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Baptist Campus Ministry Team Finds Hope, Joy in Work with Earthquake Survivors
In the terraced landscape of Nepal, a team from the Baptist Campus Ministry worked alongside residents disassembling crumbled homes and marking plots of homes that will be rebuilt following last year’s crippling earthquake.
Syracuse University Fit Families Program to Include Children with Autism
The Fit Families Program for Children with Autism, a research-based physical activity program for families with children with autism ages 5 to 10, is currently accepting applications for its five-session workshop beginning in March. Luis Columna, associate professor of exercise…
University Begins 2016 RecycleMania Collegiate Recycling Competition
Starting on Sunday, Feb. 7, Syracuse University will participate in the eight-week national recycling and waste reduction competition where colleges across the United States and Canada are ranked each week based on the amount of collected recycling, food organics and…
Biology Student Wins NSF Graduate Research Fellowship
Caitlin McDonough, a Ph.D. student in biology, has been awarded a National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship, supporting her study of the intricate details of reproduction. The award provides three years of independent financial support for early-career graduate students….
Education Professor Contributes to Global Study on Childhood Obesity
Tiago Barreira, assistant professor in the School of Education’s department of exercise science, is part of a team of researchers who collaborated on The International Study of Childhood Obesity, Lifestyle, and the Environment.
Chancellor Syverud Provides Update on Key University Initiatives
Syracuse University Chancellor Kent Syverud addressed the University Senate in a nearly full Maxwell Auditorium on Wednesday, Jan. 20. In his nearly 25-minute remarks, the Chancellor provided a comprehensive update on a number of items, including matters relative to student life, academic affairs, executive searches and Fast Forward Syracuse. Chancellor Syverud has been regularly delivering remarks at Senate meetings to provide an update on key University initiatives. This was his first to the University’s governing body since the start of 2016.
Take a Vacation, Contribute to Research
To demonstrate potential costly effects of not taking time off from work as well as the beneficial effects that can result from vacationing, a professor in the Falk College is leading a new research study to examine how past and…
Fake a Knee—Professor, Students Develop Device for Joint Repair Research
When patients undergo traditional knee replacement surgery, the bone and cartilage that make up the knee joint is replaced with one built with metal, plastic and polymers. Along with their natural joint, patients lose a certain quality of life. Risk…
Lockerbie Scholar Erin McLaughlin ’07 Granted Green Card
In 2007, Erin McLaughlin became the first Lockerbie Scholar to earn an undergraduate degree from Syracuse University. Typically, these outstanding scholars from Lockerbie, Scotland, study in Syracuse for only a year, representing the 11 Lockerbie residents who died in the…
Newhouse Student Honored as 2015 Young Travel Photographer of the Year
Newhouse School sophomore Chase Guttman has been named 2015 Young Travel Photographer of the Year (TPOTY) in an international competition judged by museum curators and magazine editors. This is one of series of accolades for Guttman, a photography major. He…