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Health & Society

New Lerner Gift Amplifies the Impact of Healthy Mondays and Public Health Initiatives

Tuesday, November 28, 2023, By Eileen Korey

Words that resonate, a memorable message and the power of the media to inspire action—these are fundamental to improving public health and foundational to the Lerner Center for Public Health Promotion and Population Health. Established at the Maxwell School of…

Campus & Community

Faculty and Staff: Don’t Miss These Important Benefit Deadlines

Wednesday, November 22, 2023, By News Staff

The Office of Human Resources (HR) wants to remind faculty and staff about important information and benefit application deadlines that are approaching. Reduced Health Plan Contributions Faculty and staff are encouraged to carefully review the expanded eligibility guidelines for 2024…

STEM

Civil and Environmental Engineering Professor Receives Legend Award From the Deep Foundations Institute

Thursday, November 16, 2023, By Alex Dunbar

The Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) recognized Civil and Environmental Engineering Professor Sam Clemence as a recipient of a DFI Legends Award on Nov. 2. This award was established to honor practitioners that have made significant contributions and advancements to the…

Campus & Community

Chancellor Syverud Updates University Senate on Student Housing, Benefits

Wednesday, November 15, 2023, By News Staff

Chancellor Kent Syverud addressed University Senate at its meeting today. His remarks were as follows: Thank you, Professor Reed. I need to update the Senate on two pieces of University business before turning to current issues for our community regarding…

Arts & Culture

Q&A With Alex Jainchill: Illuminating the Story of Malcolm X at the Met Opera

Wednesday, November 15, 2023, By Kathleen Haley

How do you illuminate the powerful story of civil rights leader Malcolm X on the opera stage? It was a challenge that lighting designer Alex Jainchill couldn’t pass up, working on a groundbreaking opera at the renowned Metropolitan Opera in…

STEM

A&S Physicist Awarded 2 NIH R01 Grants for Cutting-Edge Biosensor Design Work

Tuesday, November 14, 2023, By Dan Bernardi

The National Institutes of Health’s R01 grants are among the organization’s oldest and most prestigious awards presented to investigators conducting biomedical research. With only around a 20% success rate per application, receiving just one of these highly selective grants in…

Health & Society

Falk College’s School of Social Work Provides American Perspective at International Seminar

Monday, November 13, 2023, By Matt Michael

Alsace is a region in northeastern France that borders Germany and Switzerland and reflects a mix of cultures because over the centuries it has alternated between German and French control. It seems an unlikely place for an American university to…

Media, Law & Policy

University to Host Conference that Addresses Legal and Theological Theory of the Doctrine of Christian Discovery

Monday, November 13, 2023, By Renée K. Gadoua

A series of 15th- and 16th-century papal edicts continues to shape policies that include land usage and mineral extraction across the globe and undergird notions of white supremacy and religious extremism. In 1823, the U.S. Supreme Court cited the edicts,…

Campus & Community

Students Can Explore New Syracuse Abroad Programs and Experiences for Fall 2024

Monday, November 13, 2023, By Ashley Barletta

Callie Amill’s passion for the Spanish language and culture began when she started learning the language at the age of 10. “I quickly realized that I wanted to incorporate study abroad in Spain into my academic pursuits,” says Amill ’24,…

Campus & Community

Professors Theoharis and Myers Reflect on 25 Years of Social Studies and Inclusive Education Team Teaching

Thursday, November 9, 2023, By Martin Walls

It is one of the Syracuse University School of Education’s most significant “firsts.” In 1990, student teachers were admitted into a brand new inclusive elementary and special education bachelor’s degree program, which aligned the school’s teacher preparation curriculum with its…