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Professor Explores How Human Behavior Affects Energy Usage

Monday, December 6, 2021, By Alex Dunbar

The growing popularity of solar panels and electric vehicles show that a lot of consumers want an opportunity to reduce their carbon footprint and to reduce reliance on energy generated by fossil fuels. They may have good intentions, but mechanical…

Campus & Community

Multi-Factor Authentication Coming to Blackboard

Monday, December 6, 2021, By Eric Ferguson

Beginning Monday, Dec. 20, at 8 a.m. ET, Blackboard will be secured with Microsoft multi-factor authentication (MFA) to coincide with the end of the Fall 2021 term and the beginning of Winterlude classes. Instructors should note that MFA will be…

Campus & Community

First-Year Seminar and Shared Competencies Help Students Chart a Course

Monday, December 6, 2021, By Ellen de Graffenreid

Luke Elliott  ’25 is a first-year student who chose Syracuse University with two interests in mind: communications and international relations. He’s already an intern at HillCom, learning about public relations, communications planning and graphic design. Even with a strong sense…

Campus & Community

COVID-19 Update: Booster Shot Requirement | Vaccine Compliance for Employees | Spring Semester Return Planning and Procedures

Monday, December 6, 2021, By News Staff

Dear Students, Families, Faculty and Staff: I am writing today with an important update related to the University’s ongoing efforts to safeguard the health and wellness of our campus community, and our plans to ensure a robust academic and student…

Campus & Community

Consultative Sessions Announced in Search for Next Vice President for Diversity and Inclusion

Monday, December 6, 2021, By News Staff

The search committee for the University’s next vice president for diversity and inclusion today announced two consultative sessions in which students, faculty and staff will have the opportunity to identify key University diversity priorities and provide input on the characteristics,…

Campus & Community

Meet Brianna C. Sclafani: 6 Questions to Get to Know the Chair of Syracuse University’s Inaugural Community Review Board

Thursday, December 2, 2021, By News Staff

Brianna C. Sclafani wears many hats and is busy pursuing not one but two advanced degrees at Syracuse University. She’s a law student in the College of Law, a graduate student in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs…

Media, Law & Policy

College of Law, Community Partners Win Innovation Award for Race and Justice in Central New York Series

Thursday, December 2, 2021, By Martin Walls

The New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) Committee for Bar Leaders of New York State has announced that the Bond, Schoeneck & King Series on Race and Justice in Central New York (CNY) is the 2021 winner of the NYSBA…

Campus & Community

Option to Display Personal Pronouns Now Available on Zoom

Wednesday, December 1, 2021, By News Staff

If you have selected your personal pronouns in MySlice, you now have the option to display them when using Zoom at Syracuse University. After logging in to your Zoom account, you will see your profile information. To choose how often…

Campus & Community

University Announces Realignment of Enrollment Services

Wednesday, December 1, 2021, By News Staff

Syracuse University today announced Enrollment Services will be realigned with the Office of Academic Affairs. This realignment follows extensive discussions among leaders in Enrollment and the Student Experience and Academic Affairs as part of an ongoing evaluation of all aspects…

STEM

Physicist and Chemist in College of Arts and Sciences Awarded NIH MIRA Grants

Tuesday, November 30, 2021, By Dan Bernardi

Researchers from the College of Arts and Sciences’ Department of Physics and Department of Chemistry have been awarded Maximizing Investigators’ Research Award (MIRA) grants from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The funding,…