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The Great New York State Fair: Everything You Need to Know

Thursday, August 15, 2024, By Christine Grabowski

It is officially that time of year; summer is coming to an end, and with fall just around the corner, that can only mean one thing in Central New York: it is time for the Great New York State Fair!…

Health & Society

New Research Published on Disability and Mortality Disparity

Wednesday, August 14, 2024, By Ellen Mbuqe

Earlier this month, Associate Professor of Sociology Scott Landes published a new study entitled “Disability Mortality Disparity: Risk Of Mortality For Disabled Adults Nearly Twice That For Nondisabled Adults, 2008–19” in the August edition of Health Affairs journal. The report is…

Campus & Community

Celebrating 80 Years of the Goon Squad Welcoming New Students to Campus (Podcast)

Wednesday, August 14, 2024, By John Boccacino

When the Goon Squad first formed in 1944, its original purpose was to reinforce Syracuse University’s campuswide policy requiring all new students to wear beanie caps during their first semester on campus. Sue Weber ’68 fondly recalls wearing her beanie…

Campus & Community

Packing Essentials and Words of Wisdom From Upperclass Students to First-Year Students

Wednesday, August 14, 2024, By Christine Grabowski

As you prepare to come to Syracuse next week, you may be thinking, what do I really need to bring with me to campus? SU News spoke to a pair of upperclass students, Ryan Nkongnyu ’25, a communication and rhetorical…

Campus & Community

Welcome Week 2024: What You Need to Know

Wednesday, August 14, 2024, By Christine Grabowski

With Welcome Week just a few days away, there is so much for new students to do and so many opportunities to learn about everything Syracuse University! SU News has put together a summary of links and things you need…

Media Tip Sheets

Staying Safe as We Age: Understanding Falls in Older Adults

Monday, August 12, 2024, By Daryl Lovell

Falls are a major concern for older adults and for those that love and care for them. They are a leading cause of injury for adults older than 65, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. More…

Veterans

Passion for Service Led Jennifer Pluta G’15 to Help Military-Connected Community

Monday, August 12, 2024, By John Boccacino

When Jennifer Pluta G’15 enlisted in the U.S. Army Reserve on May 19, 1999, she had no grand plans for making a career out of her service to her country. Rather, feeling compelled to give back to her country, Pluta…

Arts & Culture

Books by Acclaimed Author George Saunders G’88 and 3 Other A&S Faculty Appear on New York Times ‘Best of’ List

Sunday, August 11, 2024, By Dan Bernardi

Not one, not two, but three books by bestselling author and professor of English George Saunders were included in The New York Times list of The 100 Best Books of the 21st Century. Saunders, who teaches in the creative writing…

Media, Law & Policy

David Popp Co-Chairs National Academy of Sciences Committee

Sunday, August 11, 2024, By Jessica Youngman

David Popp, professor of public administration and international affairs and Caroline Rapking Faculty Scholar in Public Administration and Policy, is helping lead a National Academy of Sciences committee studying the role and impacts of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR)…

Campus & Community

Special Collections Research Center Exhibition Shows History’s Views on Intellectual Disability

Wednesday, August 7, 2024, By Diane Stirling

Graduate students in the School of Education turned to primary source documents and artifacts at Syracuse University Libraries’ Special Collections Research Center (SCRC) to discover enlightening—and sometimes startling—information and examples of the ways that people with intellectual disability have been…