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Indigenous Studies Researcher Advises the United Nations on Inequalities in Food Security and Nutrition
Mariaelena Huambachano is an Indigenous scholar, native to Peru, with Quechua ancestry, who also lived for many years in Aotearoa, the Indigenous name for New Zealand. There she completed her undergraduate and graduate studies and formed long-lasting relationships with Māori, the…
Visiting Scholar From Ukraine Has Found Community, Continued Her Work at Maxwell School
On Feb. 24, 2022, Tetiana Hranchak awoke to the sound of explosions near her home in Kyiv, Ukraine. She expected Russia’s invasion and knew once it happened that she would leave her home country for the United States. Given her…
University Named Gilman Scholarship Top Producer
Syracuse University has been named a Gilman Scholarship Top Producer for the 2021-22 academic year in the medium institution category. In that application cycle, 24 University students received and used the award to fund study abroad experiences. The Benjamin A….
Lender Center for Social Justice Names 5 2023-25 Student Fellows
Five students have been selected as Lender Center for Social Justice student fellows and will work on a research project that examines American news media coverage and United States policymaking related to the war on terror. The group will work…
How Students Can Develop a Healthy Relationship With Food
When students begin their Syracuse University journeys, not only are they beginning their professional pursuits, they’re also in charge of what they eat and when they eat—a new experience for many students. Routine home-cooked meals are replaced with busy, varied…
RSF Grant Supports Research on Youth Poverty, Housing and International Migration
Sean J. Drake, assistant professor of sociology in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, has received a grant from the Russell Sage Foundation to research the experiences of youth who have faced persistent poverty and housing insecurity. Drake…
Doctoral Student Chelsea Bouldin Receives Prestigious Imagining America Fellowship
School of Education doctoral student and University Fellow Chelsea Bouldin has been awarded an Imagining America (IA) Publicly Active Graduate Education (PAGE) fellowship for the 2023-24 academic year. IA PAGE is a network for publicly engaged graduate students across humanities,…
‘The First Scramble for Africa’: Maxwell Professor Unearths England’s First Outpost
Back in 2019, Syracuse University archaeologist Christopher DeCorse was part of a team that made an unexpected discovery during fieldwork in coastal Ghana. While excavating the ruins of the 17th-century Dutch Fort Amsterdam, the researchers from Syracuse, the University of…
‘Family Pictures Syracuse’ Brings City’s Marginalized Histories Into Focus
If a picture paints a thousand words, what new Syracuse community portrait will emerge to illustrate the past and present stories of individuals and families who have long been neglected in the public memory? Organizers of the community photographic project,…
Whitman First Program Helps First-Generation College Students Succeed in Business School
The Martin J. Whitman School of Management recently announced the launch of the Whitman First Program, an initiative to support first-generation college students by helping them adapt more easily to the many facets of a business school environment. “This academic…