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3 COVID Test Options for Faculty and Staff

Monday, September 12, 2022, By News Staff

With the closure of the University’s on-site Testing Center, faculty and staff seeking a COVID-19 test are encouraged to use a community provider, visit their primary care physician or obtain an at-home COVID test should the need to be tested…

Campus & Community

Action-Based Programs for Diabetes Prevention, Blood Pressure Management Offered to Faculty and Staff

Monday, September 12, 2022, By Jen Plummer

According to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, an estimated 38% of all U.S. adults live with prediabetes, the precursor to type 2 diabetes, and nearly half (47%) have hypertension, or high blood pressure. While these statistics…

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Fulbright Scholars Return to Syracuse University In-Person After 2 Years

Monday, September 12, 2022, By Hope Alvarez

They never intended to meet. Daniela Orozco Poveda was from Colombia, while Jonato Xavier was from Timor-Leste, a nation located on the island of Timor between Indonesia and Australia. While they were once strangers living oceans apart, the world suddenly…

Media Tip Sheets

Gas-Powered Car Bans Won’t Work Without Infrastructure Investments

Friday, September 9, 2022, By Daryl Lovell

California lawmakers have passed a measure cracking down on the future sales of new gasoline cars. The rules call for the ban of new gas-powered cars by 2035, with target guidelines to phase out the cars in increments. It is…

Media, Law & Policy

English for Lawyers Offers Interactive Learning for Prospective LL.M. Students

Friday, September 9, 2022, By Hope Alvarez

“All rise!” Silence filled the room as the judge took her seat. Lawyers shuffled through their notes one last time while the jury prepared to listen about the criminal actions of a man who fled the state of Florida. Olga…

Campus & Community

COVID-19 Update: New York State Changes Policy for Masking on Public Transportation

Thursday, September 8, 2022, By News Staff

Dear Students, Faculty and Staff: Earlier this week, New York State Governor Kathy Hochul announced that effective immediately, masks are no longer required on public transportation in the state of New York. As such, effective today Syracuse University will transition…

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Faculty and Staff Flu Vaccine Clinics Scheduled on Campus This Month

Thursday, September 8, 2022, By News Staff

Three opportunities are available for faculty and staff to receive a free flu vaccine from Wegmans Pharmacy at convenient campus locations in the month of September. Pharmacists will immunize with the quadrivalent flu vaccine to protect against four strains of…

Food Insecurity Has Worsened for the Elderly and Women Living Alone

Wednesday, September 7, 2022, By Ellen Mbuqe

Today, the USDA released the Household Food Security in the United States in 2021 detailing the level of food insecurity at the national level in 2021 indicating that the level of food insecurity, 10.2%, is unchanged from the level in…

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Sir Elton John’s ‘Farewell Yellow Brick Road: The Final Tour’ Coming to Syracuse Saturday

Tuesday, September 6, 2022, By John Boccacino

Before Sir Elton John, the Rocket Man with the instantly recognizable voice and bedazzled sunglasses, blasts off into retirement, he’s giving Central New Yorkers one more excuse to prove that Saturday night’s alright for rocking out to classic songs from…

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Syracuse Police Remind Football Fans to Follow Parking Regulations at Home Opener Game

Friday, September 2, 2022, By News Staff

The Syracuse Police Department is reminding fans attending the home opener football game on Saturday at the JMA Wireless Dome to follow all on-street parking regulations. Illegal parking during games creates serious public safety risks to the neighborhood and to…