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STEM

Diving Into an Immersive Experience With Gravitational Waves

Friday, November 1, 2024, By Dan Bernardi

Science festivals offer a platform for researchers to demystify complex scientific phenomena and help the public better understand the relevance and importance of their work. By making science accessible to broader audiences, it can also inspire future scientists to pursue…

Campus & Community

Lender Center Student Fellows Named, Will Work on Public Health Research Project

Thursday, October 31, 2024, By Diane Stirling

Five students will soon begin a two-year research project examining the potential social justice and public health impacts of living in neighborhoods that have experienced the historical discriminatory practice of redlining. That is a practice where, for decades, financial institutions…

Media, Law & Policy

‘It’s a Hard Call’: Professor Sabrina Butler Discusses Process Addictions, Smartphones and School Bans

Thursday, October 31, 2024, By Martin Walls

Across the United States, school administrators, parents, and students—as well as public health officials, attorneys, and teachers unions—are debating whether or not to limit or even ban the use of smartphones and similar devices in schools “from the first to…

STEM

NSF Grant in Biology Aims to Boost STEM Student Retention Through Hands-On Research

Tuesday, October 29, 2024, By Dan Bernardi

As technology advances, companies face a growing need to hire graduates skilled in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). However, finding the ideal candidate can be difficult at times due to a limited pool of applicants. Part of the reason…

Arts & Culture

Architecture Professor Named Exhibit Columbus University Design Research Fellow

Tuesday, October 29, 2024, By Julie Sharkey

Jess Myers, assistant professor in the School of Architecture, has been named a 2024-25 University Design Research Fellow (UDRF), and part of a national team selected to participate in Exhibit Columbus, featuring a group of designers, artists, architects and landscape…

Syracuse University Impact

The Rise of Misinformation and AI: Developing Tools to Detect What’s Real and the Impact on Upcoming Elections (Podcast)

Tuesday, October 29, 2024, By John Boccacino

With the increase of misinformation and disinformation on the internet and social media, our brains struggle to process what we’re seeing and whether an image, a video clip or a story is real or not. Faculty members Jenny Stromer-Galley and…

Media Tip Sheets

New Japan Rising: LDP’s Defeat Signals Shift Toward Inclusion

Monday, October 28, 2024, By Vanessa Marquette

Margarita Estévez-Abe, associate professor of political science at Syracuse University’s Maxwell School of Citizenship & Public Affairs, shared her thoughts below on Japan’s general election results. Her research focuses on Japan, gender, and political economy. If you’d like to schedule…

Health & Society

A Lifetime of Impact: Professor Sudha Raj Receives Prestigious Award for Contributions to Nutrition and Dietetics

Monday, October 21, 2024, By Matt Michael

For more than 20 years, Department of Nutrition and Food Studies Teaching Professor and Graduate Program Director Sudha Raj in the Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics has been providing support, guidance and inspiration to generations of students who…

Arts & Culture

Artist in Residence Carrie Mae Weems H’17 Receives National Medal of Arts Today From President Joseph R. Biden Jr. L’68

Monday, October 21, 2024, By News Staff

Internationally renowned artist and Syracuse University Artist in Residence Carrie Mae Weems H’17 received the National Medal of Arts from President Joseph R. Biden Jr. L’68 at a White House ceremony on Monday. “Carrie Mae Weems’ commitment to telling the…

Arts & Culture

Author and Happiness Expert Arthur C. Brooks to Give Talk on Oct. 30

Thursday, October 17, 2024, By Cort Ruddy

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…