether it’s a single individual or multiple people impacted by one incident,…

Media, Law & Policy

‘When It Comes to Healthy Aging: Location, Location, Location’

Monday, October 19, 2020, By Lily Datz

Nina Kohn, the David M. Levy L’48 Professor of Law and faculty director of online education in the College of Law, wrote an op-ed for The Hill: “When it comes to healthy aging: location, location, location.” Professor Kohn, an expert…

Yahoo News

“America is experiencing ‘truth decay’ at an alarming rate, experts warn.”

Saturday, October 17, 2020, By Lily Datz

Josh Introne, assistant professor in the School of Information Studies, was interviewed by Yahoo News for the story “America is experiencing ‘truth decay’ at an alarming rate, experts warn.” “Truth decay” is characterized by the “diminishing role of facts and…

Arts & Culture

Kevin Richardson to Receive Historic Honorary Degree

Friday, October 16, 2020, By News Staff

Syracuse University announced today that Kevin Richardson, a member of the Exonerated Five, will be the recipient of the first honorary undergraduate degree in University history. The honorary bachelor of fine arts in music will be formally conferred at the…

Campus & Community

Melanie Domanico Uses Her Personal Experience and Empathy to Keep Employees Working

Friday, October 16, 2020, By Brandon Dyer

Melanie Domanico is an equal opportunity and accommodations specialist with the Office of Disability Access and Inclusion. When faced with a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities—like breathing, walking, seeing or hearing—Syracuse University…

Campus & Community

Support in Times of Grief and Mourning

Thursday, October 15, 2020, By Shannon Andre

The Syracuse University community mourns the loss of two students, Trevor Daley Pierce ’24 and John “Jack” Lundin ’24. Pierce, a first-year student in the College of Arts and Sciences, and Lundin, a first-year student in the S.I. Newhouse School…

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…