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Arts & Culture

Emily Dittman Named Director of Syracuse University Art Museum

Friday, October 18, 2024, By Wendy S. Loughlin

Following 17 years of service to the Syracuse University Art Museum, Emily Dittman has been named director, effective Oct. 16. The announcement was made today by Associate Provost for Strategic Initiatives Elisa Dekaney. “Emily’s steady, visionary leadership has already guided…

Arts & Culture

Author and Happiness Expert Arthur C. Brooks to Give Talk on Oct. 30

Thursday, October 17, 2024, By Cort Ruddy

A former Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs faculty member who is regarded as one of the world’s leading experts on the science of human happiness will return to Syracuse University later this month to outline a pathway by…

Media, Law & Policy

College of Law’s 8th Annual Supreme Court Preview Discussion Is Nov. 1

Thursday, October 17, 2024, By Robert Conrad

The College of Law will hold its eighth annual Supreme Court Preview on Friday, Nov. 1, from 9 a.m. to noon in the Gray Ceremonial Courtroom in Dineen Hall. Robert Parker, chief of the Criminal Division’s Appellate Section at the…

Arts & Culture

VPA’s Sayler Named 2024 JGS Fellowship for Photography Recipient

Thursday, October 17, 2024, By Erica Blust

Susannah Sayler, associate professor of art photography in the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ Department of Film and Media Arts, is one of five artists to be recognized with a 2024 JGS Fellowship for Photography. The $8,000 unrestricted cash…

Health & Society

Can Folic Acid Supplementation During Pregnancy Help Prevent Autism and Schizophrenia?

Thursday, October 17, 2024, By Dan Bernardi

The neocortex, or “thinking brain,” accounts for over 75% of the brain’s total volume and plays a critical role in humans’ decision-making, processing of sensory information, and formation and retrieval of memories. Uniquely human traits such as advanced social behavior…

Syracuse University Impact

University and Community Partners Help WCNY Form New Spanish-Language Radio Station

Wednesday, October 16, 2024, By Diane Stirling

An important resource never before available to the greater Central New York and Mohawk Valley region—a Spanish-language radio station—has come to fruition through an initiative shaped by PBS affiliate WCNY and a number of community members, including several faculty and…

Health & Society

At Maxwell School, the Conversation About Citizenship Gains Fresh Perspective

Wednesday, October 16, 2024, By Jessica Smith

For nearly a century, in the north entrance to the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, a lone statue of President George Washington greeted all who entered the school. A former farmer, land surveyor, American Revolutionary War hero and…

Campus & Community

Design Students Receive Honors at Creative Conscience Awards

Monday, October 14, 2024, By Mikayla Heiss

Tackling social and environmental issues through design, College of Visual and Performing Arts students in Creative Problem Solving won an award and commendation in the global Creative Conscience Awards. Creative Conscience is a global not-for-profit organization that believes that creative…

STEM

Secrets Behind Our Universe’s Existence Revealed

Monday, October 14, 2024, By Dan Bernardi

It takes sophisticated technology to study the behavior of invisible particles like neutrinos and cosmic rays, which pass through our bodies every second before zooming back off into the universe without us even knowing. While they might be tiny, these…

Campus & Community

Indigenous Educators Discuss School of Education’s New Indigenous Teacher Preparation Fund

Monday, October 14, 2024, By News Staff

“Zero,” answers middle school teacher Aaron Dorsey G’03, G’17, to the question: “As a student, how many Indigenous teachers have you had?” “Absolutely zero.” Over his entire educational career—kindergarten to master’s degree—he says there was almost no one of color…