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Health & Society

To Establish a Meditation Practice, Find Community and Be Curious

Tuesday, December 15, 2020, By Kathleen Haley

Meditation is not something you get better at or perfect. It’s a lifelong commitment to curiosity and persistence, says JoAnn Cooke, Buddhist chaplain at Hendricks Chapel. Cooke ’81 leads meditation sessions for the campus community during the week, along with…

Campus & Community

Ideas to Counter Isolation Fatigue

Tuesday, December 15, 2020, By Roxanna Carpenter

Got the isolation blues? To ease the fatigue so prevalent during these pandemic times, to get the better of boredom, you might try a change of perspective or a change of pace. Here are some suggestions. First and foremost, step…

Campus & Community

A Passion for Leadership and Teamwork: Custodial Manager Annette Statum

Tuesday, December 15, 2020, By Jen Plummer

Annette Statum vividly recalls the hot summer day in 1994 when she walked down Ainsley Drive to the Commissary because she’d heard the University was hiring. Busy raising her children at the time, Statum was looking for part-time work. After…

Campus & Community

Virtual Pan Am 103 Memorial Service to Be Held Dec. 21

Monday, December 14, 2020, By News Staff

Syracuse University will host a virtual Pan Am Flight 103 Memorial Service on Monday, Dec. 21, at 2:03 p.m. ET. This is the exact time that Pan Am Flight 103 was destroyed by a terrorist bomb over Lockerbie, Scotland, on…

Health & Society

Mascots Consign Indigenous Peoples to Fabled Past

Monday, December 14, 2020, By Daryl Lovell

As soon as this week, officials for Cleveland’s baseball team are expected to announce official plans to change the team’s name. Fans, Native American groups and activists and have protested the name for years calling it racist and considered the…

Media Tip Sheets

A Record-Breaking Amount of Evictions Is Likely to Occur in January 2021

Monday, December 14, 2020, By News Staff

More American renters could be evicted from their homes in January than in any month ever, as protections put in place during the COVID-19 pandemic expire unless a last-minute deal is reached to extend them. Between 2.4 million and 5…

Campus & Community

COVID-19 Update: Virus Transmission | Staying Healthy | Testing | Flu Vaccine

Friday, December 11, 2020, By News Staff

Dear Students, Faculty, Staff and Families: Three weeks from today we will ring in the new year. We remain hopeful that 2021 will bring continued scientific progress that helps us overcome the COVID-19 pandemic. Until then, we will continue to…

Campus & Community

Syracuse Abroad Faculty Bring Europe and Latin America to Campus

Thursday, December 10, 2020, By Ellen de Graffenreid

With the limitation of study abroad programs due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Syracuse Abroad faculty will offer their global expertise through online classes available to all Syracuse University students. “Syracuse Abroad faculty teach courses that are generally available only to…

Campus & Community

Building Local Initiative Leads to New Partnerships With Local Businesses

Thursday, December 10, 2020, By Jennifer DeMarchi

The University’s Building Local initiative, launched in May 2019, sought to expand participation of local business enterprises—including those owned by women, minorities, veterans and others (referred to collectively as XBEs)—in University purchasing decisions. Since the launch of the initiative, several…

STEM

Electrical Engineering Alumnus Works at the Heart of Human Exploration

Wednesday, December 9, 2020, By Chris Barbera

When Ed Swallow ’80 first visited the Syracuse University campus, he was not certain what engineering major he would pursue with his Air Force ROTC scholarship. Following a meeting with the electrical engineering program director, Swallow learned something he thought…