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Arts & Culture

‘Reflect the People Who Visit’: Arts Education Alumna Helps Make the MOST More Inclusive

Wednesday, October 9, 2024, By News Staff

Since 2008, the Upstate Medical University Life Sciences exhibition at Syracuse’s Museum of Science and Technology (MOST) has fascinated millions of visitors. With giant reproductions of human body parts, it allows mini pathologists to explore internal anatomy and organs common…

Health & Society

Maxwell School Strengthens Longtime Partnership With International City/County Management Association

Wednesday, October 9, 2024, By News Staff

The Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs has formalized an agreement with the International City/County Management Association (ICMA) that promotes collaboration between faculty, staff, students, alumni and ICMA members. A memorandum of understanding (MOU) detailing the agreement signed this…

Arts & Culture

50 Years of Advancing Language Proficiency for a Multilingual World

Wednesday, October 9, 2024, By Diana Napolitano

In 1974, students wearing mood rings and flared pants strode across campus, toting paperback copies of “Jaws” or “Carrie” while making plans to see “The Great Gatsby” or “The Godfather Part II” at the local movie theater (where tickets cost…

Campus & Community

Women in Leadership Initiative Launches 4th Cohort Experience, Applications Accepted Through Oct. 21

Wednesday, October 9, 2024, By News Staff

As it continues its mission to establish the University as a pacesetter among higher education institutions for cultivating women leaders, Syracuse University’s Women in Leadership (WiL) Initiative is now accepting applications from faculty and staff for the Diane Lyden Murphy…

Campus & Community

Celebrate and Reflect During LGBTQ+ History Month

Tuesday, October 8, 2024, By News Staff

This month, the University community is invited to celebrate LGBTQ+ History Month through a range of special events. The University officially kicked off the month’s events Oct. 2 at the Intercultural Collective. The LGBTQ+ Resource Center, along with students and…

STEM

Funding Research That Improves Health and Shortens ‘Bench to Bedside’ Time

Monday, October 7, 2024, By Eileen Korey

Doctoral students in clinical psychology Alexa Deyo ’21 and Alison Vrabec G’23 spent their summer testing a theory that a certain kind of therapeutic technique called motivational interviewing could improve sleep and overall health among adolescents. According to the National Institutes…

Veterans

Student Veteran Spotlight: U.S. Navy Veteran Jurgen Baeza ’26

Monday, October 7, 2024, By Charlie Poag

When Jurgen Baeza ’26 first set his sights on Syracuse University, it was during his high school days in San Diego, California. Without a clear vision of what he wanted to do, however, he wound up at San Diego State…

Campus & Community

Orange Fan Honors Father With $2M Gift to Fuel Competitive Excellence

Friday, October 4, 2024, By Eileen Korey

The dining hall in the One Team Olympic Sports Center will be named for avid Orange sports fan Edward C. Magee Sr. ’33, G’36, thanks to a $2 million pledge from his son. When Edward “Ed” C. Magee ’70, G’72…

Health & Society

What’s Driving the Rise in ADHD Diagnosis Among Children and Adults?

Friday, October 4, 2024, By Dan Bernardi

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is the most commonly diagnosed behavioral disorder in children, and the numbers are only expected to rise. The CDC reported that in 2022, over 7 million (11.4%) U.S. children aged 3–17 years were diagnosed with ADHD, an…

STEM

NSF Grant to Engage Refugee and Immigrant Youth in Immersive STEM Storytelling

Thursday, October 3, 2024, By News Staff

School of Education Professor Xiaoxia “Silvie” Huang has been awarded a nearly $500,000 grant from the National Science Foundation for an Innovative Technology Experiences for Students and Teachers (ITEST) project. With “Engaging Refugee and Immigrant Youth in STEM Through Culturally…