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Where Does the Water Go?
Beavers play an important role in maintaining the habitat around streams throughout the United States. Beaver dams slow water velocity, preventing stream banks from eroding. Without these dams, the rushing water and sediment cuts the stream channel deeper into the…
US Intelligence Warns of Foreign Election Interference
With less than 100 days to go before the U.S. election, U.S. intelligence officials are warning of attempted interference by Russia, China and Iran, according to an update from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence. Corri Zoli is an Associate…
Fall 2020 Weekly Virtual Update Sessions to Continue on Friday, July 31
As Syracuse University prepares for the Fall 2020 semester, Vice Chancellor for Strategic Initiatives and Innovation J. Michael Haynie is hosting “SU Safe Weekly Roundup,” a series of virtual update discussions for University community members with an syr.edu email address….
Invitation to Listening Session with Academic Affairs
Dear Colleagues, I am writing to invite you to a listening session with me and my team to inform our thinking about the upcoming academic year. Specifically, I want to check in with you to see how you are doing…
Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and Three More States Added to New York Travel Advisory and Quarantine Order
Dear Members of the Syracuse University Community: Earlier today, the State of New York announced the addition of three states, Illinois, Kentucky and Minnesota, as well as Washington, D.C. and Puerto Rico, to the New York State Department of Health’s…
Entrepreneurship Professor Improves SAGE Business Journal’s Impact Factor
The Martin J. Whitman School of Management recognizes Johan Wiklund, Al Berg Chair and professor of entrepreneurship, for his role in significantly improving the SAGE Journal Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice’s (ETP) 2019 Impact Factor published by Clarivate (part of the…
Tree Work Planned on Mount Olympus Drive
Facilities Services and a local contractor are planning to complete tree trimming along Mount Olympus Drive. The work is planned on Thursday, Aug. 6, and Friday, Aug. 7. One lane of the road will be closed during the work. For…
“Stop Saying Facebook Is ‘Too Big to Moderate’.”
Jennifer Grygiel, assistant professor of communications in the Newhouse School, was quoted in the Wired article, “Stop Saying Facebook Is ‘Too Big to Moderate’.” Grygiel, an expert on social media, says that Facebook needs “to hire more content moderators, a…
At-Home COVID Testing Kits Available to Students
Dear Students and Families: With our first group of students arriving on campus this weekend to prepare for the start of the fall semester, we are writing to provide an update on COVID-19 pre-arrival testing expectations. As previously communicated, Syracuse…
Whitman Professor Burak Kazaz Unveils Wine Futures Report Calling 2019 Bordeaux an Excellent Investment Option
Researchers at Syracuse University’s Whitman School of Management and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute’s (RPI) Lally School of Management are out with their yearly assessment of wine futures and have determined the 2019 Bordeaux vintage to be an excellent investment option. “Futures…