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Research Shows Wastewater Testing Improves Predictions for COVID-19 Hospital Admissions
Testing wastewater for COVID-19 provides a better forecast of new COVID hospital admissions than clinical data, according to a Syracuse University research team led by postdoctoral researcher Dustin Hill. The COVID-19 pandemic has been a burden on the U.S. health…
Public Health Update: COVID-19 Test Availability | Flu/COVID Vaccines
With cold and flu season officially here, I want to remind the University community of the availability of COVID-19 tests and opportunities on and off campus to get vaccinated against both influenza and COVID-19. As always, good hygiene practices are…
New COVID Boosters Approved, Reminders About Reporting and Isolation
Dear Students, Faculty and Staff: A short time ago, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) approved a new round of COVID vaccinations. As Syracuse University has in the past, we will be once again offering COVID vaccine clinics,…
Please Review! Important Return to Campus Public Health Information
Dear Students, Faculty and Staff: On behalf of everyone at Syracuse University, I am delighted to welcome our new community members to the Orange family and welcome our returning students, faculty and staff back to campus. I will be coordinating…
COVID-19 Update: Vaccination Requirement Ending | Continuing Resources
Dear Students, Faculty, Staff and Families: I am writing today to share an important update to the University’s public health guidelines. On Thursday, May 11, 2023, the federal government’s COVID-19 public health emergency expired. The U.S. Department of Health and…
Important Update About Faculty and Staff Health Plan Coverage After the End of the Public Health Emergency on May 11
The Public Health Emergency (PHE) that was first declared by the Department of Health and Human Services during the COVID-19 pandemic will end on May 11, 2023. For those employees and their dependents who are covered under the Syracuse University health…
The More We Disrupt Wildlife Habitats, the Greater the Threat of Future Pandemics
Robert Wilson is associate professor of director of undergraduate studies in the Geography and the Environment Department at Syracuse University’s Maxwell School. He teaches classes on animals and society and environmental history and talks (below) about the role of animals,…
Getting to the ‘Point’: Powerful Computing Helps Identify Potential New Treatments for Coronaviruses
Coronaviruses, such as the one that causes COVID-19, have numerous protruding spikes salting their surfaces. When a coronavirus raises one of these spike proteins—like opening a finger to full length—it becomes capable of invading a human cell. The pointed spike…
COVID Research Project Garners $2.2M NIH Award
Emily Wiemers, associate professor of public administration and international affairs in the Maxwell School, is the principal investigator for a COVID-19-related research project that is expected to receive up to $2.2 million from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) over…
Data Shows Drop In Student Academic Performance Post-Pandemic
George Theoharis, professor of educational leadership and inclusive elementary/early childhood education in the School of Education, was interviewed for the CNY Central story “Post-pandemic learning, a new report shows dropping student math, reading scores in CNY.” The story highlights how…