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Documenting COVID-19
The University Archives in the Special Collections Research Center at Syracuse University Libraries is actively working to document the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Syracuse University. They are seeking to collect and preserve the personal responses of University students,…
Student Entrepreneurs Successful at Techstars Startup Weekend Remote USA and Hult Prize Regional Competitions
A group of five Syracuse University students and one alumni, all active members of the Blackstone LaunchPad powered by Techstars at Syracuse University Libraries (LaunchPad), were selected as a top ten team in the east division at the Techstars Startup…
‘Quarantine Is Not One Size Fits All: The Case of Mexico’
Gladys McCormick is an associate professor of history and the Jay and Debe Moskowitz Chair in Mexico-U.S. Relations at the Maxwell School. McCormick co-authored an op-ed piece for the Center for Strategic and International Studies examining Mexico’s policy of containing…
ECS Students Team Up With Public Health and Anthropology Faculty to Develop COVID-19 Symptom Tracking App
As hospitals and the health care system work to handle the influx of COVID-19 cases, many people who are diagnosed with the virus are advised to quarantine at home and monitor their own symptoms. Health care professionals check in with…
‘Parenting in the Shadows of Scarce Ventilators’
Cora True-Frost is an associate professor of law in the College of Law. True-Frost, as a parent of a child with multiple disabilities, offers a personal account of the concerns she has for her son in receiving necessary care during…
Keeping Students Engaged the Virtual Way
“It’s a whole new way of thinking about the virtual world,” states Dave Sargalski, director of student engagement in the Office of Student Activities in describing what it means to engage students in social activities when they are sheltering in…
Liang Wang Named Harry der Boghosian Fellow for 2020-21
The School of Architecture has announced that architect and urban designer Liang Wang is the Harry der Boghosian Fellow for 2020-21. Wang is currently a Doctor of Design candidate and previously a teaching fellow at the Harvard Graduate School of…
Ten Syracuse University Students, Alumni Receive 2020-21 Fulbright Student Awards
Next year, Emma Ettinger ’17 plans to work on a master’s degree in Shakespeare and creativity in the United Kingdom. Gwendolyn Burke ’20 plans to teach English and American culture to students in Vietnam. Leah Garlock ’16 hopes to encourage…
Important Flexible Spending Account Reminder for Faculty and Staff
Health Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs) offer a great way to save money by allowing you to contribute pre-tax dollars into an account (avoiding federal and state income tax, as well as FICA) that you can use to pay for…
Two Major Meat Facilities Shutdown Due to COVID-19
Rong Li, assistant professor of supply chain management in the Whitman School, was quoted in the Food Safety News story “Two large meat facilities shutdown because of too many employee COVID-19 cases.” Li commented on the shutdown of two major…