All Posts in #COVID 19

Dear Students, Faculty, Staff and Families: The Fall 2020 semester has officially begun, and we are halfway into the first week of academic coursework. While campus looks and feels different this year, what remains the same is the positive energy…

David Driesen, University Professor at the College of Law, co-wrote a commentary for The Hill entitled “How private companies could step up to help save our election.” Driesen, an expert on constitutional law, says that the effects of the pandemic…

Work by Carrie Mae Weems, University Artist in Residence, was mentioned the the Hypebeast.com story “Carrie Mae Weems Urges Communities to ‘RESIST COVID TAKE SIX!’” Weem’s newest work focuses on how Black communities have been affect by COVID 19 at…

Brooks Gump, Falk Family Endowed Professor of Public Health in Falk College, was quoted by CNBC for the piece “From yoga to lifting weights: What experts say you need to know to help stay safe at the gym.” Gump, who…

Welcome back to Syracuse University and to our first day of the fall semester! I give thanks that we are again at the start of a new academic year. I know how hard so many people have worked to make…

Gladys McCormick, associate professor of history in the Maxwell School, was interviewed by BCB for the story “Mexico’s challenges with fighting COVID-19 pandemic.” McCormick, an expert on Mexico and Latin America, discusses how Mexican officials have claimed a steady decline…

David Larsen, associate professor in the Department of Public Health at Falk College, was quoted by NBC News for the story “College students serve as contact tracers as pandemic colors campus life.” Larsen, who specializes in epidemiology, is leading the…

Nina Kohn, the David M. Levy Professor of Law and Faculty Director of Online Education at the College of Law, was interviewed by MarketWatch for the story “Millions of COVID-hit nursing home residents risk losing their vote.” Kohn specializes in…

Scott Landes, associate professor of sociology in the Maxwell School, was interviewed by ABC News Radio for the story “Children with disabilities face additional challenges returning to school amid coronavirus.” Landes’ most recent research, which found that people with intellectual…

Dear Students: Last night, a large group of first-year students selfishly jeopardized the very thing that so many of you claim to want from Syracuse University—that is, a chance at a residential college experience. I say this because the students…