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Giving Back to Honor a Great Mentor

Monday, March 15, 2021, By Dan Bernardi

Peter Robison G’78 (Ph.D.) remembers joining professor emeritus of biology Richard Levy’s lab in 1974 during a particularly tumultuous time in our nation’s history. Richard Nixon had resigned from the presidency due to the Watergate scandal and students were feeling…

Campus & Community

Passover and Easter Services Available on Campus for Students

Monday, March 15, 2021, By News Staff

As Jewish and Christian students at Syracuse University and beyond prepare for Passover and Easter, there are numerous on-campus opportunities for worship and community being offered by chaplains and associated religious groups of Hendricks Chapel from March 27 to April…

Campus & Community

COVID-19 Update: Exercise Vigilance | Vaccine Eligibility | Travel Reminder

Friday, March 12, 2021, By News Staff

Dear Students, Families, Faculty and Staff: This time of year, as temperatures rise and the sun shines, there is always a palpable energy on our campus. Of course, this is Central New York. In other words, for those first-year students…

Campus & Community

Activities for the Weekend of March 11-14

Thursday, March 11, 2021, By News Staff

Dear Students and Families: It’s beginning to feel a bit like spring here in Central New York. With warmer weather, there are even more opportunities to get outside and explore all our campus, the City of Syracuse and Onondaga County…

Campus & Community

Anti-Asian Bias and Hate

Thursday, March 11, 2021, By News Staff

Dear Students, Faculty and Staff: Since the beginning of the pandemic, there has been a disturbing rise in anti-Asian bias and hate in our country. It is revealed in a variety of ways—verbal harassment, physical attacks and others. All of…

STEM

Professor Vir Phoha Examines Ethics of Facial Recognition Software

Wednesday, March 10, 2021, By Alex Dunbar

The use of facial recognition technology has been controversial and it has been criticized as being prone to misuse and reinforcing existing biases. Cities across the United States have been banning the use of facial recognition software and in the…

The Wall Street Journal

“He’s From the Government and He’s Here to Help”

Tuesday, March 9, 2021, By Lily Datz

Len Burman, professor of public administration and international affairs in the Maxwell School, was quoted by The Wall Street Journal for the story “He’s From the Government and He’s Here to Help.” Burman, an expert on federal budget policy and…

Campus & Community

Inaugural Lender Faculty Symposium Highlights Social Justice #Hashtag Project

Tuesday, March 9, 2021, By Ellen de Graffenreid

The inaugural Lender Center for Social Justice Faculty Symposium was held on Thursday, March 4, in a Zoom format. The symposium is the culmination of a two-year research project by the first Lender Faculty Fellow, Casarae Abdul-Ghani. Abdul-Ghani, who is…

Campus & Community

New York State Expands Criteria for Vaccine Eligibility

Tuesday, March 9, 2021, By News Staff

Dear Members of the Syracuse University Community: A short time ago, while speaking at the New York State Fairgrounds, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced an expansion of the population now eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccination. Most notably, beginning tomorrow, Wednesday,…

Campus & Community

Highlight the Heroes Part 2: Staff Members Display Ingenuity, Determination, Teamwork in Face of COVID-19 Pandemic

Tuesday, March 9, 2021, By Jen Plummer

As the novel coronavirus took hold in the United States and locally nearly a year ago, many members of the campus community had to reimagine countless processes, solve new and challenging problems, work together in ways previously unheard of, and…