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Health & Society

Maxwell Sociologists Receive $3.8M to Research Health and Longevity

Thursday, September 12, 2024, By News Staff

The National Institute on Aging (NIA) has renewed two grants, each worth $1.9 million, for research networks led by Maxwell School sociology faculty Jennifer Karas Montez and Shannon Monnat and several external collaborators. For the first grant, Montez, University Professor…

Media Tip Sheets

Donald Trump has Survived the Legal Cases that Threatened His Campaign

Tuesday, September 10, 2024, By Ellen Mbuqe

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. Donald Trump’s legal woes have been the center of international attention throughout…

Campus & Community

New Student Association Leaders Emphasize Importance of Collaboration

Wednesday, August 28, 2024, By John Boccacino

Listen. Learn. Lead. Those three simple verbs were repeatedly emphasized by German Nolivos ’26 and Reed Granger ’26 during the Student Association’s (SA) spring general elections. Hammering home an effective message to Syracuse University’s student body was especially important since…

Campus & Community

Please Review Carefully: Important Information About Student Resources and Policies

Tuesday, August 27, 2024, By News Staff

Dear Students: It is my pleasure to welcome you to campus for the 2024-25 academic year. I enjoy participating in Welcome Week activities every year and meeting so many of you and your families. As dean of students, I want…

Campus & Community

Convocation 2024: Celebrating and Welcoming New Students (Video)

Friday, August 23, 2024, By Christine Grabowski

While new students have spent the last several days moving into residence halls and getting settled, New Student Convocation marked their official welcome to the Syracuse University community and their very first time gathering as a class. During the annual…

Campus & Community

Hendricks Chapel Dean Brian Konkol Offers 5 Steps to Discovering Professional Joy

Monday, August 19, 2024, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

What started as a sidewalk conversation turned into a popular virtual workshop. Developed in the summer of 2023 and offered numerous times since, “Five Steps to Discovering Professional Joy” has engaged numerous participants throughout the Syracuse University campus community. “I…

Campus & Community

Miriam Mutambudzi Chosen as 2024-26 Lender Center Faculty Fellow

Friday, August 16, 2024, By Diane Stirling

A public health professor whose research focuses on social determinants of health has been selected as the 2024-26 Lender Center for Social Justice faculty fellow. Miriam Mutambudzi will explore how Black adults who reside in historically redlined neighborhoods can experience…

Arts & Culture

Green Teaching Summit: A Humanities Approach to Climate Education

Wednesday, August 14, 2024, By Dan Bernardi

Can religion, philosophy, history, English and writing help tackle issues of climate change, environment and ecology? Absolutely, says Mike Goode, professor of English and outgoing William P. Tolley Distinguished Teaching Professor in the Humanities. Through his Tolley professorship, a role…

Media Tip Sheets

Staying Safe as We Age: Understanding Falls in Older Adults

Monday, August 12, 2024, By Daryl Lovell

Falls are a major concern for older adults and for those that love and care for them. They are a leading cause of injury for adults older than 65, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. More…

Campus & Community

Special Collections Research Center Exhibition Shows History’s Views on Intellectual Disability

Wednesday, August 7, 2024, By Diane Stirling

Graduate students in the School of Education turned to primary source documents and artifacts at Syracuse University Libraries’ Special Collections Research Center (SCRC) to discover enlightening—and sometimes startling—information and examples of the ways that people with intellectual disability have been…