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Campus & Community

COVID-19 Update: Flu Shot Clinic Scheduled | Pfizer Booster Shot Guidance

Monday, September 27, 2021, By News Staff

Dear Students, Faculty and Staff: In recent days, our active COVID cases have declined significantly (44 as of today) and the positivity rate among those tested via our random surveillance testing program over the past week is less than .5%….

Arts & Culture

Arts and Sciences Professor Instrumental in the Rediscovery of Lost Painting

Monday, September 27, 2021, By Ellen Mbuqe

Syracuse University Distinguished Professor of Art History Wayne Franits was one of the first people in more than three centuries to see a painting by 17th-century Dutch artist Hendrick ter Brugghen that was presumed to have been lost to the…

U.S. News

How To Increase the Social Security Program’s Sustainability For Long-Term Benefit

Monday, September 27, 2021, By Sophie Gomprecht

Eric Kingson, professor of social work in Falk College, was interviewed for the U.S. News and World Report story “The Future of Social Security.” Kingson discussed changes that could be made to the social security program to increase its sustainability….

NBC News

The Response to 9/11 Would Look Vastly Different in Today’s World

Friday, September 24, 2021, By Sophie Gomprecht

Robert Thompson, Trustee Professor of radio, television and film and director of the Bleier Center for Television and Popular Culture in the Newhouse School, and was interviewed about issues related to the anniversary of the Sept. 11 attack and pop…

Campus & Community

Libraries Award Grants for 2022-23 Faculty Fellows

Friday, September 24, 2021, By Cristina Hatem

Syracuse University Libraries’ Special Collections Research Center (SCRC) has awarded two Faculty Fellows grants for the 2022-23 academic year. Sarah Fuchs, assistant professor of music history and cultures in the Department of Art and Music Histories (College of Arts and…

Arts & Culture

Architecture Faculty Collaborate on ‘Mycotecture’ Projects in Rwanda

Friday, September 24, 2021, By Julie Sharkey

Porcini, portobello and cremini … you’ve probably heard of these types of mushrooms, but how about mycelium? Literally translated as “more than one,” mycelium is the vegetative part of a fungus consisting of a network of interwoven thin, white filaments….

Business & Economy

Announcing the Whitman Challenge, an Experiential Learning Opportunity for MBA Online Students

Friday, September 24, 2021, By Dawn McWilliams

Students learn best when they are able to apply their education directly to real-life projects and experiences. To further Whitman’s commitment to experiential learning, we are happy to announce the creation of the Whitman Challenge. The Whitman Challenge will be…

Spectrum News

Syracuse Faculty’s First-Hand Experience During 9/11

Thursday, September 23, 2021, By Sophie Gomprecht

Maureen Casey, Chief Operating Officer for the Institute for Veterans and Military Families, was interviewed by Spectrum News and WRVO about her work in NYC as an NYPD chief during 9/11. In the Spectrum article, Casey discussed her experience with 9/11, saying, “I saw…

Campus & Community

Syracuse University and MEAC Sign Alliance Agreement

Thursday, September 23, 2021, By News Staff

Syracuse University and the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) today announced they have signed a first-of-its-kind agreement, creating an alliance designed to connect institutions, students-athletes, staff and alumni. The 10-year partnership, which is already underway, creates multiple opportunities for collaboration between…

The Washington Post

TRAC research featured in article, “The debate over immigration often relies on murky assumptions about the law.”

Wednesday, September 22, 2021, By Lily Datz

Research on by the Transactional Research Access Clearinghouse was featured by The Washington Post article titled “ The debate over immigration often relies on murky assumptions about the law.” The article reference’s TRAC’s immigration related data, which shows that “six…