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Frequently Asked Questions About Weekly Surveillance Testing

Friday, February 19, 2021, By News Staff

Dear Students: Over the last few days, we have received specific questions from many of you about the mandatory weekly testing program, when to test and who is subject to weekly testing. To provide further guidance on the weekly testing…

Campus & Community

COVID-19 Update: Reporting Violations | Accurate Testing | Latest Mask Guidance

Friday, February 19, 2021, By News Staff

Dear Students, Families, Faculty and Staff: Today we complete the second week of the spring semester. The news is mixed. The good news is that here in Onondaga County, COVID cases, hospitalizations and deaths are generally trending down. Further, most…

STEM

Syracuse University Campus as a Laboratory Funding Now Available

Wednesday, February 17, 2021, By Melissa Cadwell

The Syracuse University Campus as a Laboratory for Sustainability (CALS) program is offering up to $75,000 for faculty or student projects that advance the University’s goals of reducing greenhouse gas emissions, directly or indirectly, or through raising awareness on campus…

Newsweek

“Amid GOP Infighting Over Trump, Republicans Agree on Opposing Biden’s Agenda.”

Monday, February 15, 2021, By Lily Datz

Grant Reeher, professor of political science and director of the Campbell Public Affairs Institute in the Maxwell School, was quoted by Newsweek for the story “Amid GOP Infighting Over Trump, Republicans Agree on Opposing Biden’s Agenda.” Reeher, an expert on…

STEM

Biology Professor Breaks Down Science Behind Ancestry, Heritage Tests

Monday, February 15, 2021, By Daryl Lovell

As people celebrate Black History Month, many in and connected to the African American community may be interested in tracing more of their family history and learning about their connections to the African continent. How do you piece together your…

Campus & Community

From the Testing Center to Your Inbox: How COVID-19 Samples Get Analyzed

Wednesday, February 10, 2021, By Ellen de Graffenreid

As Syracuse University gears up to double or triple the number of COVID-19 screening tests in the spring semester, the University’s Public Health Team had to do more than reconfigure the Stadium Testing Center. To get results from the stadium…

Campus & Community

Voices Matter: Why You Need to Talk About Race

Tuesday, February 9, 2021, By News Staff

Syracuse University’s Orange Academy-Online will offer Voices Matter: Why You Need to Talk About Race, a six-week interactive online workshop, from March 15-April 23, 2021. The virtual course will meet weekly on Thursday evenings from 6:30-8 p.m. ET. A limited…

STEM

What Drugs Cause Birth Defects? Search for Answers Turbocharges Zhen Ma’s Bioengineering Lab

Monday, February 8, 2021, By Ellen de Graffenreid

Zhen Ma arrived at Syracuse University in 2016, fresh from a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of California at Berkeley, to set up his own lab. Appointed assistant professor of biomedical and chemical engineering and the Carol and Samuel Nappi…

Arts & Culture

VPA Graduate Student Finds Her Confidence in Central New York

Thursday, February 4, 2021, By Brandon Dyer

Jessica Montgomery is a graduate student pursuing dual degrees in voice performance and pedagogy in the College of Visual and Performing Arts. Originally from Pompano Beach, Florida, Montgomery completed her undergraduate degree at Florida State University in 2016. She mentions…

STEM

Researchers Probe Deep Secrets in Garnet Sand from Papua New Guinea

Wednesday, February 3, 2021, By Dan Bernardi

On a beach on a remote island in eastern Papua New Guinea, a country located in the southwestern Pacific to the north of Australia, garnet sand reveals an important geologic discovery. Similar to messages in bottles that have traveled across…