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Ongoing COVID-19 Guidance: Syracuse Abroad, Travel, Spring Break
Dear Students, Faculty and Staff: Syracuse University’s ongoing efforts to plan and prepare our campus community in response to the global coronavirus crisis continue to evolve as new information and updated public health guidance are made available. This is a…
Biology Professor Answers 3 Common Questions About COVID-19
Ruth Phillips is an assistant teaching professor and biotechnology program advisor at Syracuse University’s College of Arts and Sciences. Professor Phillips answers 3 questions about curbing the spread of COVID-19: What might scientists be doing right now to curb the…
Message to the Syracuse University Senate and Community
The University Senate meeting scheduled for March 11, 2020, was canceled due to the current precautions against the coronavirus. Chancellor Syverud submitted the remarks below to the Senate for distribution. Dear Senators and Community: I had intended to say what…
Syracuse University Employee Discount for Summer College Program
The dependents of Syracuse University faculty and staff are eligible for a 15 percent discount on tuition and program fees for the 2020 Summer College for High School Students Program. Additionally, a 15 percent discount is available for Central New…
Guidance on Academic Accommodations
Dear Faculty Colleagues, Department Chairs and Academic Deans: As a follow-up to my message this past weekend, I am reaching out to you directly to provide recommendations on how to support protesting students to achieve their learning objectives. In consultation…
Additional Guidance on COVID-19 Planning and Response
Dear Members of the Syracuse University Community: Yesterday, Syracuse University announced that at the end of the academic day on Friday, March 13, we will suspend residential academic instruction until at least March 30 and transition to a distance-based approach…
Professor Emeritus Harold Jones Encourages Student, Faculty Discovery through Gifts to Forever Orange Campaign
“Think globally, act locally.” It’s a concept that Harold Jones, professor emeritus of Spanish, and his wife, Barbara, have put into practice over their nearly 53 years of marriage. Together, they’ve worked to make a global impact through their giving…
Residential Instruction Suspended Effective End of Day Friday, March 13; University to Transition to Online Learning
Dear Students, Faculty and Staff: Syracuse University continues to monitor and assess guidelines from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the World Health Organization (WHO), and New York State and Onondaga County health officials related to the…
“Coronavirus Affecting Jeopardy, Wheel of Fortune.”
Robert Thompson, Trustee Professor of radio, television and film and director of the Bleier Center for Television and Popular Culture in the Newhouse School, was interviewed by WBT Radio (Charlotte) for the story “Coronavirus Affecting Jeopardy, Wheel of Fortune.” Thompson,…
Professor Qin Collaborates with MIT to Study Fatigue Resistant Hydrogels
For years, scientists have been interested in the potential of hydrogels in biomedical and engineering applications. Hydrogels often contain more than 90 percent water and a small percentage of synthetic polymer and are used in a variety of uses from…