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Health & Society

‘Why the Coronavirus Appears Tied to Fewer Heart Attacks’

Friday, May 15, 2020, By News Staff

Brooks B. Gump is the Falk Family Endowed Professor of Public Health in the Falk College. Kevin Heffernan is the Dean’s Associate Professor in the School of Education and director of Syracuse University’s Human Performance Lab. In an opinion piece…

Media, Law & Policy

VPA’s Phillips Co-Authors New Book on Navigating Polluted Information

Friday, May 15, 2020, By Erica Blust

Whitney Phillips, assistant professor in the Department of Communication and Rhetorical Studies in the College of Visual and Performing Arts, has published a new book online (open access) with co-author Ryan M. Milner. “You Are Here: A Field Guide for…

Business & Economy

New Inclusive Entrepreneurship Program Launching through Gift from Intelligence++ Foundation

Thursday, May 14, 2020, By Cristina Hatem

An innovative, interdisciplinary program focused on inclusive entrepreneurship and design is being offered for the 2020-21 academic year in a partnership of the Blackstone LaunchPad powered by Techstars (LaunchPad) at Syracuse University Libraries, the Taishoff Center for Inclusive Higher Education…

Media, Law & Policy

‘The Pandemic Exposed A Painful Truth: America Doesn’t Care About Old People’

Thursday, May 14, 2020, By News Staff

Nina Kohn is the David M. Levy L’48 Professor of Law in the College of Law. “Across America—and beyond—we are losing our elders not only because they are especially susceptible [to COVID-19]. They’re also dying because of a more entrenched…

Media, Law & Policy

‘The Postal Service is Essential to National Security’

Thursday, May 14, 2020, By News Staff

Osamah F. Khalil is an associate professor of history in the Maxwell School. The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the fragility of medical and food supply chains as well as the importance of often overlooked and underpaid service workers, Khalil says…

The Hill

The U.S. Postal Service: An Essential Service

Thursday, May 14, 2020, By Hailey Womer

Osamah Khalil, Associate Professor of History in the Maxwell School, co-authored an opinion piece for The Hill “The postal service is essential to national security.” In the article, Khalil discusses the functions of the U.S.Postal Service and its role in…

Campus & Community

‘Building and Buying Online Program Support are Tactics—Not Strategies’

Thursday, May 14, 2020, By News Staff

Michael Frasciello is the dean of University College. In a commentary for E-Learning Inside, Frasciello examines the “build vs. buy” dilemma when launching successful online degree programs. But he writes that the two options are not mutually exclusive. To read…

Campus & Community

Danagogo, Koss Named Class of 2021 Senior Class Marshals

Thursday, May 14, 2020, By Shannon Andre

The Division of Enrollment and the Student Experience (ESE) announced today the selection of Alaba Anna Tam Danagogo and Paige Koss as the Senior Class Marshals for the Class of 2021. As Senior Class Marshals, Danagogo and Koss will represent…

Health & Society

Summer College to Offer Program on Viruses and Viral Diseases

Wednesday, May 13, 2020, By Eileen Jevis

What exactly is a virus? What are they made of? How do viruses cause diseases? There is much to learn about the virus that is causing the current pandemic, and scientists from around the world are performing large-scale studies to…

Health & Society

Food Services Honored for Best University Food Allergy Training Program

Wednesday, May 13, 2020, By Jennifer DeMarchi

Syracuse University Food Services has received the award for 2020 Best Overall Food Allergy Training for Universities from AllerTrain by MenuTrinfo LLC. The AllerTrain team recognized outstanding food service leaders in allergy training and safety by selecting winners from universities…