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Nation’s First Offshore Windfarm Will Cool Warming Climate

Tuesday, May 18, 2021, By Daryl Lovell

Federal lawmakers have approved what will be the first American commercial scale offshore wind farm. The Vineyard Wind project will be located off the coast of Massachusetts and generate enough electricity to power 400,000 homes. It’s part of President Biden’s…

Health & Society

Wellness Coordinator Kim DeStefano Brings Holistic Well-Being to University Faculty and Staff

Monday, May 17, 2021, By Jen Plummer

As the wellness coordinator in the Office of Human Resources, Kim DeStefano ’05 is motivated by a singular goal—to help faculty and staff members get and stay healthy, whatever that means for them. DeStefano is one half of the two-person…

Campus & Community

Using Holistic Lens to Strengthen Overall Health and Wellness

Monday, May 10, 2021, By Gabrielle Lake

From its opening, the Barnes Center at The Arch has approached health and wellness holistically. But what does “holistic” mean and how can the Orange community support holistic health and wellness within their daily lives, even as we navigate the…

Campus & Community

Students Complete Wellness Leadership Institute

Monday, May 10, 2021, By Gabrielle Lake

First launched in 2019, the Barnes Center at The Arch Wellness Leadership Institute is a health and wellness workshop series. Fitting for any schedule, the workshop series serves as a continuous form of education. Supportive of each student’s unique and…

Campus & Community

Center for Learning and Student Success: A Resource for All Students

Friday, May 7, 2021, By Ellen de Graffenreid

Some students seek tutoring only after they have academic setbacks, but Alejandro Parra tapped the Center for Learning and Student Success (CLASS) early in his Syracuse University career. A first-year student from Queens, New York, Parra was a little nervous when…

Campus & Community

University to Debut New Meal Plan Options for All Students in Fall 2021

Thursday, May 6, 2021, By Jennifer DeMarchi

The Housing, Meal Plan and I.D. Card Services Office will introduce a block meal plan system, offer unlimited meal plans and combine campus funds into one account starting in the 2021-22 academic year. The overhaul of the meal plan system…

Media, Law & Policy

‘Why Is There Over-Policing for Low-Level Offenses?’

Thursday, April 29, 2021, By Lily Datz

Lauryn Gouldin, Crandall Melvin Associate Professor of Law in the College of Law, authored an op-ed for The Hill titled “Why is there over-policing for low-level offenses?” Gouldin, who also serves as the director of the Syracuse Civics Initiative, teaches…

Campus & Community

Undergraduate Symposia to Highlight Research, Creativity During Academic Year

Wednesday, April 28, 2021, By Matt Michael

It has been a year like no other and the Spring 2021 research symposia will reflect the persistence and creativity exhibited by undergraduate students and their mentors during the 2020-21 school year. The symposia will feature research, scholarly and creative…

STEM

Intelligence++ Competition Winners Announced

Wednesday, April 21, 2021, By Cristina Hatem

Three interdisciplinary teams won the inaugural Intelligence++ design and entrepreneurship competition held at Syracuse University Libraries’ Blackstone LaunchPad & Techstars (LaunchPad) on April 16. MeetCute won the $15,000 gold prize, HG Sensory won the $10,000 silver prize and Fundwurx won…

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‘It Was Never All or Nothing in Afghanistan’

Thursday, April 15, 2021, By News Staff

After 20 years of military engagement and billions of dollars spent, the United States announced that it will withdraw troops from Afghanistan. Syracuse University’s Mark Jacobson is the assistant dean of Washington programs in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public…