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Coronavirus Update 6.25.20: New York Travel Restrictions, Fall 2020 Website, Subcommittee Reports
Dear Students, Faculty, Staff and Families: Summer is officially here, and our preparations to welcome thousands of students, faculty and staff back to campus are well underway. In normal times, a tremendous amount of work goes on behind the scenes…
Professor and Ph.D. Student Receive NSF Grant for Business Focusing on 3D Printing of Microfluidic Devices
Too small to be seen even with standard microscopes, microfluidics research looms large over many aspects of biochemistry, nanotechnology and biotechnology research. Precision microfluidics involve a device that has channels allowing a flow of just 50 microns or less. A…
ACC Council of Presidents Announces Constitution and By-Law Changes
The Atlantic Coast Conference Council of Presidents announced Monday that it has unanimously adopted a series of changes to the ACC Constitution and By-Laws that will go into effect on July 1, thus enabling the leadership to more effectively engage…
Brice Nordquist writes “On World Refugee Day, celebrate resettled refugees who care for their neighbors.”
Brice Nordquist, associate professor of writing studies, rhetoric and composition and Dean’s Professor of community engagement, wrote the opinion piece for syracuse.com, “On World Refugee Day, celebrate resettled refugees who care for their neighbors.” In the letter to the editor,…
Mary Lovely writes “Trump’s removal of Hong Kong’s special status hurts the US more than China”
Mary Lovely, Professor of Economics in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, wrote commentary for CNN, “Trump’s removal of Hong Kong’s special status hurts the US more than China.” President Trump recently declared that he would remove Hong…
Summer 2020 Return to Campus Guide for Faculty and Staff Now Available
As the University prepares to return additional faculty and staff to campus throughout the summer, the Office of Human Resources has released its Summer 2020 Return to Campus Guide for Faculty and Staff. The guide, available here, highlights many of…
Dessa Bergen-Cico writes “Self-Care for Social Reengagement in the Era of COVID-19.”
Dessa Bergen-Cico, an Associate Professor of Public Health in Falk College, wrote the commentary piece for U.S. News & World Report titled, “Self-Care for Social Reengagement in the Era of COVID-19.” Professor Bergen-Cico, who focuses much of her research on…
Associate Provost LaVonda Reed Offers Resources for Juneteenth Reflection
Juneteenth, celebrated on June 19, commemorates when slaves in Texas received word of their freedom from bondage—more than two years after slavery officially ended. Since then, much has been written about the Black experience and the struggle for freedom, equality,…
Full Public Health Framework Now Available for Review
Dear Students, Faculty, Staff and Families: Since early April, the Public Health and Emergency Management Subcommittee of the Fall 2020 Open Working Group has been engaged in an effort to develop processes, protocols, policies and procedures appropriate to ensure that…
“Would resuming or halting the NBA season help the league’s efforts to fight racial inequality?”
African American Studies Department Chair and Associate Professor Herb Ruffin was interviewed by USA Today for the article “Would resuming or halting the NBA season help the league’s efforts to fight racial inequality?” The article weighs whether NBA players should…