SU's health and wellness fee among highest of peer institutions
Undergraduate students at Syracuse University paid a total of $1,671 in fees, divided by four categories, in the 2021-22 academic year. Read more »
Writer archives: Francis Tang
Image Initiative, Inc. announces scholarship in honor of late SU employee
A Syracuse-based group announced a new scholarship for students in Syracuse City School District in honor of a community member and Syracuse University staff member who died in 2020. Read more »
Newhouse dean apologizes for Lunar New Year email
Newhouse School Dean Mark Lodato apologized in a statement Thursday for listing Hong Kong and Tibet in a list of countries alongside China in his Lunar New Year celebration email. Read more »
New York state will end mask mandate Feb. 10, Gov. Hochul says
The governor initially announced the mandate on Dec. 10, 2021, and it went into effect three days later. Read more »
Recess Coffee robbed Sunday night
SPD arrested Timothy Montone for robbing the coffee shop after it located a man matching the description provided by those at Recess. Read more »
Unsung Hero recipient Peipei Liu advocates for cultural understanding at SU
Peipei Liu, a 2022 recipient of Syracuse University's Unsung Hero Award, said the honor validated her beliefs and efforts in “making the world a better place.” Read more »
Syracuse nonprofit advocates for charter school operated by people of color
The 100 Black Men of Syracuse, a nonprofit advocacy group, held an education forum in the South Side Innovation Center at 2610 S. Salina St. on Saturday. Read more »
SU CARE Lab provides accessible autism diagnoses, evaluations
Founded in 2011, the Center for Autism Research and Electrophysiology Lab at Syracuse University focuses on understanding how people with autism sense and perceive the world around them. Read more »
Syracuse University investigating if it distributed recalled COVID-19 masks
The FDA recall of KN95 masks in June 2020 was due to their inability to block 95% of particulates. SU vice chancellor and provost Gretchen Ritter announced the investigation. Read more »
Forever Orange Faculty Excellence Program to raise funds for faculty research
SU will spend one-quarter to one-third of the funds required to create endowed chairs, professorships, visiting professorships, faculty fellowships and postdoctoral fellowships. Read more »
Syracuse leaders consider prospect of noncitizen voter eligibility
In Syracuse, despite the large immigrant community, less than half of this population is eligible to vote as of 2019. Read more »
SUNY-ESF expels student involved in 'abhorrent racist behavior' on social media
SUNY-ESF has expelled a student for “a grotesque and violent demonstration of abhorrent racist behavior” in a video circulated on social media Thursday. Read more »
Breaking down Gov. Kathy Hochul's record $216.3 billion state budget proposal
Gov. Kathy Hochul announced New York state’s $216.3 billion budget proposal for the 2023 fiscal year on Tuesday, a record-high amount. Read more »
Rep. John Katko will not seek reelection to Congress in 2022
Rep. John Katko, R-Camillus, announced Friday that he would not seek reelection in 2022. Read more »
SPD, DPS respond to car collision on East Adams Street
Two pedestrians were hit by a car. One was injured and transferred to Crouse Hospital while the other was unharmed. Read more »
Syracuse University Chancellor Kent Syverud tests positive for COVID-19
Syracuse University Chancellor Kent Syverud tested positive for COVID-19, he announced in a campus-wide email Monday. Read more »
New York state extends indoor mask mandate until Feb. 1
New York state will extend the statewide mask-or-vaccine mandate until Feb. 1, 2022. Read more »
SU delays spring semester, will start Jan. 24
Syracuse University will delay the start of the spring 2022 semester by one week due to the surge of COVID-19 cases, Chancellor Syverud announced in a campus-wide email Wednesday. Read more »
Hendricks Chapel holds annual ceremony in remembrance of Pan Am Flight 103 victims
Hendricks Chapel held its annual remembrance ceremony for the 270 victims who died in the Pan Am Flight 103 terrorist attack — including 35 Syracuse University study abroad students — on Tuesday. Read more »
Interim leadership team to replace Bobby Maldonado as DPS chief search continues
An interim leadership team will oversee Syracuse University’s Department of Public Safety before a new DPS chief is chosen. Read more »
GSO leaders want more representation across academic programs
Syracuse University's Graduate Student Organization Senate filled 16 academic program senate seats that were not filled last year, with three more expected to be filled in the spring. Read more »
5 omicron coronavirus cases confirmed in New York state
The new variant was first observed in South Africa and has been identified in other countries, such as Canada, Australia, Japan and Israel. Read more »
DPS responds to gunshots reported near Small Road
DPS and SPD are requesting people to stay away from the area until further notice. People with information can contact DPS at 315-443-2224. Read more »
SU seniors research benefits of a vegetarian diet
Samantha Jezak and Olivia Templeton have been researching the effects of a vegetarian diet on humans, receiving $6,000 in funding. Read more »
