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Campus & Community

Falk College Student Helping Families Navigate ‘Terrifying Path’ of Pediatric Illness

Friday, October 6, 2023, By Matt Michael

Why Falk College? And why OttoTHON? For Grace Brashears ’25, the answer to both questions is the same: She has dedicated her life to helping children and their families “while they walk the terrifying path that is pediatric illness.” Brashears,…

Health & Society

Addressing Mental Wellness and Social Anxiety With Counseling Director Carrie Brown (Podcast)

Friday, October 6, 2023, By John Boccacino

Moving away from home and embarking on your Syracuse University journey can be a difficult time as students leave behind their families and friends and start a new chapter in their lives. On top of that, a recent report from…

Health & Society

Catherine García: Researching Health Disparities Among Hispanic/Latine Populations

Friday, October 6, 2023, By Diane Stirling

Catherine García wants to know how and why the fastest-growing segment of older adults in the United States—those of Hispanic/Latine origin—are at higher risk for chronic diseases, such as Type 2 diabetes, kidney disease and Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias….

Campus & Community

2 Graduate Students Named as New BIPOC Alliance Steering Committee Members

Thursday, October 5, 2023, By Diane Stirling

Two new representatives have been appointed as steering committee members for the Graduate School Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) Alliance for Excellence (GSBA): Joshua Agbomedarho and Cristina Diaz-Mateo. Agbomedarho is in the second year of the MBA program…

Campus & Community

Public Health Update: COVID-19 Test Availability | Flu/COVID Vaccines

Thursday, October 5, 2023, By News Staff

With cold and flu season officially here, I want to remind the University community of the availability of COVID-19 tests and opportunities on and off campus to get vaccinated against both influenza and COVID-19. As always, good hygiene practices are…

Health & Society

HDFS Student Transforms Passion for Working With Children Into Career Path

Wednesday, October 4, 2023, By Matt Michael

Kingston, Jamaica, and Syracuse, New York, are about 1,700 miles apart, and it’s not easy getting from one place to the other. For Raven Campbell ’24, who grew up in Jamaica and moved to the United States when she was…

STEM

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Professor Bing Dong Awarded as IBPSA World Fellow

Wednesday, October 4, 2023, By Kwami Maranga

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (MAE) Professor Bing Dong has been awarded as an International Building Performance Simulation Association (IBPSA) World Fellow for his research contributions, mentoring and outreach within the field. The IBPSA Fellow is awarded to individuals who have…

Veterans

IVMF Receives $3M Grant to Empower Rural Veteran-Owned Businesses

Wednesday, October 4, 2023, By Charlie Poag

In a recent announcement at the White House, Vice President Kamala Harris celebrated the University’s D’Aniello Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF) as one of 43 grantees of the MBDA Capital Readiness Program (CRP). This groundbreaking initiative, backed by…

Health & Society

Maxwell Professor Kristy Buzard Explores Gender Disparities in Economics

Tuesday, October 3, 2023, By News Staff

Kristy Buzard, associate professor of economics in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, is part of a research team that recently received funding from the Women in Economics and Mathematics Research Consortium to investigate the mechanisms that contribute…

Campus & Community

‘Norton Guide to Equity-Minded Teaching’ Co-Author to Give Public Talk and Faculty Workshop Oct. 11-12

Tuesday, October 3, 2023, By News Staff

On Oct. 11 and 12, Bryan Dewsbury. Ph.D., will visit campus as part of the Focus on Teaching and Learning Pathways to Deep Learning series, co-hosted by the Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence (CTLE) and the Office of Institutional…