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University Employees Can Make a Difference by Supporting the Annual United Way Campaign (Video)
Are you a faculty or staff member who wants to make a difference in the lives of people in Central New York? Consider contributing to the University’s annual employee giving campaign, an initiative supporting the vast impact United Way has…
Support Your Campus Community: Fall Student Organization Challenge
The Office of Alumni Engagement and Annual Giving has launched the Fall 2024 Student Organization Challenge. The initiative is your chance to support students as they compete to raise funds toward their important goals and projects. Eighteen student groups have…
Emily Dittman Named Director of Syracuse University Art Museum
Following 17 years of service to the Syracuse University Art Museum, Emily Dittman has been named director, effective Oct. 16. The announcement was made today by Associate Provost for Strategic Initiatives Elisa Dekaney. “Emily’s steady, visionary leadership has already guided…
Author and Happiness Expert Arthur C. Brooks to Give Talk on Oct. 30
A former Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs faculty member who is regarded as one of the world’s leading experts on the science of human happiness will return to Syracuse University later this month to outline a pathway by…
College of Law’s 8th Annual Supreme Court Preview Discussion Is Nov. 1
The College of Law will hold its eighth annual Supreme Court Preview on Friday, Nov. 1, from 9 a.m. to noon in the Gray Ceremonial Courtroom in Dineen Hall. Robert Parker, chief of the Criminal Division’s Appellate Section at the…
VPA’s Sayler Named 2024 JGS Fellowship for Photography Recipient
Susannah Sayler, associate professor of art photography in the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ Department of Film and Media Arts, is one of five artists to be recognized with a 2024 JGS Fellowship for Photography. The $8,000 unrestricted cash…
Syracuse University, Upstate Collaborate to Bring Memory Screenings to Area Offices for the Aging
Residents over the age of 60 in seven Central New York counties—Cayuga, Herkimer, Lewis, Madison, Oneida, Oswego and Tompkins—can receive free memory screenings from their local Office for the Aging (OFA) as part of a collaborative project between SUNY Upstate…
Can Folic Acid Supplementation During Pregnancy Help Prevent Autism and Schizophrenia?
The neocortex, or “thinking brain,” accounts for over 75% of the brain’s total volume and plays a critical role in humans’ decision-making, processing of sensory information, and formation and retrieval of memories. Uniquely human traits such as advanced social behavior…
Tina Nabatchi Gives Keynote Address at Oxford’s Social Outcomes Conference
Tina Nabatchi, professor of public administration and international affairs in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, was a keynote speaker at the annual Social Outcomes Conference 2024, hosted in hybrid format by the Blavatnik School of Government at…
New CTLE Director Diving In With Programs, Resources to Support Educators and Faculty and Student Learning
Jessamyn Neuhaus became director of the Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence (CTLE) in August. The Universitywide center supports faculty and instructors with professional development programming and resources and services that promote effective, inclusive and innovative teaching. Known nationally for…