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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…
Important Information for Students Quarantining on Campus
Dear Students and Families: Later this week, you will officially join the Syracuse University family. I recognize the circumstances under which you are joining are not ideal, nor what you expected, but we are prepared to warmly welcome and help…
What shutdown of Dakota Access Pipeline means for Standing Rock Sioux tribe and environmental justice
Over the past three years, Native American tribes, indigenous rights groups, and environmental justice organizations have contested the Dakota Access Pipeline. The pipeline runs from North Dakota to Illinois, carrying oil between the two states, and in turn threatening the…
SummerStart Goes Virtual This Year to Support 100 Incoming Students
Like many other educators and student support professionals, the staff of the Arthur O. Eve Higher Education Program (HEOP) and Student Support Services (SSS) faced unique challenges this summer of 2020. All incoming HEOP and SSS students typically attend a…
Syracuse Stage Receives Mellon Foundation Grant for National Work on Housing Insecurity in the US
Syracuse Stage has received a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation in support of “Exiled in America,” an original work rooted in an examination of housing insecurity and homelessness in the United States. The project, originated by Los Angeles…