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Campus & Community

COVID-19 Update: State and County Expand COVID Booster Eligibility

Thursday, November 18, 2021, By News Staff

Dear Students, Families, Faculty and Staff: As the University continues to monitor updates regarding vaccine eligibility, I wanted to share with you the latest guidance from New York State and Onondaga County. The state and county have announced that any…

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

New Members of the Task Force on Sexual and Relationship Violence Announced

Thursday, November 18, 2021, By News Staff

Chancellor Kent Syverud has announced the new members of the Task Force on Sexual and Relationship Violence for 2021-22. Robert D. Hradsky, vice president for the student experience and dean of students, and Diane Lyden Murphy, dean of the Falk…

Veterans

Air Force Veteran Stephen Woodard ’70 Returns to Campus With a New Perspective

Wednesday, November 17, 2021, By Vanessa Marquette

Stephen Woodard ’70, who served as a captain in the U.S. Air Force, was a proud Air Force ROTC cadet as a student at Syracuse University from 1966-70. He earned a degree in English literature from the College of Arts…

Campus & Community

Syracuse University Basketball Legend Legette-Jack Inspires Children to ‘Make a Change for Greatness’

Wednesday, November 17, 2021, By Matt Michael

It may have been one of basketball coach Felisha Legette-Jack’s best pre-game speeches. Only this time it wasn’t delivered to her players, but to a group of nearly 50 girls from the Syracuse chapter of the Police Athletic/Activities League (PAL)….

Media, Law & Policy

COVID Misinformation and How to Stop It

Wednesday, November 17, 2021, By Lily Datz

The Surgeon General just released a toolkit to help people fight misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines. It is geared specifically for people to talk about misinformation within their close circles of friends and family. Social media researcher Jenny Stromer-Galley, professor at…

Campus & Community

University Shows Its Support for Domestic Violence Awareness Month

Tuesday, November 16, 2021, By News Staff

University units and departments showed their support in purple in honor of National Domestic Violence Awareness Month in October. The Barnes Center at The Arch sponsored the “SU Goes Purple” decorating contest, in which offices were invited to decorate their…

Campus & Community

Campus Community Has Many Ways to Show ‘Generosity and Kindness’ This Holiday Season

Tuesday, November 16, 2021, By Matt Michael

This holiday season, Syracuse University’s voluntary Holiday Sharing Program will provide a variety of ways for members of the campus community to help local families in need. Participation opportunities are available with PEACE, Inc., Vera House and The Salvation Army….

Campus & Community

Students, Faculty, Alumni Make Expedition to Iconic Volcanic Hotspot

Monday, November 15, 2021, By Dan Bernardi

On any given day, the Earth’s crust violently ruptures and heals scores of times all across the planet, though most of us would never know it. That’s because it generally takes place deep underwater in a band running around the…

Campus & Community

Creative Writing Scholarship Honors Memory of Tom Walsh, Former EVP of Advancement and External Affairs

Monday, November 15, 2021, By Dan Bernardi

Passion and creativity are at the heart of great storytelling. Those who knew Tom Walsh G’84 would say he wove each of those qualities into his work both in theater, and fundraising and alumni engagement at Syracuse University. Walsh, who…