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USA Today

“Fact check: ADA does not provide blanket exemption from face mask requirements.”

Wednesday, July 15, 2020, By Lily Datz

Doron Dorfman, associate professor in the College of Law, and Peter Blanck, University Professor and chair of the Burton Blatt Institute, were interviewed by USA Today for the story “Fact check: ADA does not provide blanket exemption from face mask…

“They Go to Mommy First”

Wednesday, July 15, 2020, By Lily Datz

Research conducted by Danielle Rhubart, a post-doctoral scholar with the Maxwell School’s Lerner Center for Public Health Promotion, was cited in a New York Times article, “They Go to Mommy First.” Rhubart’s research brief, Gender Disparities in Caretaking during the…

Campus & Community

Staff, Faculty Invited to Symposium to Learn about Changes to Student Services, Spaces, Activities Due to COVID-19

Wednesday, July 15, 2020, By Kathleen Haley

Staff and faculty are invited to attend a virtual event to learn about what student services, resources, spaces and activities will look like for the Fall 2020 semester as new health and safety guidelines are in place for COVID-19. The…

Campus & Community

ICE Rescinds Directive Affecting International Students

Tuesday, July 14, 2020, By News Staff

Dear Students, Faculty and Staff: Earlier today, we received notice that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has rescinded its July 6 directive that international students who planned to enroll only in online classes would not be permitted to remain…

STEM

University Team Receives Department of Energy Award to Develop Next Generation Retrofit Solutions to Reduce Energy Bills

Monday, July 13, 2020, By Julie Sharkey

A multidisciplinary team of Syracuse University researchers recently received a $625,000 contract from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Building Technologies Office (BTO) to research, develop and test advanced building construction technologies and practices…

Arts & Culture

Urban Video Project Installation ‘In Solidarity’ Closes, Will Be Part of Light Work Fall Exhibition Series

Monday, July 13, 2020, By Cjala Surratt

Light Work’s Urban Video Project (UVP) installation “In Solidarity” went dark on July 8 to make way for a long-awaited upgrade of UVP’s projection equipment. The culmination of years of fundraising and planning, the upgrade will make it possible for…

Arts & Culture

Community Folk Art Center Introduces Online Gallery

Monday, July 13, 2020, By News Staff

The Community Folk Art Center (CFAC) has launched a new online gallery to enable visitors to learn more about artists from the African Diaspora and other underrepresented groups. The robust site also offers a virtual means by which former exhibiting…

Disability Scoop

“Group Home Residents With Developmental Disabilities More Likely To Die From COVID-19.”

Monday, July 13, 2020, By Lily Datz

Scott Landes, associate professor of sociology in the Maxwell School, was quoted by Disability Scoop for the article, “Group Home Residents With Developmental Disabilities More Likely To Die From COVID-19.” Landes, an expert on the sociology of disability, says that…

STEM

Physicist Awarded NSF Grant for Gravitational Wave Research

Sunday, July 12, 2020, By Dan Bernardi

Duncan Brown, the Charles Brightman Professor of Physics in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S), has been awarded a three-year grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to study the universe using gravitational waves. Gravitational waves are ripples in…

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…