Diane Stirling, Author at Syracuse University Today

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CHB Aims for National Excellence in Health Behavior Research, Practice

Its collaborative structure and expanded programming help position Syracuse as a national leader in health behavior research, education and practice, with a focus on veteran

Dec. 11, 2025 | Syracuse University Impact

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9 Faculty, 5 Organizations Receive Arts Grants

College of Visual and Performing Arts faculty and University organizations are among more than 2,400 nonprofit arts and culture groups and individuals receiving NYSCA awards.

Dec. 1, 2025 | Arts & Humanities

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See How They Run: Observing Lizards Helps Researchers Aim for Innovation

How geckos and anoles use sticky toepads and claws to run, climb and jump is providing clues for innovations to help humans, and is also

Nov. 21, 2025 | STEM

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Trusting AI to Do the Hard Stuff: Think, Reflect, Follow Rules

As a pioneer in neuro-symbolic AI, Paulo Shakarian conducts research that applies across national security, cybersecurity and critical decision-making systems.

Nov. 19, 2025 | STEM

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11 Awards for Interdisciplinary Innovation Presented at BioInspired Symposium

More than 100 undergraduate and graduate researchers, postdoctoral scholars and faculty presented updates on their research the annual event.

Nov. 17, 2025 | STEM

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5 Data Warriors Student Research Fellows Chosen to Work With SCSD Youth

Graduate and undergraduate students will work with 21 high schoolers, using math, maps and data analysis to study and solve community issues.

Nov. 13, 2025 | STEM

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Study Examines How Egg Cell Errors Impact Fertility, Genetic Issues

Postdoctoral researcher Ileana Márquez studies the meiotic spindle, a tiny, machine-like organ made of protein fibers that has a crucial job—correctly sorting chromosomes inside a

Nov. 11, 2025 | STEM

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Research Reveals How Post-9/11 Media Coverage Shaped a Controversial Conviction

Lender Center for Social Justice research examined how media coverage of Yassin Aref's arrest and conviction shaped public understanding in ways that supported prosecution narratives.

Nov. 5, 2025 | Communications, Law & Policy

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Lender Global Student Fellows Share Sustainability Research

Three students combined a study-abroad experience with an international research opportunity, exploring green design and climate justice in the United Kingdom.

Oct. 28, 2025 | STEM

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Estonia Fulbright Gig Launches Global Entrepreneurial Teaching Tour

Branagan’s global journey began with a 2021 Fulbright Specialist grant to help universities in Estonia create media entrepreneurship programs. He has since spoken to audiences

Oct. 28, 2025 | Communications, Law & Policy, Syracuse University Impact

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The ‘Great Divide’: Understanding US Political Polarization

Johanna Dunaway, research director at Syracuse University's Institute for Democracy, Journalism and Citizenship and a political science professor, explains how partisan viewpoints, news consumption and

Oct. 23, 2025 | Communications, Law & Policy

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Open Source, Open Science: New App Leads Data Reproducibility

Open-source app "Paleopal" facilitates replication and sharing of information among researchers using data science tools to create workflows.

Oct. 2, 2025 | STEM

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‘Good to Great’ Grant Program Advances Sponsored Research Projects

The program seeks to boost the volume and competitiveness of sponsored project awards, fueling the University's research enterprise and impact. Faculty applications are due on

Oct. 2, 2025 | Campus & Community

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University Honors 4 Scholars During Postdoc Appreciation Week

As part of National Postdoctoral Association’s Postdoc Appreciation Week, the University’s Office of Postdoctoral Affairs and Graduate School celebrated the outstanding contributions of Syracuse postdoctoral

Oct. 1, 2025 | Campus & Community

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It Takes a Village (and a University) to Support Rural Wellness, Recovery Efforts

A faculty-service provider initiative is exploring how a rural recovery café can serve as a vital space for mental health support, healing and strengthened community

Sept. 24, 2025 | Syracuse University Impact

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Students Study Human Rights and Historical Memory at Santiago Center

The Syracuse University Abroad Center in Santiago, Chile, is the setting for a semester-long student research project focused on human rights, historical memory and social

Sept. 11, 2025 | Campus & Community

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Sci-Fi, Afrofuturism Expert, Author Named Newest University Professor

Isiah Lavender III brings a multidisciplinary lens to Afrofuturism, exploring Black identity through literature, history and speculative fiction.

Sept. 8, 2025 | Campus & Community

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2025 Is a Strong Year for NSF Proposal Funding, Early-Career Faculty Awards

Faculty across five schools and colleges earned major National Science Foundation grants to support cutting-edge research in AI, physics, chemistry and engineering.

Sept. 4, 2025 | Campus & Community

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