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ECS Professor Elizabeth Carter Studies, Forecasts Floods
After Hurricane Katrina ravaged the southern coastline of the United States in 2005, Elizabeth Carter found herself on the Gulf Coast following the tropical storm’s aftermath. Witnessing the devastating impact of the hurricane on infrastructure and communities, she decided to…
How to Make the Most of Fall Career Week 2024
Fall 2024 Career Week serves as a reminder for students that it is never too soon to take steps toward achieving their individual career goals. The week offers a lineup of programs and events designed to help students connect with…
Big Data Holds Key to Understanding Human Behavior
Researchers increasingly analyze gigantic volumes of digital information to understand how and why individuals and groups of people conduct their lives the way they do, both during ordinary days and under extreme stress such as disease outbreaks or social unrest….
4 Selected as 2024 Rostker Dissertation Fund Fellows
Getting the necessary funding to conduct quality research is among the myriad of challenges when working towards a doctoral degree. Syracuse University students engaged in research to support the military-connected community have found that challenge eased by the generosity of…
Support K-3 Literacy in Central New York: Become a United Way Book Buddy
Looking for an easy and rewarding way to give back to the local community this school year? Faculty, staff and students are encouraged to volunteer with Book Buddies, an in-person tutoring program focused on building literacy skills for kindergarten through…
Campus Dining Opens 6th Dining Center; Launches New Sustainability Initiatives
Campus Dining begins the 2024-25 year with the grand opening of its sixth all-you-care-to-eat dining center in Orange Hall (the former Sheraton Hotel, located next to the Whitman School of Management). It is the first new on-campus dining center in…
Nursing Homes and The Pandemic — Legal Expert Weighs In
On Tuesday, Sept. 10, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo will testify publicly before the House of Representative’s select subcommittee on the coronavirus pandemic. Cuomo’s administration has faced significant criticism for how it handled nursing home residents who contracted COVID-19 in…
Dean Van Slyke Visits India to Celebrate Maxwell’s Centennial, Partnerships and Alumni
David M. Van Slyke, dean of the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, met with alumni, partners and dignitaries, including India’s minister of education, Shri Dharmendra Pradhan, during a recent visit that celebrated the school’s centennial and its 70-plus-year…
Suicide Prevention Day: Social Factors of a Mental Health Crisis
Tuesday, September 10th, is World Suicide Preventon Day. If you are looking for an expert to discuss suicide prevention, Syracuse University Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs professor Michiko Ueda-Ballmer is available for interviews. She is one of the…
Student Inventors Develop New Way to Secure Wheelchairs in Moving Vehicles
Former Syracuse University student Jim DaRin is one of many wheelchair users who rely on adapted vehicles to drive. These vehicles are equipped with a docking system designed to secure the wheelchairs in place while users focus on the road. However, even…