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Campus & Community

Elias Savada Provides Gift to Syracuse University Libraries for Sound Digitization

Monday, November 16, 2020, By Cristina Hatem

Elias Savada, director of the Motion Picture Information Service, is gifting Syracuse University Libraries’ Special Collections Research Center (SCRC) with a three-year cash donation for sound digitization and preservation. Savada is the son of the late Morton Savada, who was…

Business & Economy

LaunchPad Startup OthersideAI Receives $2.6 Million in Seed Funding

Monday, November 16, 2020, By Cristina Hatem

Syracuse LaunchPad startup OthersideAI announced on Nov. 12 that it received $2.6 million in seed funding from Madrona Venture Group, and joined Active Capital, Hustle Fund, Chapter One and top angel investors in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Software as a…

Campus & Community

New App Allows Students to Optimize Their Class Schedule

Monday, November 16, 2020, By Brandon Dyer

Syracuse University students now have a powerful new tool available to them. Schedule Builder, an online application that interfaces with the PeopleSoft course catalog, will allow students to plan out their schedule more efficiently than ever before. Schedule Builder makes…

Campus & Community

Don’t Delay; Get Your COVID-19 Test Today!

Friday, November 13, 2020, By News Staff

Dear Students: Your health and well-being continues to be our main focus. As such, we cannot stress enough the importance of participating in one final round of testing prior to traveling to your home communities. Getting tested is simple, quick…

Campus & Community

Buddhist Chaplaincy, Buddhist Meditation Association Expand Programming and Outreach During Uncertain Times

Friday, November 13, 2020, By News Staff

The Buddhist chaplaincy at Hendricks Chapel and the Buddhist Meditation Association (BMA) are supporting students through challenging times. In the midst of virtual learning, social distancing and overall uncertainty, Buddhist meditation offers a support system and a skill set to…

Campus & Community

Free Bus Transportation | Departure Testing Reminder | Residence Hall Checkout

Thursday, November 12, 2020, By News Staff

Dear Students and Families: With residential instruction now complete and all in-person, on-campus student activities paused, we are aware that many of our students have either already left campus or are planning to leave soon. We have already seen the…

Campus & Community

Important Information for Students Choosing to Leave Campus Earlier Than Planned

Wednesday, November 11, 2020, By News Staff

Dear Students and Families: As shared a short time ago in a message from Chancellor Kent Syverud, the University will transition to online instruction effective Thursday, Nov. 12. Whether you’re electing to depart early or remain on campus as planned,…

Campus & Community

Residential Instruction to Conclude Effective Thursday, Nov. 12; University Will Go Into Pause Mode

Wednesday, November 11, 2020, By News Staff

Dear Students, Faculty, Staff and Families: COVID-19 cases continue to grow very rapidly around the country and in Onondaga County. At Syracuse University, we are also experiencing an increase in COVID-19 cases among our student population. Given the resurgence of…

Arts & Culture

Professor Pens Book on How Literary Classics Help Create the New Media They ‘Live’ In

Wednesday, November 11, 2020, By Dan Bernardi

The modern-day popularity of 18th-century authors like Jane Austen, William Blake and Walter Scott have resulted in historic literary texts making their way into contemporary media forms like film, panoramic paintings, fanfiction and even 3D photographs. In Romantic Capabilities: Blake, Scott,…

Veterans

$7.5 Million in New Funding to Support Syracuse University’s IVMF Work with Veterans and Military Families

Wednesday, November 11, 2020, By Stephanie Salanger

Syracuse University is marking Veterans Day with the announcement of $7.5 million in new funding to advance the Institute for Veterans and Military Families’ (IVMF) work supporting veterans and military families in the face of the global pandemic. The new…