Search Results for: ,spD
Collaboration Between DPS and SPD Aims to Help Prevent Vehicle Thefts
The Department of Public Safety (DPS) is teaming up with the Syracuse Police Department (SPD) to help decrease the number of vehicle thefts in the area. On Friday, Nov. 15 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., officers from DPS and…
As COVID-19 Pandemic Approaches Fifth Anniversary, What’s Next?
On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic after more than 118,000 cases in 114 countries. As we approach the five-year anniversary of the global public health emergency, there are still many uncertainties about how prepared…
Public Health Professor David Larsen Invited to White House to Discuss Wastewater Surveillance
It’s not easy to condense about four years of research into two minutes, but that’s exactly what Syracuse University Public Health Professor David Larsen did during a visit to the White House on Aug. 27. Larsen, Chair of the Department…
Alex Levy ’25 and Sam Schreiber ’25 Win 2023 Intelligence++ Inclusive Design Competition
Alex Levy, a sophomore in the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, and Sam Schreiber, a sophomore in the College of Arts and Sciences, won the 2023 edition of the Intelligence++ design competition, held on April 21 in the Martin…
DPS Emergency Communications Center Joins Onondaga County Dispatch System
The Department of Public Safety (DPS) has made the transition to a new dispatch system, which will increase interoperability between the department and other emergency responders in Onondaga County. The new system, known as Hexagon, ties DPS operations into the…
Suicide Prevention Month: Veteran and Mental Health Expert Advises Loved Ones To Create Network of Support During Pandemic
Sept. 10 is World Suicide Prevention Day, a global event to raise awareness that suicide can be prevented. According to the International Association for Suicide Prevention, over 800,000 people die by suicide annually, representing 1 person every 40 seconds. It…
Houston, We Have Splashdown
April 17 is the 50th anniversary of the splashdown of Apollo 13 after the aborted mission to the moon. The event was watched by an estimated 40 million Americans. The Apollo 13 space mission was made famous for not landing…
Thursday Morning Roundtable Sessions on Policing in Syracuse Attract Large Audiences
The University’s Thursday Morning Roundtable (TMR) series hosted Syracuse Chief of Police Kenton Buckner, in collaboration with FOCUS Greater Syracuse, in February and the Citizen Review Board (CRB) in March. Chief Buckner drew a standing-room only crowd of more than…
New Safety Sign Initiative Launched in East Neighborhood
Syracuse University’s Department of Public Safety (DPS), Student Association (SA) and Graduate Student Organization (GSO) teamed up to create and recently install 50 safety resource signs in the East Neighborhood and other streets near off-campus student housing. “The signs are…
Newhouse Journalists Work the Beat to Tell Personal Stories of Minority Police Officers
A group of eight journalism students from the Newhouse School spent the 2016-17 academic year examining a national issue with local implications: police-community relations.