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Arts & Culture

New Biblio Gallery Exhibition Features Work of Manya Gadhok

Monday, April 11, 2022, By Cristina Hatem

Syracuse University Libraries’ new Biblio Gallery exhibition on the 4th floor of Bird Library features the work of artist Manya Gadhok, a third-year master of fine arts in film student in the College of Visual and Performing Arts. The exhibit…

Health & Society

Falk Professor Roopnarine Leads International Discussion on Benefit of Childhood Play

Friday, February 11, 2022, By Matt Michael

Born into poverty in Guyana, a country roughly the size of Idaho in the northeastern corner of South America, Jaipaul Roopnarine had to contend with hunger, neighborhood violence and other adverse early childhood experiences. As a way of escaping this…

STEM

NIH Grant Funds Innovative Study on Childhood Stuttering

Wednesday, June 9, 2021, By Dan Bernardi

What do Hollywood movie production companies and researchers at the Syracuse University Stuttering Research Lab have in common? Each uses sophisticated state-of-the-art equipment like infrared motion tracking cameras and body sensors—but for very different purposes. While the movie production companies…

Health & Society

Education Professor Contributes to Global Study on Childhood Obesity

Friday, January 29, 2016, By Jennifer Russo

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.

Health & Society

Low-Cost Tool in Fight Against Childhood Obesity: Water Dispensers in Schools

Wednesday, January 20, 2016, By Jessica Smith

Making water more available in New York City public schools through self-serve water dispensers in cafeterias resulted in small—but statistically significant—declines in students’ weight, according to new findings. The study, published Jan. 19 in the online issue of JAMA Pediatrics,…

Health & Society

School Food Policy and Its Impact on Childhood Obesity

Friday, October 23, 2015, By Kathleen Haley

Professor Amy Schwartz has for many years studied the school lives of New York City children, looking at educational inequalities and school finance. Much of the work focused on looking at test score results but more recently Schwartz wanted to look at a broader picture of student success.

Campus & Community

Syracuse, Le Moyne, Redhouse Team Up with Sphinx Virtuosi for ‘Diversity in Arts’ Panel Discussion Oct. 15

Tuesday, October 6, 2015, By Rob Enslin

“Diversity in the Arts” is the subject of an upcoming panel discussion with local arts leaders and executives from the Detroit-based Sphinx Virtuosi, a professional chamber orchestra composed of black and Latino soloists. Mark Nerenhausen, professor of practice and founding…

Campus & Community

Onondaga Citizens League Releases New Study on Early Childhood, School Readiness

Thursday, April 17, 2014, By Eileen Jevis

The Onondaga Citizens League (OCL) released its new study report, “Early Childhood and School Readiness: Creating a Community Where All Children Thrive by Five” at a conference on April 14 at WCNY. The report, co-chaired by OCL board members Laurie…

Campus & Community

‘Childhood Safety and Maltreatment’ workshop to be held Dec. 1

Wednesday, November 14, 2012, By Michele Barrett

The Jack Reilly Institute for Early Childhood and Provider Education, in collaboration with Upstate Medical University and Child Care Solutions, Inc., will sponsor a free workshop on Saturday, December 1 at The Inn Complete, South Campus, Syracuse University, from 8:00…

Campus & Community

NY Association for Marriage & Family Therapy conference April 20-21 focuses on recognizing, responding to, treating childhood sexual abuse

Thursday, April 5, 2012, By News Staff

On April 20-21, the New York Association for Marriage & Family Therapy (NYAMFT) will host its annual conference, “Breaking the Silence: Recognizing, Responding and Treating Childhood Sexual Abuse.”