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CNBC

“From yoga to lifting weights: What experts say you need to know to help stay safe at the gym.” 

Monday, August 24, 2020, By Lily Datz

Brooks Gump, Falk Family Endowed Professor of Public Health in Falk College, was quoted by CNBC for the piece “From yoga to lifting weights: What experts say you need to know to help stay safe at the gym.” Gump, who…

NBC News

“College students serve as contact tracers as pandemic colors campus life.”

Saturday, August 22, 2020, By Lily Datz

David Larsen, associate professor in the Department of Public Health at Falk College, was quoted by NBC News for the story “College students serve as contact tracers as pandemic colors campus life.” Larsen, who specializes in epidemiology, is leading the…

Media Tip Sheets

University Scientists Selected to Implement COVID-19 Early Warning System in Upstate New York

Monday, August 17, 2020, By Lily Datz

The New York State Department of Health has selected the SARS-CoV-2 Early Warning Wastewater Surveillance Platform (SARS2-EWSP) to pilot a statewide coronavirus transmission early warning system, New York Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo announced today. With $500,000 in state pilot funding,…

Business & Economy

University College Partnership Provides Certificate Programs for Professionals

Friday, August 7, 2020, By Eileen Jevis

University College has partnered with Pathstream, an online digital skills provider, to offer four new continuing education non-credit certificate programs in collaboration with leading technology companies. The certificate programs are Facebook Digital Marketing, Asana Project Management, Salesforce Administrator Career Certificate…

Campus & Community

Frequently Asked Questions about Student Testing

Wednesday, July 29, 2020, By News Staff

Dear Students and Families: Over the last several days, many of you have reached out to us with very specific questions about the testing process, what is expected, how to submit results and so on. Although we can’t specifically address…

Campus & Community

Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and Three More States Added to New York Travel Advisory and Quarantine Order

Tuesday, July 28, 2020, By News Staff

Dear Members of the Syracuse University Community: Earlier today, the State of New York announced the addition of three states, Illinois, Kentucky and Minnesota, as well as Washington, D.C. and Puerto Rico, to the New York State Department of Health’s…

Miami Herald

“‘It’s getting confusing.’ Miami-Dade and Florida can’t agree on metrics for COVID-19.”

Friday, July 17, 2020, By Lily Datz

Brittany Kmush, assistant professor in the Department of Public Health at Falk College, was interviewed by the Miami Herald for the story “‘It’s getting confusing.’ Miami-Dade and Florida can’t agree on metrics for COVID-19.”  Throughout the pandemic there have been…

Health & Society

City of Syracuse Honors Carrie Mae Weems and Her COVID-19 Advocacy Project

Friday, July 10, 2020, By Kevin Morrow

In recognition of Syracuse University Artist in Residence Carrie Mae Weems’ efforts to raise public awareness about the impact of COVID-19 on people of color, promote preventative measures and dispel harmful falsehoods about the coronavirus, Syracuse Mayor Ben Walsh on…

CNN

“New WHO report says airborne coronavirus transmission ‘cannot be ruled out’ in outbreaks in some indoor settings.”

Friday, July 10, 2020, By Lily Datz

Brittany Kmush, assistant professor in the Department of Public Health at Falk College, was interviewed by CNN for the story, “New WHO report says airborne coronavirus transmission ‘cannot be ruled out’ in outbreaks in some indoor settings.” Kmush, an expert…

STEM

Arts and Sciences Biologists Win the Thomas Henry Huxley Award for Their Creation of an Evolutionary Learning Module

Tuesday, July 7, 2020, By Dan Bernardi

Researchers from the Department of Biology in the College of Arts and Sciences are winners of the Society for the Study of Evolution’s (SSE’s) prestigious Thomas Henry Huxley Award. This marks the first time a team from Syracuse University has…