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Funding Research That Improves Health and Shortens ‘Bench to Bedside’ Time

Monday, October 7, 2024, By Eileen Korey

Doctoral students in clinical psychology Alexa Deyo ’21 and Alison Vrabec G’23 spent their summer testing a theory that a certain kind of therapeutic technique called motivational interviewing could improve sleep and overall health among adolescents. According to the National Institutes…

Veterans

Student Veteran Spotlight: U.S. Navy Veteran Jurgen Baeza ’26

Monday, October 7, 2024, By Charlie Poag

When Jurgen Baeza ’26 first set his sights on Syracuse University, it was during his high school days in San Diego, California. Without a clear vision of what he wanted to do, however, he wound up at San Diego State…

Campus & Community

Urban Video Project Presents ‘This Side of Salina’

Monday, October 7, 2024, By News Staff

Light Work’s Urban Video Project (UVP) is pleased to present the exhibition of “This Side of Salina” by filmmaker Lynne Sachs, exploring reproductive justice from Oct. 12 to Dec. 21 at UVP’s architectural projection venue on the Everson Museum facade…

Campus & Community

Orange Fan Honors Father With $2M Gift to Fuel Competitive Excellence

Friday, October 4, 2024, By Eileen Korey

The dining hall in the One Team Olympic Sports Center will be named for avid Orange sports fan Edward C. Magee Sr. ’33, G’36, thanks to a $2 million pledge from his son. When Edward “Ed” C. Magee ’70, G’72…

Health & Society

What’s Driving the Rise in ADHD Diagnosis Among Children and Adults?

Friday, October 4, 2024, By Dan Bernardi

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is the most commonly diagnosed behavioral disorder in children, and the numbers are only expected to rise. The CDC reported that in 2022, over 7 million (11.4%) U.S. children aged 3–17 years were diagnosed with ADHD, an…

Campus & Community

New Awards Presented at Postdoctoral Appreciation Dinner

Monday, September 30, 2024, By Diane Stirling

The research and creative, teaching and service contributions of Syracuse University’s postdoctoral scholars, including three who received special awards, were recognized at last week’s celebration of the National Postdoctoral Association’s Postdoc Appreciation Week. The Office of Postdoctoral Affairs and the…

Campus & Community

5 Questions With Diversity and Inclusion’s New Director of Learning and Development Carrie Murawski

Friday, September 27, 2024, By Kathleen Haley

Carrie Murawski started a little over two months ago in her role as the inaugural DEIA director of learning and development for the Office of Diversity and Inclusion (ODI). Already immersed in expanding learning experiences on campus to advance diversity,…

Campus & Community

Chancellor Syverud Provides Updates to University Senate on University Climate and Shared Governance

Thursday, September 26, 2024, By News Staff

Greetings, everybody. I should say that I had Tom’s [Dennison] job [chair of the Employee Benefits Advisory Council] in another life at the University of Michigan. I was the chair of a similar body there. I’m aware of the [health…

Campus & Community

2 New Staff Members Selected for Office of Diversity and Inclusion Administrative Fellowship

Thursday, September 26, 2024, By Christine Grabowski

The Office of Diversity and Inclusion (ODI) has selected Diane Crawford and Qingyi Yu as the recipients of this year’s ODI Administrative and Research Fellowships, respectively. Earlier this year, ODI invited staff members to apply for the administrative fellowship as…

STEM

iSchool Professor Awarded NSF Grant to Study Wireless Communications

Thursday, September 26, 2024, By Anya Woods

The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded nearly $250,000 out of a total of $800,000 under a three-year research grant to a faculty member in the School of Information Studies (iSchool) to study Radio Frequency (RF) spectrum management for…