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Health & Society

Syracuse University Part of $7.5 Million Grant to Support Doctoral Students in Special Education

Wednesday, October 30, 2019, By Jennifer Russo

Syracuse University joins Florida International University (FIU) and Arizona State University (ASU) in securing a $7.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education to support students pursuing doctoral degrees in special education. The grant, along with matching funds, will…

Campus & Community

How to Practice Mindfulness with the Free Sanvello Mobile App

Tuesday, October 29, 2019, By Joyce LaLonde

Through a partnership with Sanvello (formerly Pacifica), Syracuse University students, faculty and staff have free premium access to the No. 1 mobile app for stress, anxiety and depression management. Based on cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness meditation, Sanvello provides daily…

Campus & Community

Fall Is a Great Time for Colorful Fruits and Vegetables

Tuesday, October 29, 2019, By Kevin Morrow

Did you know New York is one of the top agricultural states in the nation? It is! About 20 percent of the state’s land area—more than seven million acres—is farmland, with some 36,000 crop and dairy farms. New York is…

Arts & Culture

Tips for Capturing All Your Favorite Holiday Memories

Tuesday, October 29, 2019, By Kathleen Haley

Holiday times with family and friends can go so quickly. How can you make sure you capture all the special moments? Professional photographer Ross Knight, director of photography in the Division of Marketing and Communications, knows a thing or two…

Arts & Culture

Everson Museum of Art Selects MILLIØNS to Design Museum Café for The Rosenfield Collection

Tuesday, October 29, 2019, By Julie Sharkey

The Everson Museum of Art and Syracuse University School of Architecture are pleased to announce MILLIØNS as the winner of the Everson Museum Café Design Competition. Everson Museum Director and CEO Elizabeth Dunbar, Everson Museum Curator of Ceramics Garth Johnson,…

Campus & Community

Tap Into the Power of Positive Psychology with the Thrive! Well-Being Series

Monday, October 28, 2019, By Jen Plummer

We are living in an age of overwhelm. With access to all of the world’s information never more than a few finger taps away, mounting societal pressure to be the perfect [spouse, parent, employee, insert your noun of choice here],…

STEM

First-Year Bioengineering Students Build Assistive Technology Devices

Friday, October 25, 2019, By Alex Dunbar

At first glance it looked like first-year bioengineering major Olivia Kmito ’23 and her partner Kevin Place ’23 were just playing the video game Tetris in their ECS 101 class, but if you looked closely you could see they were…

Arts & Culture

Verbal Blend Honors Endsley with 2019 Poetic Icon Award

Wednesday, October 23, 2019, By Shannon Andre

Verbal Blend will honor Crystal Leigh Endsley, Ph.D. with the Poetic Icon Award as part of the Sixth Annual Spoken Word Poetry Institute, held Friday, Oct. 25 through Saturday, Oct. 26. Verbal Blend is recognizing Endsley for her contributions to…

STEM

Invent@SU Students Win $50k First Prize in American Heart Association Business Accelerator Competition

Wednesday, October 23, 2019, By Alex Dunbar

When mechanical engineering senior Russell Fearon ’20 learned he had diabetes, he also learned it meant his life would change. “When I was first diagnosed it was obviously extremely, extremely difficult,” said Fearon. “The doctors come to you and tell…

Veterans

Cultural Training Event and Powerful Performance Continue University’s Veteran Commitment

Tuesday, October 22, 2019, By Leah Lazarz

On Oct. 17, members of the Syracuse-area professional community gathered on Syracuse University’s South Campus for a full day of veteran cultural competency training followed by “Theater of War,” an innovative public health project designed to encourage thought and discussion…