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La Casita to Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month With New Exhibition
La Casita Cultural Center, located at 109 Otisco St. in Syracuse, will mark the beginning of National Hispanic Heritage Month 2023 with a community-wide event and exhibition opening on Friday, Sept. 15, from 6 to 8 p.m. The exhibition, “Futurismo…
Central New York Humanities Corridor: Advancing Relevant and Impactful Research That ‘Doesn’t Fit in a Box’
Courtney Mauldin infuses her scholarly research with a clear purpose: to give Black girls innovative opportunities to dream big and envision futures filled with possibilities. Her involvement with the Central New York Humanities Corridor is critical to success: “We see…
Students Practice English, Make Friends and Build Community Within English Conversation Groups
Traveling the world during his time in the military, Antonio Herrera ’24 understood what it meant to be somewhere and not speak the native language. So when he heard about the English Conversation Group through the Center for International Services,…
Kay Stearns Bruening Appointed Associate Dean of Falk College Academic Affairs
Kay Stearns Bruening, Ph.D., RDN, FAND, associate professor in the Department of Nutrition and Food Studies in the Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics, has been named associate dean of Academic Affairs for Falk College effective Aug. 1. In…
Sea Urchins Are Struggling to ‘Get a Grip’ as Climate Change Alters Ecosystems
When driving through a rainstorm, traction is key. If your tires lack sufficient tread, your vehicle will slip and slide and you won’t have the grip needed to maneuver safely. When torrential rains hit nearshore, shallow water ecosystems, sea…
Students Participate in High-Altitude Health Study at the Top of the World
Of all the exceptional Syracuse University Study Abroad courses, there is one that towers above the others–about 18,000 feet above. Mount Everest Base Camp Trek: The Human Response to High Altitude is a three-week, three-credit course and international research expedition…
Veterans Learn Cutting-Edge Training in Entrepreneurship, Small Business Management
The D’Aniello Institute for Veterans and Military Families at Syracuse University recently celebrated the addition of 25 new graduates from the Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans (EBV) program. The program is unique in that it leverages the skills, resources and infrastructure…
James Henderson Named Director, Heidi Hehnly Named Associate Director of BioInspired Institute
James H. (Jay) Henderson, professor of biomedical and chemical engineering in the College of Engineering and Computer Science, has been appointed as director of the Syracuse University BioInspired Institute, Duncan Brown, vice president for research, has announced. Henderson has served…
On National Monuments for Emmett Till and Mamie Till Mobley
Paula C. Johnson, Professor of Law and Director of the Cold Case Justice Initiative , offers reactions to the announcement that President Joe Biden will establish a national monument honoring Emmett Till, the Black teenager who was abducted and killed by white…
First-of-Its Kind Research Studies Arsenic Exposure in Syracuse Children
A new study published in the journal JAMA Network studies the connections between arsenic exposure and cardiovascular disease processes in children. Led by Brooks B. Gump, Ph.D., M.P.H., the Falk Family Endowed Professor of Public Health in the Falk College,…