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Health & Society

Saraswati Dhakal G’24 Embraces Role as Mental Health Counselor and Advocate

Monday, May 6, 2024, By John Boccacino

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…

Campus & Community

Jim Stone’s Falk College Legacy: Service to the Advisory Board and Legislative Policy Day  

Friday, May 3, 2024, By Matt Michael

When Jim Stone started his first year at Syracuse University in 1958, he had every intention of following in his parents’ footsteps and becoming a teacher. In his junior year in the University’s School of Education, Stone was required to…

Campus & Community

Record Number Receive Awards Through Fulbright U.S. Student Program

Friday, May 3, 2024, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Fourteen Syracuse University students and alumni have been named as 2024 recipients of awards through the Fulbright U.S. Student Program. Five students were also chosen as alternates. This is the largest number of U.S. Student Fulbright recipients that Syracuse University…

STEM

Breaking Into Male-Dominated Fields: How 3 Talented Students Are Blazing a Trail

Thursday, May 2, 2024, By John Boccacino

Women have traditionally found themselves outnumbered by their male counterparts when it comes to jobs in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields, as only 21% of engineering majors and 19% of computer and information science majors are women, according…

Health & Society

Study: Pandemic Policies Linked to Overdose Spike

Thursday, May 2, 2024, By Daryl Lovell

Drug overdose rates skyrocketed in the United States during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the National Institutes of Health, more than 92,000 people died due to overdose in 2020. Public health experts worried early in the…

Arts & Culture

Venice Bienniale, Artist in Residence Session Provide VPA Students With Unique Global Experiences

Thursday, May 2, 2024, By Diane Stirling

College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) students who spent this semester studying abroad through the Daniel and Gayle D’Aniello Syracuse University Program in Florence enjoyed unique experiential learning opportunities, including a teaching session with an internationally known artist and…

Campus & Community

Marina Artuso, Qinru Qiu Named Distinguished Professors

Thursday, May 2, 2024, By Wendy S. Loughlin

Marina Artuso, professor of physics in the College of Arts and Sciences, and Qinru Qiu, professor of electrical engineering and computer science in the College of Engineering and Computer Science, have been named Distinguished Professors. The distinction is one of…

Business & Economy

Whitman’s Panasci Business Competition Awards $40,000 to Emerging Entrepreneurs

Thursday, May 2, 2024, By Caroline K. Reff

From delicious new food items to cloud management solutions and an innovative digital platform to connect local food producers and consumers, this year’s Panasci Business Plan Competition showcased outstanding ideas from the most innovative, business-minded students across Syracuse University. A…

Campus & Community

Syracuse University to Provide Aira Visual Interpreting Service to Campus Community

Wednesday, May 1, 2024, By Eric Ferguson

Syracuse University’s Information Technology Services (ITS) division has announced a new partnership to make the Aira Visual Interpreting Service available to the campus community at no cost, effective Friday, May 3. The University’s designation as an Aira Access Partner means…

Campus & Community

University Community Invited to Summer Construction Information Session; CPDC Provides Information on Summer Projects

Monday, April 29, 2024, By Jennifer DeMarchi

As Commencement approaches, vice president and chief campus facilities officer Pete Sala and the team at Campus Planning, Design and Construction (CPDC) are preparing the University community for the summer construction projects. Sala and staff at CPDC will host a…