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Health & Society

Feeding the Next Generation

Tuesday, August 10, 2021, By News Staff

Less than an hour’s helicopter flight northwest of the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince is the town of Anse Rouge, where the coastal landscape is a patchwork of squares, white mounds and tropical vegetation. Salt farming is the subsistence livelihood that Haitians…

Health & Society

Health Resources Services Administration Grant Brings Together Professionals to Enhance Services for CNY Children and Families

Tuesday, August 10, 2021, By Ellen de Graffenreid

Like communities across the United States, Central New York faces an acute shortage of mental health professionals, particularly those who work with children and families. The stigma of mental health issues, combined with long waits to see psychiatrists, psychologists, counselors…

Arts & Culture

Creative Writing Workshop for Teens With Disabilities: A New National Model

Sunday, August 8, 2021, By Eileen Korey

William Del Rosario is a high school senior from Orange, California, who has helped shape the success of a model program pioneered by the Burton Blatt Institute, housed within the College of Law, at Syracuse University, in collaboration with the…

Campus & Community

Five Outstanding Alumni to Be Honored During Coming Back Together 2021

Thursday, August 5, 2021, By News Staff

Syracuse University’s Office of Multicultural Advancement today announced that five accomplished alumni will be recognized during Coming Back Together (CBT) this September. CBT is a triennial reunion that welcomes Black and Latino/a alumni back to campus to celebrate their accomplishments,…

Health & Society

New CSD Study Uses Electrical Brain Stimulation to Help Treat Stroke Patients With Aphasia

Thursday, August 5, 2021, By Dan Bernardi

Researchers in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders (CSD) are testing a cutting-edge method of electrical brain stimulation to help stroke patients suffering from a language disorder called aphasia. The National Institutes of Health-funded study, led by Ellyn Riley,…

Campus & Community

Masks and Cleaning Supplies Available by Request

Wednesday, August 4, 2021, By News Staff

Dear Faculty and Staff: In support of the University’s focus on protecting the health and well-being of our campus community, please remember that an ample supply of masks and cleaning products is available to you. Departments, schools and colleges can…

Arts & Culture

Light Work Galleries and Photography Lab Reopens to the Public

Wednesday, August 4, 2021, By Cjala Surratt

Light Work announces the reopening of its state-of-the-art photography lab and exhibition spaces to the public. Over the last three months, Light Work staff have taken incremental steps toward pre-pandemic “normal.” At Light Work, there has been a progression from…

Media Tip Sheets

Why The Renewable Fuel Standard Is A Threat To Our Nation’s Supply Chain Security

Wednesday, August 4, 2021, By News Staff

“The strength of America’s supply chains is an indicator of our security and economic standing in the world. It determines our dependence on foreign suppliers to meet consumer demand, and our reliance on other countries — including rivals and adversaries,…

Campus & Community

Vonn Read to Serve as Acting Head Coach of Syracuse Women’s Basketball for 2021-22 Season

Wednesday, August 4, 2021, By News Staff

John Wildhack, director of Athletics at Syracuse University, today announced Vonn Read, currently associate head coach, will serve as acting head coach for the 2021-22 basketball season. “I am grateful to Vonn for stepping up to lead,” says Wildhack. “With…

Media Tip Sheets

Partisan politics at the root of vaccine hesitancy, according to new article

Tuesday, August 3, 2021, By Lily Datz

In a new article posted this week, Syracuse University professor of political science Shana Kusner Gadarian, along with her co-authors, Sara Wallace Goodman (UC Irvine) and Thomas Pepinsky (Cornell University) ask the question: “How do we explain the pattern between vaccinated…