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7 Student Teams Win Prizes to Advance Their Intelligence++ Disability, Inclusion Innovations
Seven student-designed products, services and technologies meant to assist people with intellectual and developmental disabilities won recognition and seed funding at the Intelligence++ Showcase on April 25. The showcase is the culmination of the two-semester Intelligence++ (DES 400/600) course taught…
Blackstone LaunchPad Student Start-Ups Place in the Finals of the 2024 New York Business Plan Competition
Two Syracuse University Libraries’ Blackstone LaunchPad (LaunchPad) student start-up teams placed in the finals of the New York Business Plan Competition (NYBPC), powered by Upstate Capital, held in Albany on April 25. Natasha Brao ’22, (College of Visual and Performing…
Celebrating the Successes of First-Generation College Students
A trio of first-generation college students have demonstrated hard work and resiliency and shown how they ultimately set themselves on the path that will culminate Sunday morning inside the JMA Wireless Dome when they become the first members of their…
Law Professor: The Manhattan District Attorney’s Convoluted Legal Case Against Donald Trump Gets More Convoluted
To request an interview with Professor Germain, please contact Ellen James Mbuqe, executive director of media relations, at ejmbuqe@syr.edu. By Gregory Germain, Professor of Law, Syracuse University College of Law. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg has charged Donald Trump with…
Syracuse University Commencement Visitor Information
Dear Parents, Families and Loved Ones: In just a few days, Syracuse University will celebrate the academic accomplishments of roughly 6,700 students at this year’s Commencement. We are excited to honor this important rite of passage—a culmination of years of…
Faculty Share Perspectives on Mental Health
Did you know 1 in 20 U.S. adults experience serious mental illness each year? If you’re working on a story for Mental Health Awareness Month, our Syracuse University faculty experts are available for interviews. Please see their names, background, and…
Commencement 2024: What You Need to Know
Bring on the pomp and circumstance! Graduates, it’s time for Commencement Weekend 2024! It’s the moment to recognize your academic accomplishments and celebrate with family and friends and the University community. Syracuse University’s Commencement exercises will be held in the…
Hendricks Chapel’s Mindfulness Certification Program Offers Direction and Reduces Stress
When Sensei JoAnn Cooke began as a Buddhist chaplain at Hendricks Chapel, she had no idea of the coming global pandemic and the impact it would have at Syracuse University and throughout the world. While Cooke and fellow Buddhist Chaplain…
Saraswati Dhakal G’24 Embraces Role as Mental Health Counselor and Advocate
Before pursuing a master’s degree in clinical mental health counseling from the School of Education, Saraswati Dhakal G’24 served as a transplant coordinator and operation theatre nurse at the Human Organ Transplant Centre in Bhaktapur, Nepal. In that role, Dhakal…