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Campus & Community

Spring Semester Academic Calendar Now Available, Spring Break Eliminated

Wednesday, September 23, 2020, By News Staff

Dear Members of the Syracuse University Community: As our students, faculty and staff remain vigilant to continue residential learning and to remain on campus this semester, work is well underway to refine the spring 2021 schedule. The spring schedule, as…

STEM

Syracuse University, SUNY-ESF Team Up to Establish New York State Center for Sustainable Materials Management

Tuesday, September 22, 2020, By Alex Dunbar

Syracuse University and the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (SUNY-ESF) are collaborating to establish the New York State Center for Sustainable Materials Management (SMM), funded by a $5.75 million grant over five years from the New York State…

STEM

User Beware: We Still Don’t Know How Oracle Will Treat US Consumer Data

Tuesday, September 22, 2020, By Daryl Lovell

President Trump approved a tentative deal over the weekend that allows TikTok to stay in U.S. app stores for now. On Friday, officials had announced WeChat and TikTok apps would be banned, citing national security concerns as the reason behind…

Health & Society

Maxwell Sociologists Examine Grandparenting Children With Disabilities

Thursday, September 17, 2020, By News Staff

In their new book, “Grandparenting Children with Disabilities” (Springer Publishing, 2020), professors Madonna Harrington Meyer of the Maxwell School and alumna Ynesse Abdul-Malak ’13 (M.A., sociology), Ph.D. ’17 (sociology) of Colgate University explore the complex dynamics of how U.S. grandparents,…

Campus & Community

Inspired by Student-Athletes to Put Even More ‘Skin in the Game’

Wednesday, September 16, 2020, By Eileen Korey

John Wildhack ’80 uses the word “connective tissue” to describe the ties that bind him and his family to Syracuse University. “It’s an incredibly unusual place that has been part of my family since the day I was born, with…

Arts & Culture

Syracuse Stage Announces Revised and Re-Envisioned 2020-21 Season

Tuesday, September 15, 2020, By Joanna Penalva

Syracuse Stage announced today plans for adjustments to the 2020-21 season in order to address the continuing impact of the COVID-19 virus. Three previously announced plays will be replaced in the six-show season. The Cold Read Festival of New Plays…

Arts & Culture

School of Architecture Hosts Fall Programming in China

Tuesday, September 15, 2020, By Julie Sharkey

In an effort to accommodate students who were unable to travel to Syracuse in time for the Fall 2020 semester, the School of Architecture is hosting a number of courses in China for both incoming freshmen and upper-level architecture students…

Campus & Community

University Adopts Disability External Review Committee’s Phase One Recommendations

Monday, September 14, 2020, By News Staff

Syracuse University announced today that it will adopt all Phase One recommendations as presented to Chancellor Kent Syverud by the Disability External Review Committee. The committee, formed at the Chancellor’s request in April 2018, is comprised of faculty, staff and…

Campus & Community

Cydney Johnson ’77, G’96 Named Vice President for Community Engagement and Government Relations

Friday, September 11, 2020, By News Staff

Syracuse University has named Cydney Johnson ’77, G’96 vice president for community engagement and government relations. Since April of 2018, Johnson has served as the University’s executive director for state and local government relations, reporting to Vice Chancellor for Strategic…

STEM

A&S Associate Dean, Physics Chair Answers Common Fall Foliage Questions

Thursday, September 10, 2020, By Daryl Lovell

With the start of autumn coming up on Sept. 22, the leaves are beginning to turn colors, exposing beautiful bright foliage for leaf peepers to enjoy over the next several weeks. Alan Middleton is professor and chair of physics and…