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Campus & Community

‘Welcome Ambassadors’ to Share Important Public Health Information in the Off-campus Neighborhood

Wednesday, August 19, 2020, By Christine Grabowski

Beginning today through Sunday, Aug. 23, a team of welcome ambassadors from the Department of Public Safety Office of Emergency Management will be going door-to-door during the day, visiting our students in the off-campus neighborhoods. The ambassadors will share important…

Campus & Community

Giving Back and Creating Opportunities: Gifting Textbooks for First-Generation Students

Tuesday, August 18, 2020, By Eileen Korey

For Shelly Lotman Fisher ’80, a Syracuse University education came with lots of textbooks…and a whole lot more. “I loved every minute of my time there. I grew both educationally and as a person,” she explains. “It really helped give…

Campus & Community

Welcome, and Welcome Back!

Monday, August 17, 2020, By News Staff

Dear Students, Faculty and Staff: Welcome back to Syracuse University. And to those newly joining us, welcome to the Orange family. It is so good to be together again. After a long summer for all of us, it has been…

STEM

A&S Researchers Lay the Groundwork to Reconstruct Global Climate through Earth’s History

Thursday, August 13, 2020, By Dan Bernardi

A key component when forecasting what the Earth’s climate might look like in the future is the ability to draw on accurate temperature records of the past. By reconstructing past latitudinal temperature gradients (the difference in average temperature between the…

Campus & Community

Orange Roots Date Back Nearly 100 Years for This Legacy Family

Thursday, August 13, 2020, By John Boccacino

Some families pass down cookbooks or photo albums. The LeMessuriers pass down a tiny white No. 44 Syracuse University football jersey, symbolic of their love for Syracuse as the Orange in their family tree dates to 1930 with 16 family…

Campus & Community

Fall 2020 Student Experience: Barnes Center at The Arch Services, Hours and More

Wednesday, August 12, 2020, By News Staff

As students prepare to return to campus this fall, the Barnes Center at The Arch announces important updates related to its services, procedures and programs, continuing to support the holistic well-being of our students and promote the health and safety…

Media, Law & Policy

Newhouse Professors Receive Funding for Work on Technology to Combat Fake News

Wednesday, August 5, 2020, By Wendy S. Loughlin

Two professors from the Newhouse School have received an $830,958 subcontract agreement for the development of technology to detect manipulated media and combat the spread of fake news. Stephen Masiclat, professor and director of new media management and director of…

Business & Economy

Amid Bankruptcies, Retail Industry Will Thrive with Fewer Players

Monday, August 3, 2020, By Daryl Lovell

Luxury department store Lord & Taylor and the company that owns both Men’s Warehouse and Jos. A. Bank have announced plans to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The stores join a growing list of retailers that have made similar…

Jurist

Arlene Kanter writes, “Turning Their Back on People with Disabilities in the Name of Religious Freedom.”

Sunday, July 26, 2020, By Lily Datz

Arlene Kanter, professor in the College of Law and founder and director of the Disability Law and Policy Program, authored the Jurist op-ed titled, “Turning Their Back on People with Disabilities in the Name of Religious Freedom.” In the op-ed…

Campus & Community

Call for Goon Squad Health Ambassador Volunteers

Wednesday, July 22, 2020, By Gabrielle Lake

Students interested in volunteering as a Goon Squad Health Ambassador Volunteer are asked to visit the  Office of First-Year and Transfer Programs (FYTP) Goon Squad webpage to register. Since 1944, the Goon Squad, a friendly group of returning students, have…