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Health & Society

Experiential Learning Provides Valuable Lessons for Nutrition Science Graduate Student

Thursday, April 3, 2025, By Matt Michael

For nutrition science graduate student Isabelle Haeberly, a seven-week rotation at a long-term care facility provided her with insight that will last a lifetime. Haeberly worked at the facility in the Syracuse area as part of her “supervised experiential learning”…

Campus & Community

Tyna Meeks-Siptrott ’15 Retires After 28 Years of Transformative Teaching

Wednesday, April 2, 2025, By Sari Signorelli

Tyna Meeks-Siptrott, Ph.D., has dedicated 28 years to teaching, leaving an indelible mark on her students and colleagues at Indian River High School in Upstate New York. Her relationship with the University began with Syracuse University Project Advance (SUPA) and…

STEM

Improving Quality of Life for Post-Stroke Patients

Tuesday, April 1, 2025, By News Staff

A painless and non-invasive pulse of electrical stimulation to specific brain areas can ease some symptoms of post-stroke patients, though how it works remains a physiological mystery. A pilot study of a post-stroke population by researchers from the Department of…

Campus & Community

School of Social Work Honors Jessica Perusse With Rubenstein Social Justice Award

Monday, March 31, 2025, By Matt Michael

As director of The Camden Life Center in Camden, New York, Jessica Perusse, LCSW-R, CSSW, has several ties to the students and faculty in the School of Social Work in the Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics. That connection…

Health & Society

Protecting Your Health in a Polarized World: Expert Advice on Political Stress

Thursday, March 27, 2025, By Daryl Lovell

Feeling overwhelmed by politics? You’re not imagining it. The stress is real, and it can take a toll on your health. According to national surveys conducted by the American Psychological Association, close to half of U.S. adults say politics are…

Health & Society

A&S Researchers Explore the Impact of Climate Warming and Population Growth on America’s Rivers

Thursday, March 27, 2025, By News Staff

The chemistry of U.S. rivers is changing—and will change further in complex ways in different regions of the country. Scientists are exploring ways to predict future changes in watershed chemistry, which could improve managing them for climate change and community…

Health & Society

‘Never Take No for an Answer’: Phyllis E. Greenberger ’64 Transformed the Landscape of Women’s Health Research

Wednesday, March 26, 2025, By Dan Bernardi

When Phyllis E. Greenberger ’64 walked the campus of Syracuse University as a student, she could never have imagined that nearly three decades later, she would be in the Oval Office, advocating for women’s health with United States President Bill…

Syracuse University Impact

Striving to Improve the Efficacy of Obesity, Diabetes Treatments (Podcast)

Wednesday, March 26, 2025, By John Boccacino

The cutting-edge weight loss and diabetes research developed by medicinal chemist Robert Doyle has offered significant and consistent weight loss and glucose control to its recipients through peptide-based treatments. Doyle and his fellow collaborators reported that two new peptide compounds­­—GEP44…

Campus & Community

Bob Mankoff ’66 to Deliver Alumni Keynote at 2025 A&S | Maxwell Convocation

Tuesday, March 25, 2025, By Sean Grogan

Bob Mankoff ’66, who melded academic interests in psychology and philosophy with comedy and satire to become one of the nation’s most influential cartoonists as cartoon editor of The New Yorker for 20 years, will deliver the alumni keynote address…