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Campus & Community

First Year Seminar Peer Leaders: They’re the Connectors in an Innovative Program

Monday, November 25, 2024, By Diane Stirling

When members of the Class of 2025 graduate in May, many will have spent four years as instrumental components of a unique program designed to acclimate new students to life at Syracuse University. These seniors have been involved as students…

Campus & Community

Orange Innovation Fund Fall 2024 Awardees Announced

Friday, November 22, 2024, By Cristina Hatem

Syracuse University Libraries announced the seven award recipients for the Fall 2024 Orange Innovation Fund grant. Each of the following will receive a $5,000 grant to pursue research initiatives emerging from campus innovation programs. Recipients are: Angelo Niforatos G’25 (Martin…

Campus & Community

Applications Open for SOURCE Explore 2025, an Undergraduate Short-Term Research Experience

Tuesday, November 5, 2024, By Cristina Hatem

The Syracuse Office of Undergraduate Research and Creative Engagement (SOURCE) is offering six short-term, hands-on research experiences for first- and second-year undergraduate students on four Fridays from January through February 2025 called SOURCE Explore. SOURCE Explore introduces curious students with…

Business & Economy

LaunchPad Awards 6 Student Start-Up Fund Grants

Tuesday, October 29, 2024, By Cristina Hatem

The Blackstone LaunchPad at Syracuse University Libraries has awarded six $2,500 Student Start-Up Fund grants, formerly the Innovation Fund, so far this Fall 2024 semester. Grants are awarded on a rolling basis to undergraduate and graduate students who need help…

Media Tip Sheets

How to Manage Your Stress During the 2024 Election

Thursday, October 24, 2024, By Ellen Mbuqe

The American Psychological Association (APA) just released their Stress in America poll that shows that Americans are stressed out and politics and the 2024 election were some of the top concerns. According to the APA, More than 7 in 10 adults reported…

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…

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

Expanding Opportunities for Psychology Undergraduates

Friday, September 6, 2024, By Dan Bernardi

To maximize their college experience, it’s important for students to work hard, seize opportunities and engage with mentors who instill creativity and encourage them to pursue their interests. For more than 30 years, Vernon “Vern” Hall, professor emeritus of psychology,…

Syracuse University Impact

Student Inventors Develop New Way to Secure Wheelchairs in Moving Vehicles

Thursday, September 5, 2024, By Kwami Maranga

Former Syracuse University student Jim DaRin is one of many wheelchair users who rely on adapted vehicles to drive. These vehicles are equipped with a docking system designed to secure the wheelchairs in place while users focus on the road. However, even…

Campus & Community

5 Early-Career Faculty Win Prestigious Research Awards

Wednesday, September 4, 2024, By Diane Stirling

Five early-career faculty members have earned national recognition and funding for their research. The awards are among the most sought-after recognitions that junior faculty members can receive in their fields. The faculty are Endadul Hoque and Yiyang Sun of the…