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Libraries Seek User Feedback on Trial Collections
Syracuse University Libraries is seeking feedback from campus users on new electronic resources for possible inclusion in its collections during the month of November as part of the Libraries’ assessment-based and proactive approach to building collections. On-campus users are asked…
‘It’s a Hard Call’: Professor Sabrina Butler Discusses Process Addictions, Smartphones and School Bans
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…
Author and Happiness Expert Arthur C. Brooks to Give Talk on Oct. 30
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…
At Maxwell School, the Conversation About Citizenship Gains Fresh Perspective
For nearly a century, in the north entrance to the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, a lone statue of President George Washington greeted all who entered the school. A former farmer, land surveyor, American Revolutionary War hero and…
Illustrator, VPA Professor London Ladd Commemorates 2 Book Releases
An illustrator of nearly 20 books, School of Art Assistant Teaching Professor London Ladd recently celebrated the release of two picture books, “My Hair is a Book” (Harper Collins) and “A Voice of Hope: The Myrlie Evers-Williams Story” (Philomel Books). Using acrylic…
Mental Health Matters: Tips and Resources to Combat Stress During Midterms
With midterm exams right around the corner and World Mental Health Day on Thursday, Oct. 10, SU News put together a guide for students to help manage their mental health all year long, but especially during the midterm stress. As…
Funding Research That Improves Health and Shortens ‘Bench to Bedside’ Time
Doctoral students in clinical psychology Alexa Deyo ’21 and Alison Vrabec G’23 spent their summer testing a theory that a certain kind of therapeutic technique called motivational interviewing could improve sleep and overall health among adolescents. According to the National Institutes…
Winners of LaunchPad’s 2024 Ideas Fest
The Blackstone LaunchPad hosted Ideas Fest, the annual LaunchPad student innovator competition, in Bird Library on Sept. 13. More than 120 student teams registered for the first competition of the semester, with team winners from across campus. Student teams delivered…
Experts Available for Israel–Hezbollah Conflict
If you need an expert to discuss U.S. military presence in the Middle East, you may want to consider retired Vice Admiral Robert Murrett. Murrett is currently a professor of practice at Syracuse University’s Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public…
Central Eurasian Studies Conference at Maxwell Examines Regional Challenges and Citizenship
Over 100 scholars from around the world gathered at the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs recently to share research and dissect timely issues related to citizenship during the Central Eurasian Studies Society (CESS) Fall 2024 Conference. The event…