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Rolling Stone

Misinformation About the Coronavirus Is Spreading Faster Than Virus Itself

Friday, February 14, 2020, By Hailey Womer

Jennifer Grygiel, assistant professor of communications in the Newhouse School, was quoted in the Rolling Stone story “Coronavirus Is Spreading — And So Are the Hoaxes and Conspiracy Theories Around It.” In the story, Grygiel discusses the spread of misinformation about…

Campus & Community

Sport Management Club Raises $57,000 for Make-A-Wish During 15th Annual Charity Sports Auction

Thursday, February 13, 2020, By News Staff

The Sport Management Club at Syracuse University (SPM) raised $57,021 for Make-A-Wish Central New York as a result of its 15th Annual Charity Sports Auction. During the Orange men’s basketball game on Nov. 16 at the Dome, supporters placed bids…

Health & Society

Health and Wellness Peer Education Team Application Deadline Feb. 16

Wednesday, February 12, 2020, By Gabrielle Lake

Undergraduate students interested in health, wellness, strengthening professional skills and connecting with the campus community are invited to apply for employment as a 2020-21 Barnes Center at The Arch peer educator. The application and additional details are available on the…

Campus & Community

Students have Plentiful Outdoor Adventure Opportunities This Semester

Monday, February 10, 2020, By News Staff

Meeting all interests and skill levels, the Barnes Center at The Arch provides students with opportunities to Be Active through a number of year-round outdoor adventure activities. Despite the current cold temperatures, the spring Outdoor Adventure trips provide students with…

Arts & Culture

Department of Drama Presents Shakespeare’s ‘Romeo and Juliet’

Monday, February 10, 2020, By Joanna Penalva

The Department of Drama is beginning the spring semester with William Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet.” Directed by faculty member Thom Miller, this production brings a fresh take to Shakespeare’s timeless classic about a pair of star-crossed lovers. “Romeo and Juliet”…

Campus & Community

Applications Now Open for 2020 RvD iPrize Competition and Regional Qualifier for the New York Business Plan Competition

Monday, February 10, 2020, By Cristina Hatem

Applications are being accepted now through March 13 for the School of Information Studies’ (iSchool) Raymond von Dran (RvD) Fund for Student Entrepreneurship pitch competition and the Hunter Brooks Watson Spirit of Entrepreneurship Award (Watson Award) for full and part-time…

Veterans

Forever Orange Gift from Patricia H. ’64, G’66 and Louis A. ’61, G’62 Mautino Will Support Scholarships for Veteran Undergraduate Students

Friday, February 7, 2020, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

In the lives of Syracuse University Trustee Patricia H. ’64, G’66 and Louis A. ’61, G’62 Mautino, patriotism runs deep. Louis was a member of the Reserve Officer Training Corps while a student at Syracuse University in the late 1950s,…

Campus & Community

Syracuse University Announces New Interdisciplinary Clusters, 69 New Faculty Members to Be Hired Across New and Existing Clusters

Thursday, February 6, 2020, By News Staff

Syracuse University’s Cluster Hires Initiative is moving ahead rapidly with approval to fund 69 new faculty positions in new and existing interdisciplinary academic clusters. Cluster hires involve scholars whose academic interests align with two or more schools/colleges based on shared,…

Arts & Culture

Helping Preserve the Works of an Important Early Black Feminist Educator, Activist and Author

Thursday, February 6, 2020, By Dan Bernardi

As an outspoken advocate of abolition and women’s rights, Frederick Douglass gladly accepted an invitation to the first Women’s Rights Convention in Seneca Falls, New York, in 1848. It was events like this, and being part of the “Underground Railroad,”…

Campus & Community

Hendricks Chapel Celebrates Black History Month with Concert, Guest Speakers

Wednesday, February 5, 2020, By Delaney Van Wey

Black History Month will be celebrated through song at Hendricks Chapel’s weekly program, Music and Message, on Sunday, Feb. 9. Guest speakers at the Black History Month commemoration will include Syeisha Byrd, director of engagement programs at Hendricks Chapel, and…