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Campus & Community

Centennial Scholars Named in Honor of the Maxwell School’s 100th Anniversary

Wednesday, April 3, 2024, By News Staff

While pursuing a bachelor’s degree in anthropology and international relations at the Maxwell School, Anna Terzaghi says she has come to care greatly about people —”the lives they live, the culture they are surrounded by, the stories they tell.” “I…

Health & Society

The Impact of China’s Rapidly Aging Society

Wednesday, April 3, 2024, By Matt Michael

Due to its economic growth and large population, the People’s Republic of China is widely viewed as a rising economic and military superpower. But declining fertility rates and increased life expectancies over the last few decades have conspired to make…

STEM

Record Five Syracuse University Students Selected for Prestigious 2024 Goldwater Scholarship

Wednesday, April 3, 2024, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Five Syracuse University students have been selected for the 2024 Goldwater Scholarship, the preeminent undergraduate scholarship awarded in the natural sciences, engineering and mathematics in the U.S. This is the first time Syracuse has had five students selected for the…

Arts & Culture

Other Ways of Seeing: Understanding Ecology and Climate Through Art

Wednesday, April 3, 2024, By Dan Bernardi

Helping students of all ages understand and respond to the implications of the climate crisis, and to think ecologically, is complicated and requires an innovative and collaborative approach. That’s why Mike Goode, professor of English in the College of Arts and…

Health & Society

Racial Wealth Gap Research Presented at MetLife Foundation-Lender Center Event

Wednesday, April 3, 2024, By Diane Stirling

The U.S. racial wealth gap was the focus of a symposium hosted by the Lender Center for Social Justice last week. “Interrogating the Racial Wealth Gap: Thinking Locally,” featured presentations by five faculty teams whose research is supported by 2023…

Syracuse University Impact

InclusiveU Program Celebrates 10 Years of Offering a Fully Inclusive College Experience to Students

Tuesday, April 2, 2024, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

For the past 10 years, InclusiveU in Syracuse University’s School of Education (SOE) has given students with intellectual and developmental disabilities a college experience in a fully inclusive setting. On Thursday, April 4, family, friends and supporters of the program…

STEM

Experiencing the Solar Eclipse From an Animal’s Perspective

Tuesday, April 2, 2024, By Dan Bernardi

Awe, amazement and wonder are a few of the reactions humans have to a solar eclipse. The extremely rare occasion of being in the path of totality—where the moon’s disk completely blocks the sun for a few short moments—captivates audiences…

Campus & Community

2024 Syracuse University Scholars Announced

Tuesday, April 2, 2024, By News Staff

Twelve seniors have been named as the 2024 Syracuse University Scholars, the highest undergraduate honor the University bestows. The Syracuse University Scholars Selection Committee, a Universitywide faculty committee, selected the scholars using criteria that included coursework and academic achievement, independent…

STEM

Spring 2024 Engineering and Computer Science Research Day Winners Announced

Monday, April 1, 2024, By Alex Dunbar

Master’s and doctoral students from across the College of Engineering and Computer Science (ECS) presented their research during the 2024 ECS Research Day, held at the National Veterans Resource Center. From fundamental studies to prototype development, a total of 113…

STEM

Caller ID of the Sea: Biologists Discover Link Between Whale Communication and Behavior

Monday, April 1, 2024, By Dan Bernardi

For researchers studying the acoustic behavior of whales, distinguishing which animal is vocalizing is like a teacher trying to figure out which student responded first when the entire class is calling out the answer. This is because many techniques used…