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City Journal

Why No One Has Talked About The CDC Confessing Its Pandemic Failures

Tuesday, October 25, 2022, By Julia Mazzer

Carl Schramm, University Professor in the iSchool, wrote an opinion piece for City Journal titled “What Does Walensky’s Apology Really Mean?” The story explains why there are suspicions about director Rochelle Walensky’s public apology for the CDC’s failures during the…

Arts & Culture

Community Folk Art Center Celebrates 50 Years

Monday, October 24, 2022, By Renée Gearhart Levy

Habibatou Traore ’24 was in her first weeks at Syracuse University when she heard African drumming during an activities fair for new students last fall. She followed their sound to Joshua Williams, who teaches West African dance and drumming at…

Arts & Culture

Special Collections Research Center Contributes to the Art Museum’s Exhibition ‘Precious Metal: Gold Across Space and Time’

Monday, October 24, 2022, By Cristina Hatem

Syracuse University Libraries’ Special Collections Research Center (SCRC) has selected collection items currently on view at the Syracuse University Art Museum’s most recent exhibition, “Precious Metal: Gold Across Space and Time.” On view until Dec. 11, “Precious Metal” is a…

Campus & Community

Reminiscing on 50 Years of Bird Library With Architectural Librarian Barbara Opar ’73, G’74

Friday, October 21, 2022, By John Boccacino

In the fall of 1972, Syracuse University took a bold step to shape the future of libraries on campus when the Ernest Stevenson Bird Library opened. Up to that point, libraries were dark spaces where students conducted their research or…

Campus & Community

Discover How University Employees Can Make a Difference By Supporting the Annual United Way Campaign (With Video)

Thursday, October 20, 2022, By John Boccacino

The United Way employee giving campaign is back on campus, with this year’s campaign running through December 16. Now celebrating its 100th anniversary, the United Way of Central New York funds efforts in our community via 70 specially funded programs and…

Veterans

New Book Highlights the Incredible Legacy of World War I Veteran William Shemin ’1924

Wednesday, October 19, 2022, By Jen Plummer

There are a few vivid details Sara Shemin Cass recalls about her grandfather, William Shemin ’1924 (1896-1973), from her time growing up in Westchester County, New York, and spending summers with her family upstate in Lake Champlain. At a strapping…

Health & Society

For Renée Verdi ’22, a Career in Public Health Starts in Communications

Tuesday, October 18, 2022, By Matt Michael

The path to a rewarding career is rarely a straight line. Renée Verdi​ followed two paths–public health and policy studies–that led to her first job and will ultimately help Verdi reach her career goal of advocating for reform in the…

WRVO

Micron Relocation Has High Likelihood of Transforming Central New York’s Economy

Tuesday, October 18, 2022, By Julia Mazzer

Carl Schramm, professor of entrepreneurship and economics in the iSchool, was interviewed for the WRVO story “Micron’s investment could bring a ‘renaissance of central New York.’” The article highlights Micron moving to Clay and the possibility of it restoring the…

Health & Society

Study Led by Public Health Professor David Larsen Says Wastewater Testing Expected to Work for Most Infectious Diseases

Monday, October 17, 2022, By Matt Michael

Wastewater surveillance of infectious diseases is expected to work for just about every infectious disease that affects humans, including monkeypox and polio. But more research is needed to apply the science for public health benefit, according to a research team…

Campus & Community

New Plays, Series of Panel Discussions Highlight Syracuse Stage’s Cold Read Festival

Monday, October 17, 2022, By Joanna Penalva

Plays by Rogelio Martinez, Ty Defoe, Jessica Bashline and Craig Thornton highlight Syracuse Stage’s 2022/2023 Cold Read Festival of New Plays, Oct. 18-23. Curated by Stage’s Associate Artistic Director Melissa Crespo, the festival features four readings performed live in the…