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Mascots Consign Indigenous Peoples to Fabled Past
As soon as this week, officials for Cleveland’s baseball team are expected to announce official plans to change the team’s name. Fans, Native American groups and activists and have protested the name for years calling it racist and considered the…
More Than Contact Tracers, Students ‘Want To Make a Difference’
As everyone in the Syracuse University community has learned, 2020 is about staying nimble and getting creative. So when students hired for the Syracuse University COVID-19 contact tracing team did not have many contacts to trace, they nimbly and creatively…
Off-Campus Monitoring | Halloween This Year | Weekend Activities
Dear Students: We have just over a month to go until residential instruction concludes. To ensure we can remain on campus until that time, it’s on all of us to remain vigilant and committed to good health practices. We cannot…
University’s ROTC Cadets Bring the Fight to COVID-19
On Oct. 6, the University’s Public Health Team identified an emerging cluster of positive COVID-19 cases on campus. Testing revealed more than 60 new cases over the next four days. After consulting with the Onondaga County Health Department, the University…
Chancellor Remembers Community Members, Addresses Spring Planning, DPS Review in University Senate Remarks
In his remarks to the University Senate Meeting, held virtually, Chancellor Kent Syverud remembered campus community members who recently passed away and addressed the University’s COVID response, spring academic planning and the review of the Department of Public Safety. Thank…
End-of-Semester Checkout Procedures
Dear Students and Families: With residential instruction concluding Tuesday, Nov. 24, we are already planning move-out for the semester to ensure a smooth process. When you depart your on-campus housing for Thanksgiving, you will not return to campus again until…
Meredith Professor Addresses Challenges and Sees New Opportunities in Mixed-Delivery Courses
Laura J. and L. Douglas Meredith Professor of Teaching Excellence James Spencer adapted his graduate course, Research and Career Resources in Forensic Science, for hybrid instruction this fall. It was a necessity but also a chance to try something new….
College of Arts and Sciences Faculty Member’s Interdisciplinary Research Selected for Grant
Assistant Professor of Physics Alison Patteson’s research on the concept of “emergence” in living systems was selected by the National Science Foundation (NSF) to receive an Early-Concept Grant For Exploratory Research (EAGER) award on Sept. 12. The NSF selected Patteson’s…
COVID-19 Update: Daily Dashboard Tracking | Expanded Testing | Flu Shot Clinic
Dear Students, Faculty, Staff and Families: This week, we will mark two milestones in our collective efforts to sustain Syracuse University’s residential campus in the face of the COVID-19 health emergency. The first is to record the 50,000th COVID test…
Medical Ransomware Attack Could Spell Disaster, Deaths During Pandemic
Universal Health Services is working to get back online after facing what could be the largest medical system cyberattack in U.S. history. UHS officials have not confirmed it was ransomware but did issue a statement that its system is currently…