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Experts Available to Discuss Mental Health Awareness Month
Did you know one in 5 adults in the U.S. experience a mental health condition in a given year? If you’re working on a story for Mental Health Awareness Month, our Syracuse University faculty experts are available for interviews. Please…
Chemistry Professor Presents New Research on Anti-Obesity Drug
An experimental anti-obesity drug could reliably curb appetite and normalize blood glucose levels without causing nausea and vomiting, which are frequent side effects of current weight-loss and diabetes drugs. The new peptide treatment not only reduces food consumption but also…
Telling the Stories of War, Sebastian Junger Speaks With Newhouse’s Military Visual Journalism Students
Among some of the most prolific writers of the last century, a handful experienced the hardship of telling the stories of war. John Steinbeck, Martha Gellhorn, Jack London and Ernest Hemingway; all covered the harrowing and dangerous world that exists…
Climate Investor Tom Steyer Tells Students, ‘We Can’t Accept People Shirking Their Responsibility’
In a December 2010 article, Fortune magazine called California billionaire Tom Steyer the “jolly green banker.” During a talk at the Maxwell School last week, Professor Jay Golden asked Steyer to share why he retired from his lucrative career as…
Syracuse University to Present 4 Honorary Degrees at 2023 Commencement
A noted thought leader in student affairs, a transformative higher education president, a celebrated ceramic artist and a global business executive and philanthropist will be recognized with honorary degrees from Syracuse University at the 2023 Commencement on Sunday, May 14,…
Carrie Mae Weems H’17 Honored at 12th Annual Brooklyn Artists Ball
Internationally renowned artist Carrie Mae Weems H’17, Syracuse University’s first-ever artist in residence, was the guest of honor at the 12th Annual Brooklyn Artists Ball, presented by Dior, held April 25, at the Brooklyn Museum. Weems was honored for “her innumerable contributions…
Student-Athletes Achieve Excellence in the Classroom
Success in the classroom continues to be a top priority for Syracuse University student-athletes. For the 11th consecutive year Syracuse Athletics scored higher than 982 on the NCAA’s Academic Progress Rate (APR). In 2021-22 Syracuse earned a 985 APR. Four…
Project Advance, One of Nation’s Oldest Concurrent Enrollment Programs, Marks 50 Years
Syracuse University Project Advance (SUPA) celebrates 50 years this spring. One of the nation’s oldest concurrent enrollment programs, SUPA has also grown to one of the largest, with over 12,000 high school students around the world taking an SU course…
Class of 2023 Falk Scholars: ‘I Am Forever Grateful to Those Who Have Made These Last 4 Years So Special’
Fourteen members of the Class of 2023 have been named Falk College Scholars—the highest academic award conferred by the Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics on graduating seniors. Falk Scholars represent undergraduate students who display academic excellence, exceptional campus…
Donna Shalala G’70, H’87 to Deliver Syracuse University’s 2023 Commencement Address
Donna E. Shalala G’70, H’87, former U.S. secretary of health and human services, will deliver the keynote address during Syracuse University’s 2023 Commencement on Sunday, May 14, in the JMA Wireless Dome. The ceremony will begin at 9:30 a.m. Shalala,…