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Campus & Community

University Employees Can Make a Difference by Supporting the Annual United Way Campaign (Video)

Friday, October 18, 2024, By John Boccacino

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…

Campus & Community

Support Your Campus Community: Fall Student Organization Challenge

Friday, October 18, 2024, By News Staff

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…

Arts & Culture

Emily Dittman Named Director of Syracuse University Art Museum

Friday, October 18, 2024, By Wendy S. Loughlin

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…

Arts & Culture

VPA’s Sayler Named 2024 JGS Fellowship for Photography Recipient

Thursday, October 17, 2024, By Erica Blust

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 Impact

Syracuse University, Upstate Collaborate to Bring Memory Screenings to Area Offices for the Aging

Thursday, October 17, 2024, By News Staff

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…

Health & Society

Can Folic Acid Supplementation During Pregnancy Help Prevent Autism and Schizophrenia?

Thursday, October 17, 2024, By Dan Bernardi

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…

Health & Society

Tina Nabatchi Gives Keynote Address at Oxford’s Social Outcomes Conference

Wednesday, October 16, 2024, By News Staff

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…

Syracuse University Impact

University and Community Partners Help WCNY Form New Spanish-Language Radio Station

Wednesday, October 16, 2024, By Diane Stirling

An important resource never before available to the greater Central New York and Mohawk Valley region—a Spanish-language radio station—has come to fruition through an initiative shaped by PBS affiliate WCNY and a number of community members, including several faculty and…

Media, Law & Policy

IDJC’s ElectionGraph: Surge in Negative Ads After Summer Assassination Attempt

Wednesday, October 16, 2024, By News Staff

The number of negative ads on Facebook and Instagram in the U.S. presidential race surged after a July assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump despite calls from both major parties to tone down heated rhetoric, according a new ElectionGraph…

Campus & Community

Career Services Recognized With Second Career Spark Award

Tuesday, October 15, 2024, By Christine Grabowski

For the second year in a row, the University’s Career Services team has been honored with the prestigious Spark Award from Handshake, a career management platform that connects students with jobs, internships and employers. The recognition highlights the team’s innovative…